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How tall is a Scud-B ballistic missile?

A Scud-B ballistic missile is about 11.3 m (37 ft) tall.

What is measured: short-range ballistic missile, upright on launcher

Scud-B Ballistic Missile (11.3 m) drawn to scale beside a 20-foot shipping container (6.06 m) and a city bus (12 m)
Drawn to scale, from left to right: Shipping container (20 ft) (6.06 m), Scud-B Ballistic Missile (11.3 m) and City bus (12 m).

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How big is that, really?

  • About the length of a city bus
  • About 5.6× as tall as a doorway
  • About 1.9× the length of a 20-foot shipping container
  • About 6.6× as tall as an adult person
  • About 47% of the length of a tennis court

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Facts about Scud-B Ballistic Missile

Scud missiles were widely used during the Gulf War and remain in service with several countries.

Source: Missile Threat: SCUD; Wikipedia: Scud missile

Military

NameSizeCompared with Scud-B Ballistic Missile
Leopard 2 Tank9.97 m (33 ft)0.89×
MiG-15 Fighter10.1 m (33 ft)0.9×
M777 Howitzer10.7 m (35 ft)0.95×
Supermarine Spitfire11.2 m (37 ft)same size
Scud-B Ballistic Missile11.3 m (37 ft)this page
P-51 Mustang11.3 m (37 ft)same size
Mil Mi-211.4 m (37 ft)1×
Aérospatiale SA 341 Gazelle12 m (39 ft)1.1×
Kawasaki OH-1 Ninja12 m (39 ft)1.1×
Westland Wasp12.3 m (40 ft)1.1×

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