DONOPERINFO :: POINT (TACTICAL MISSILE SYSTEM) | THE MODERNIZED MISSILE SYSTEM WAS NAMED 9K79-1 "POINT-U" (NATO DESIGNATION - SCARAB B)
DONOPERINFO :: POINT (TACTICAL MISSILE SYSTEM) | THE MODERNIZED MISSILE SYSTEM WAS NAMED 9K79-1 "POINT-U" (NATO DESIGNATION - SCARAB B)
Point (tactical missile system)
9K79 "Point" (according to NATO classification - SS-21 Scarab A , according to the Treaty of the RSMD - OTP-21 ) - Soviet tactical (divisional) missile system . Development began in 1968 at the Kolomna Machine-Building Design Bureau. Officially adopted by the Soviet Army in 1975, mass production of missiles began in 1973.
The complex is based on the all-wheel drive floating chassis BAZ with the formula 6x6. The missile of the complex has a warhead weighing 482 kg, and could be equipped with various types of warheads, including nuclear . The range of the missile is 15-70 km. Unlike previous Soviet missile systems, the Tochka is controlled by aerodynamic rudders, which provided a circular probable deviation of about 150 m.
The modernized missile system was named 9K79-1 "Point-U" (NATO designation - Scarab B ) and began to enter the army in 1989. "Point-U" had an increased range to 120 km, and improved to 95 m circular probable deviation .
Work on the complex was started by the Resolution of the Council of Ministers of the USSR of March 4, 1968 at the Kolomenskoye Machine-Building Design Bureau.
The missile complex includes:
- 9M79 missile (for the "Point-U" complex - 9M79M) with different types of warheads;
- Launcher 9P129 (9P129-1M);
- Transport and Charging Machine 9T218;
- Transport machine 9T238;
- Automated control and testing machine 9V819-1;
- Maintenance machine 9B844;
- Set of the arsenal equipment 9F370-1.
Production of missiles was carried out at the Votkinsk Machine-Building Plant, production of special chassis for BAZ-5921 launchers and transport-charging machines (BAZ-5922) - at the Bryansk Special Automobile Building Plant, assembly of PU was carried out at VO "Barricades". Enterprises from all over the Soviet Union were involved in the production cycle of the components of the missile complex.
The 9M79 missile (9M79M) differs from the missiles of previous tactical missile systems (8K14 or TRK Luna).) the fact that the flight control of the rocket is not controlled by the time of engine operation and not by setting the initial angle of launch, but by aerodynamic controls - wings and rudders of the original lattice structure. In addition, the aerodynamic rudders are duplicated by gas-dynamic ones installed at the outlet of the jet engine nozzle. At the same time, not only the ballistic trajectory is adjusted, but also guidance is carried out at its final section (including on the commands of the radar homing head). Gas-dynamic rudders provide control at the initial section of the trajectory, when aerodynamic at low flight speeds are not effective enough.
The missiles are equipped with a single-mode solid fuel jet engine , which ensures high readiness of the complex for combat use, in contrast to complexes with liquid fuel missiles, where missile refueling operations took a long time, while refueled missiles could only be stored for a very limited time.
Initially, the complex was developed using a special (nuclear) combat unit (AA-60). In addition, high-explosive fragmentation (9H123F) and cluster (9H123K) warheads were developed, as well as warheads with a passive radar homing head (Modification "Point-R", beginning of development - 1971). The combat unit is inseparable.
The detonation of high-explosive fragmentation warheads is carried out at altitudes of about 10 to 20 meters for greater efficiency. The warhead (warhead) is designed in such a way that when detonated, a focused explosive wave is formed and a directed jet of fragments is formed. In this case, the rocket itself makes a turn to a position close to vertical in relation to the earth's surface. All this together increases the effectiveness of the combat unit to destroy deep command posts or warehouses of enemy infrastructure. The maximum area of the zone of complete damage for this warhead is 3 hectares.
The opening of the cluster warhead, equipped with 50 fragmentation warheads, takes place at an altitude of 2 kilometers. This combat unit is designed to destroy manpower and unarmored vehicles located in the open. The maximum area of the zone of complete defeat for this warhead is 7 hectares.
Missiles with warheads equipped with a passive radar homing head (GOS) are designed to hit targets equipped with radar stations . In particular, such missiles were used in stationary coastal anti-ship complexes.
The warhead and the engine are not separated during the flight to the "Points", but the body of the missile unit has high strength, so even the detonation of high-explosive warheads does not destroy it. Therefore, during the use of missiles with both cluster and high-explosive warheads, the body of the missile part (where the solid propellant charge of the engine is located) remains almost intact. [1]
The launcher is mounted on a three-axis amphibious car chassis BAZ-5921. The front and rear pairs of wheels are steerable, which provides a relatively small turning radius - 7 meters. The composition of the equipment of the launcher provides the possibility of its completely autonomous application, it includes:
- On-board computer;
- Special gyrocompass, which provides targeting of the missile through the optical channel;
- Flight data installation remote control;
- Topographic and geodetic reference equipment;
- Radio station R-173;
- Filter-ventilation installation.
The service of the launcher includes four servicemen: the chief of service, the deputy chief of service (he is also a senior computer operator), a mechanic-driver , and an operator.
The Point-U complex was used by the 58th Army of the Russian Federation to destroy facilities in Chechnya during the first and second Chechen wars. The targets were previously detected by means of space reconnaissance. In particular, the complex was used to strike at warehouses and the liberation camp in the Bamut area, in a special operation in the village of Komsomolsky in March 2000.
Another attempt to leave the village - at the junction of the positions of the five hundred and third regiments and units of the Ministry of Internal Affairs - was thwarted by the use of operational-tactical missile "Point-U". The area of continuous damage covered an area of about 300 by 150 meters. The missiles worked filigree - the blow fell on the rebels, without touching Russian troops. - GN Troshev, "The Chechen Break: Diaries and Memories"
On October 21, 1999, a massive missile strike by the Tochka-U complex on buildings near the Grozny Central Market killed about 140 civilians and injured about 400 others. The real purpose of the strike - the meeting of field commanders in the General Staff building - was not impressed. The nature of the damage suggests that missiles with cluster munitions were used. Despite the remains of missiles and other incontrovertible evidence found, government officials, including then-Russian Prime Minister Putin , have made absurd objections .
Russian-Georgian War (2008)
The complexes were used by the Russian army during the fighting in South Ossetia (legally northern Georgia) on August 8-12, 2008.
Syria's civil war
Used by government troops against opposition forces.
Mostly complexes with 9M79 missiles with high-explosive fragmentation warheads 9H123F were observed. Remains of a 9H123K cluster munitions warhead were also recorded. On May 22, 2018, in the province of Essaouira, the most combat elements of the 9H24 cluster warhead were recorded [3] .
On February 9, 2021, several Point-U missiles were launched from the Russian Khmeimim air base in the direction of an oil refinery near the city of Tarkhin. It is known that one rocket fell shortly after launch, and one reached the target. There is no information about the destruction and victims [4] .
Russian-Ukrainian war
See also: Fights for Luhansk airport
Point-U missile systems were used by the 19th Missile Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces against groups of pro-Russian militants and the invading forces of the regular Russian army . [5]
Ivan Lishchyna, Deputy Justice Minister and Commissioner for the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), said in November 2017 that Luhansk airport had been destroyed by a 2014 tactical missile attack from Tochka from Russia. The Ukrainian military left Luhansk airport on September 1, 2014. The then Minister of Defense Valery Geletey stated that during the shelling of the airport, the Russian military used a self-propelled mortar "Tulip" [6] . In June 2019, the Ukrainian Internet resource "Ukrainian Military Portal" published photos of a Russian mercenary from the group "Wagner" made by him on the ruins of Lugansk airport. One of the photos shows the remains of a missile of the "Point-U" complex [7] .
Prior to the war, work to extend the life of missiles of Ukrainian Point-U complexes was carried out either in Russia or by Russian specialists in Ukraine. However, activists of the Ukrainian Military Portal based on footage from the program "About the Army" in September 2018 suggested that the process of extending the life of missiles on the "Pivdenmash" was established independently of the Russian side [8] .
On February 25, 2022, the Millerevo military airfield in the Rostov region was attacked. As a result of the strike, 2 newest fighters of the SU-30 of the Russian occupation forces were destroyed [1] .
The war in Yemen
Point-U missile systems have been used repeatedly by the Hussites against the Saudi coalition and loyalists .
On April 20, 2000 , the Tochka-U training combat missile , launched during military exercises from the Goncharivsky test site by a unit of the 123rd Missile Brigade of the Land Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, deviated from its planned course and flew 90 km into a 9-storey residential building. in the city of Brovary , Kyiv region . As a result of the blow, 3 people were killed and 5 others were injured.
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Bulgaria
In September 2021, during the military exercises "Shabla 2021-2" at the anti-aircraft range "Shabla", the artillery and technical department of the 4th Artillery Regiment of the Bulgarian Land Forces fired from the tactical missile system 9K79 "Point" [10] .
In addition, units of the Bulgarian Air Force performed combat launches from anti-aircraft missile systems 2K12 "Cube" , S-75 "Volkhov" and S-125 "Neva" [10] .
The shootings were carried out by the formation of the Joint Special Operations Command, the Air Force and the Land Forces, armed with portable anti-aircraft missile systems "Arrow-2M" [10] .
Soldiers of the Anti-Aircraft Missile Division of the 61st Mechanized Brigade of the Land Forces conducted combat launches from the anti-aircraft missile system "OSA-AKM" for low-flying targets, simulating enemy fire support helicopters [10] .
Ukraine
In Ukraine, Tochka-U complexes are in the service of the 19th Missile Brigade , which consists of four combat and one training division, which were deployed with the beginning of the Russian aggression against Ukraine . Prior to that, the brigade was armed with 12 complexes consisting of 3 divisions [11] .
Prior to the Russian aggression against Ukraine in 2014, work to extend the life of the Point-U missiles and their maintenance was carried out in Russia or by Russian specialists in Ukraine. A similar situation was with the 9M83 anti-aircraft missile system S-300V1 . Before the war, Ukraine did not have the opportunity to serve them independently - only with the participation of Russian specialists [11] .
Activists of the Ukrainian Military Portal based on footage from the program "About the Army" in September 2018 suggested that the process of extending the life of missiles independently of the Russian side was established at Pivdenmash [8] .
At the end of December 2019, the press service of the Pivdenne Design Bureau confirmed that the company had mastered the procedures for servicing the Tochka-U missiles. In particular, in 2019, successful fire tests of the propulsion engines of the missile complex "Point-U" took place. Research tests of these tactical missiles have also begun, which were carried out at one of the test sites in the south of Ukraine [11] .
In April 2021 in the Kherson region, the crews of tactical missile systems "Point-U" practiced strikes on loading sites on enemy naval ships. During the tactical and special exercises, the crews went to the area of combat use and made a topographic reference before the conditional launches at the loading points on the ship of the naval landing ship of the conventional enemy. And also, accordingly, the conditional tactical landing on helicopters [12] .
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r / BRCFUA :: 9К79 Dot - SS-21 SCARAB | Complex 9K79M (?) "Point-M" - SS-21C SCARAB-C Divisional (tactical) missile system.
Divisional (tactical) missile system. Development of the complex in the Mechanical Engineering Design Bureau (Kolomna) began in 1967 after the transfer of the preliminary design of the Tochka complex with the B-614 MKB Fakel missile to the KBM.
In contrast to the ICD Smoloskyp Point, the KBM Dots changed wings, aerodynamic rudders, removed the destabilizer, and changed other missile systems. Chief designer - SP Invincible.
Full-scale development was set by the Resolution of the USSR Council of Ministers №148-56 of March 4, 1968. 120 enterprises were involved in the development and production of the missile system. The missile control system was created by TsNIIAG, the main designers were BS Kolesov and AS Lipkin. RDTT charges were developed by the NGO "Union" (head - Academician BP Zhukov). The creation of the self-propelled PU and TZM was carried out by the Barricade Plant (Volgograd, chief designer - GI Sergeev).
Factory tests of the missile began in 1971 (the first two launches) at the Kapustin Yar test site (launches from the KBM test site, preparations for the tests began at the test site in January 1970). Production of prototypes of SPU and TZM complex was carried out by the plant "Barricades" (Volgograd) on the chassis, produced by the Bryansk Automobile Plant. In 1973, serial production of Tochka missiles (later Tochka-U) began at the Petropavlovsk Heavy Engineering Plant (Petropavlovsk, source ). Since 1989, the production of Krapka missiles has also been carried out by the Votkin Machine-Building Plant ( source ). State tests of the complex were conducted in 1973-1974. (Kapustin Yar, Transbaikalia, Turkestan Military District, Transcaucasian Military District). Serial production of the complex's machines began in 1973 at the Petropavlovsk Heavy Machinery Plant - the plant was the main enterprise for the production of the missile complex. Complex 9K79 "Point" was officially adopted by the order of the USSR Ministry of Defense №0011 in August 1975 with a 9M79 missile with two types of warheads - high-explosive and special (nuclear) - and began to enter the missile divisions of motorized rifle and tank 1975 divisions 1976
The complex was first shown at the Parade in Moscow on May 9, 1985.
Modernization of the Tochka complex to increase the range and improve accuracy began in 1984. Tests of the Tochka-U complex were conducted at the Kapustin Yar test site from August 1986 to September 1988. Climatic tests were conducted in 1989 in Transbaikalia Turkestan. IN. Complex 9K79-1 "Point-U" was adopted in 1989, mass production of missiles was launched at the Votkinsk Machine-Building Plant in the same year. The "Point-U" complex can use missiles of the "Point" complex. In the documentation for the negotiations on the Agreement on the reduction of the RSMD, the Krapka missiles were called "OTR-21".
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Kapustin Yar landfill, division of 9K79 "Tochka" complexes ("Kapustin Yar landfill, 1946-2006, Kapustin Yar DCMP, 2006)
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Reconstruction of 9M79 "Point" and 9M79-1 "Point-U" SS-21 SCARAB missile projections. From left to right: the first four - training missiles "Point" (white stripe in the tail), the third missile has a high-explosive warhead and can be seen under the red cap porthole optical system for missile mission, the fourth missile - in transport position; fifth and sixth (also training) - Point-U missiles, fifth - remnants of a combat missile discovered in Georgia during the Georgian-Ossetian conflict in August 2008 (DIMMI (c) 2009)
Application of OTP "Point-U" for the purpose in Georgia from the territory of North Ossetia (Russia) during the Georgian-Ossetian conflict on August 12, 2008 10-48 local time. On the left is a photo of the launch of the VTR "Point-U" for comparison (original photo of the launch of "Point-U" in Ossetia - Musa Sadulayev, Associated Press)
Launcher - at the stage of the preliminary design of the complex provided for the use of units on the chassis of Kharkiv Tractor Plant.
SPU 9P129 / 9P129M / 9P129M1 / 9P129-1 / 9P129-1M (the last two - the complex "Point-U", 1989 at least) on a floating chassis BAZ-5921 with one missile developed by the CB plant "Barricades" .I.Sergeev ), production - Barricade plant, chassis production - Bryansk car plant. The first two SPUs and one TZM were handed over to the plant for testing at the end of 1971. The production of SPUs and TZMs was carried out at the Petropavlovsk Heavy Engineering Plant.
Engine on the water - water cannons. The launcher is equipped with a heat-protective container-casing to ensure the temperature of the main part of the missile. The SPU is equipped with life support for operations in the infected area, launch can be carried out by the SPU crew. SPU is air-transportable by An-22, IL-76 aircraft and with restrictions by An-12B and An-12BP aircraft. In some sources, the chassis is called "ZIL-375".
Rockets 9M79 / 9M79M "Point" - RDTT, single-mode, fuel charge - 9X151, fuel - DAP-15V - a mixture of solid fuels of the first or second generation (judging by the specific impulse). Ingredients: oxidant - ammonium perchlorate, fuel - rubber with aluminum powder. The body of the engine is made of high-alloy steel. The engine nozzle is made using silicified graphite, silicon and tungsten. The ignition system includes two 15X226 cartridges and a 9X249 igniter. Development of engine charge - NGO "Union" (head - Academician BP Zhukov).
Rocket 9M79-1 "Point-U" - solid rocket motor, single-mode, fuel - solid mixture, oxidant - ammonium perchlorate, fuel - rubber with aluminum powder and additives. Engine nozzle redesigned. A new fuel charge is being used to develop the Soyuz NGO.
Specific impulse - up to 300 units
The cost of the telemetry version of the missile 9M79-1T complex 9K79-1 "Point-U" as of 2009 according to unconfirmed data 9,189,623 rubles ( ist. - www.linux.org.ru ).
Consumption of missiles of the complex "Point" regular to hit different types of targets:
Group 2 - weighing 10 g - 4000 pcs.
Group 3 - weighing 5.47 g - 4500 pcs.
The 9E331 radar detonator can be used in the warhead - the main part of the 9E331 differs from the main part of the 9E118 by the absence of two special windows for optics. The 9E118 laser detonator and the 9E331 detonator were developed by the Impulse Design Bureau, the chief designer was VE Dubrovin, the deputies were VV Fischer for the RL detonator and RA Vanetsian for the laser detonator. ( East - http://www.impuls.ru ).
- 9M79B / 9M79-1B missile - nuclear warhead 9H39 with nuclear combat unit AA-60, power 10 kt; training option - 9H39-UT; The combat unit was used as part of the first version of the 9K79 "Point" complex. Developed by VNDIEF (Sarov / Arzamas-16).
TTX warhead:
. The number of warheads in the warhead - 65 pcs
Weight of the OB - 60.5 kg
Weight of the OB with a combat element - 930 gr.
Quantity of ammunition stored in the village of Schuche (1987) - 94 pcs.
- chemical warhead 9H123G2-1 - cluster warhead for the missile 9M79-1 complex "Point-U", equipped with gas zoman (R-55).
Production of warhead - NGO "Khimprom"
( Novocheboksarsk), gas production - plant №91 chemical industry of the USSR. kg
Quantity of ammunition stored in the village of Schuche (1987) - 39 pcs
Length - 7490 mm
Width - 2070 mm
Height - 2300 mm
Ground clearance - 330 mm
Weight - 9330 kg
Speed on the highway - to 80 km / h
The composition of the complex "Point-U":
- SPU 9P129-1 / 9P129-1M
- TZM 9T218-1 / 9T218-1M
- Transport vehicle 9T238 (tractor ZIL-137T or ZIL-4401 with semi-trailer 99512);
- Automated control and testing machine (AKIM) 9V818-1, 9V819-1 (chassis ZIL-131) or 9V820-1
- Maintenance car 9V844 / 9V844M (chassis ZIL-131)
- Command and staff B 5921/5922 (with radios R -130, Р-111, Р-123)
- Set of arsenal equipment 9Ф370-1
- Training aids, containers for storage and transportation of missiles, storage and other means similar to the complex "Point".
Complex "Point-R" is a combination of SPU 9P129M / 9P129M1 / 9P129-1M with missiles 9M79R / 9M79FR / 9M79-1FR.
In addition, to ensure the operation of the complexes "Point" and "Point-U" units and technical means are used:
Simulators
- 9F625 - complex simulator for training PU calculations.
- 2U43 - the simulator of the control panel mekh.-vod. PU.
- 2U420 - operator simulator.
- 2U41-simulator for training the correctness of the reading from the gyrocompass 1G17.
- 2U413 - simulator-rocket 9M79F, the interaction of the elements of the complex.
In technical divisions:
- Cranes 9T31M1
- Washing and neutralizing machines 8T311M
- etc. equipment.
Degrees of readiness of the "Point" and "Point-U" complexes:
- Readiness 5 - missile units are tested and are on the transport vehicle 9T238 or TZM 9T218 or on SPU 9P129. Standby time - 10 years indoors or 2 years in the field.
Temporary standby rate - 21 minutes (27 minutes when using nuclear warheads)
Complex 9K79 "Point" , basic missile unit 9M79 or 9M79M (tests since 1971, adoption - 1975) - options for completing missiles with combat units - until 1975 - 9M79F and 9M79B 9 - 9 - The first serial modification of the complex .
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9M79M "Point" missile at the exercises of missile and artillery units of the 5th All-Military Army of the Eastern Military District, Serhiyivka All-Military Range, March 2013. Launch of 9M79M "Point" missiles was conditional. ( http://pressa-tof.livejournal.com ).
Complex 9K79 "Point", missile 9M79K - missile with cassette warhead 9H123K developed and adopted before 1980 (USSR State Prize).
Complex 9K79 "Point", missile 9M79B1 - a missile from a nuclear warhead of special importance 9H64 with combat unit AA-86 was adopted before 1981 (State Prize of the USSR).
Complex "Point-R", missile "Point-R" 9M79R / 9M79FR / 9M79-1FR , base missile unit - 9M79M or 9M79-1 (1983) - development of a modification with passive RL-GOS for guidance on radio-emitting targets Military solution -Industrial Commission under the USSR Council of Ministers of April 1, 1971. Full-scale development started by the Machine-Building Design Bureau not earlier than 1975 is applied with the missile part 9M79M ("Point-U" - with the missile part 9M79-1) with a changed control system. Any standard warheads can also be used. Can be applied with SPU 9P129M ("Point"), 9P129M1 and 9P129-1M ("Point-U"),
Complex 9K79-1 "Point-U" , base rocket unit 9M79-1 (test - 1986, adopted in 1989) - an improved version of the complex "Point" (increased range and accuracy - probably changed the composition of solid propellant and the most modern element base in electronic systems is used). Tests of the complex were conducted at the Kapustin Yar test site from August 1986 to September 1988. Variants of missiles by warhead types - 9M79-1B, 9M79-1F, 9M79-1K, 9M79-1FR, etc. (see above - Combat units).
9M79-GVM / 9M79M-GVM missile - dimensional and weight models of Tochka missiles (second with 9M79M missile unit); dimensional-weight models of missiles are made using the body and mechanical parts of combat missiles, models are installed instead of fuel, models are installed instead of pyrocartridges and devices, wiring is made from combat missiles.
Transport machine 9T238
Layout of the missile "Point" / "Point-U" (scheme from the site http://rbase.new-factoria.ru )
- 2009 - base of OTP 9K79 "Point" and 9K79-1 "Point-U" in the Russian Armed Forces (according to Internet sources):
| Military base | Military district | Quantity in SPU | Note |
| Far Eastern | 12 | ||
| 107th Missile Brigade (Birobidzhan / Semistichny village) | Far Eastern | 12 | 9K79-1 "Point-U" + 9 KShM R-145BM, since 2007 announced rearmament to complexes 9K720 "Iskander-M" |
| 26th Missile Brigade (Luga) | Leningrad | 12 | 9K79-1 "Point-U" + 9 KShM R-145BM, as of 2009 may be equipped with 9K720 "Iskander-M" |
| 112th Guards Missile Brigade (Shuya) | Moscow | 12 | 9K79-1 "Point-U" + 9 KShM R-145BM, in the future it is planned to rearm on 9K720 "Iskander-M" |
| 448th Missile Brigade (Kursk) | Moscow | 12 | 9K79-1 "Point-U" + 9 KShM R-145BM, in the future it is planned to rearm on 9K720 "Iskander-M" |
| 92nd Missile Brigade (Kamyanka near Penza) | Volga-Ural | 12 | 9K79-1 "Point-U" + 9 KShM R-145BM, since 2007 announced rearmament to complexes 9K720 "Iskander-M" |
| 119th Missile Brigade (Yelansky) | Volga-Ural | 12 | 9K79-1 "Point-U" + 9 KShM R-145BM |
| 1st Guards Missile Orsha Order of Suvorov and Kutuzov Brigade (Krasnodar) | North Caucasus | 12 | from 1991-1992 9K79-1 "Point-U" + 9 KShM R-145BM, in the future it is planned to rearm on 9K720 "Iskander-M" |
| 464th Missile Brigade (Kapustin Yar, Znamyansk, Astrakhan Region, since 1992) | North Caucasus | 12 | 9K79-1 "Point-U" + 9 KShM R-145BM, in the future it is planned to rearm on 9K720 "Iskander-M" |
| 103rd Missile Brigade (Drovyan, Ulan-Ude) | Siberian | 12 | 9K79-1 "Point-U" + 9 KShM R-145BM, since 2005 re-equipment on complexes 9K720 "Iskander-M" is declared |
| ORDN of the 60th Center of Combat Application (Kapustin Yar, Znamyansk-6, Astrakhan region) | North Caucasus, central subordination | 4 | 9K79-1 "Point-U" |
| ORDN Center for Combat Applications | Far Eastern | 4 | 9K79-1 "Point-U" |
| 152nd Guards Missile Brest-Warsaw Horde. Lenin Red Banner Horde. Kutuzov II degree brigade (Chernyakhivsk, Kaliningrad) | Baltic Fleet | 12 | 9K79-1 "Point-U" + 9 KShM R-145BM |
| TOGETHER in the Russian Armed Forces | 140 |
- 2010 - according to Western data at the beginning of the year as part of the Russian Armed Forces 18 RBDs armed with complexes "Point" of 216 SPU complex. We consider these data to be inaccurate and inflated.
- May 9, 2010 - 152nd Guards Missile Brest-Warsaw Horde. Lenin Red Banner Horde. Kutuzov II degree brigade (Chernyakhovsk, Kaliningrad) with "Point" installations took part in the Victory Day parade in Kaliningrad.
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Launchers of the "Point" complexes at the Victory Parade in Kaliningrad. May 9, 2010 (photo by Natalia Ambra, http://picasaweb.google.com ).
- January 24, 2011 - the media report that the Russian military base in South Ossetia (Tskhinvali, Java) has acquired the 1st Division of Point-U missile systems, probably one of the missile brigades of the North Caucasus Air Force.
- September 22, 2011 - during the Center-2011 exercise at the Kapustin Yar test site, group launches of OTP 9M79 were conducted by means of 9K79-1 "Point-U" complexes together with the battery of 9K720 "Iskander-M" complexes.
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Launch of the 9M79 missile of the 9K79-1 "Point-U" complex, Kapustin Yar test site, September 22, 2011 (photo by Vadym Savitsky, http://twower.livejournal.com ).
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9K79-1 "Point-U" missile systems with 9M79M "Point" missiles at the exercises of missile and artillery units of the 5th All-Military Army of the Eastern Military District, Serhiyivka All-Military Range, March 2013. Launch of 9M79M "Point" missiles was conditional. ( http://pressa-tof.livejournal.com ).
- July 14, 2013 - The Ministry of Defense announces today that the 103rd Missile Brigade of the 36th Army of the Eastern Military District has been brought to the highest level of combat readiness during the inspection of IDP units and formations. Currently, the brigade, armed with "Point-U" complexes, has deployed its complexes at the starting position in the area of the "Divisional" test site near Ulan-Ude, performed a set of camouflage measures and is ready to perform training and combat missions ( source ).
- September 22, 2013 - the missile brigade of the Western Air Force (probably the 26th Neman Red Banner Missile Brigade, Luga) performed successful training firing RK "Point-U", probably with missiles 9M79K "Point" ( source ).
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Missile launches of the "Point-U" complexes of the Western Military District, Luga test site, Leningrad region. September 22, 2013 (footage of the TV channel "Star", http://function.mil.ru ).
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Missile launches of the "Point-U" complexes of the Western Military District, Luga test site, Leningrad region. September 22, 2013 (footage of the TV channel "Star", http://function.mil.ru ).
- January 11, 2009 - North Korea launches three KN-02 missiles in the direction of the Sea of Japan.
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KN-2 Toksa missiles - North Korean analogue of OTP 9M79 "Point" at the parade in Pyongyang, April 15, 2012 (photo from the archive of Boaz Guttman, http://www.flickr.com ) .
- March 16, 2013 - North Korea launched two missiles, presumably KN-02 on the east coast ( source ).
- May 18-19, 2013 - North Korea launched 4 short-range missiles into the Sea of Japan from the east coast. Presumably, KN-02 missiles or new anti-ship missiles were tested.
- May 20, 2013 - North Korea from the east coast launched 2 more short-range missiles into the Sea of Japan. It may be KN-09 missiles . - March 5, 2014 - the DPRK army is armed with at least 30 missile systems and at least 100 KN-02 missiles ( source ).
Libya - 2008 - is in service with a high probability.
- 1993 - The 199th Guards Missile Dresden Order of Alexander Nevsky Brigade (Nesterov - now Zhovkva) of the 8th Panzer Army of the Carpathian Armed Forces (rearmed from the complex 9K72) became part of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. In 1998, the 9K72 complex was rearmed and became part of the 1st Missile Division of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
- 2008 - 3 SPU 9P129-1M were delivered to Azerbaijan.
- 2009 - according to Western data, 90 "Point" and / or "Point-U" complexes are in service and storage. As part of the armed forces, the Tochka-U complex consists only of the 19th Missile Brigade (Khmelnytskyi) - 12 launchers.
- 2011 - OJSC NVK "KBM" conducted work on the inspection of 50 missiles "Point-U" of the 19th missile brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The service life of missiles has been extended to 2015 ( source ).
- July 29, 2014 - Western media report that the Armed Forces of Ukraine used "Point-U" missiles against separatist militias near Donetsk (probably at positions on the Saur Tomb). Source . According to media reports, missiles with a range of 89 km and a warhead weight of 454 kg were used ( source ). There is no official confirmation of this shelling. There are no photos of the missile remains in the media.
- July 31, 2014 - a representative of the separatist militias stated that three "Point-U" missiles were launched to Kramatorsk by military transport aircraft of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which are planned to be used for strategically important purposes in Donetsk and Luhansk ( source ).
- August 17, 2014 - representatives of separatist militias report that Point-U missiles were used in Luhansk of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Official sources and the Western media did not confirm the information ( source ).
- August 20, 2014 - representatives of separatist militias report that the Tochka-U missile was used in the center of Makeyevka (Donetsk region) of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. According to the source, the rocket did not explode, and sappers are working to neutralize it. Photographic materials and the remains of the rocket are not presented. Official sources and the Western media did not confirm the information ( source ).:extract_focal()/http%3A%2F%2Fmilitaryrussia.ru%2Fi%2F284%2F191%2Fh4Wi9.jpg)
Remains of the 9M79-1 "Point-U" rocket, Rovenky, Ukraine. Night from 22 to 23 August 2014 ( http://rusvesna.su/ ).
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Footage of the Russian TV channel LifeNews with the remains of the 9M79M "Point" missile near Snizhny, August 23, 2014 ( http://lifenews.ru/ ).
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