9M55K1 Smerch rocket

Also known as

9M55K1
9М55К1

The 9M55K1 is a Russian 300 mm Smerch rocket from NPO Splav that carries five self-targeting submunitions for top-attack strikes against armored vehicle concentrations and tanks. Missilery says development and tests were completed in 1994, the rocket entered Russian Army service in 1996, and an unknown quantity was delivered to Algeria.

9M55K1 Smerch rocket, 300 mm Smerch rocket, Munitions

Image source: File:BM-30 Smerch-5193.JPG

Profile / Specs

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Origin: Russia
Built by: NPO Splav
Type: 300 mm Smerch rocket
Service note: 1990s-present

300 mm anti-tank cluster munition rocket artillery

Specifications

Caliber: 300 mm
Length: 7,600 mm
Weight: 800 kg
Warhead weight: 243 kg
Payload: 5 self-targeting submunitions
Submunition weight: 15 kg
Range: 20-70 km
Armor penetration: 70 mm at 100 m and 30 degrees

Launch Platform

The 9M55K1 is a 300 mm Smerch rocket fired from the BM-30 / 9K58 launcher family.

Launcher

Launcher type

Launch evidence

BM-30 Smerch, 300 mm heavy multiple launch rocket system, Artillery

300 mm multiple launch rocket system

Rosoboronexport lists the 9M55K1 among 300 mm Smerch ammunition, and Missilery says the rocket is designed to use from the 9K58 Smerch multiple launch rocket system.

Sources: Rosoboronexport 300 mm ammunition catalog, 9M55K1 rocket

Service And Conflict Use

Service History

In service: Accepted for Russian Army service in 1996; delivered to Algeria.

Media

9M55K1 Smerch rocket Images

9M55K1 Smerch rocket, 300 mm Smerch rocket, Munitions - view 1 — Source: File:BM-30 Smerch-5173.JPG

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Sources

Rosoboronexport 300 mm ammunition catalogPublisher: Rosoboronexport | Note: Official export catalog page listing the 9M55K1 among 300 mm land-force ammunition for the BM-30 / 9K58 Smerch family. | Accessed: 2026-06-27 9M55K1 rocketPublisher: Missilery.info | Note: Supports the rocket's Smerch-family specifications, five self-targeting submunitions, 1994 development completion, 1996 service acceptance, delivery to Algeria, and the Splav design background cited on the page. | Accessed: 2026-06-27 File:BM-30 Smerch-5193.JPGPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance; the file page identifies the photograph as a 300 mm Smerch rocket exhibit under CC BY-SA 3.0. | Accessed: 2026-06-27 File:BM-30 Smerch-5173.JPGPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance for the secondary gallery image; the file page identifies a 300 mm Smerch rocket exhibit under CC BY-SA 3.0. | Accessed: 2026-06-27