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SS-N-2 "Styx" (1958). Styx (NATO code name) is a Soviet naval surface-to-surface cruise missile which was standard armament on fast patrol boats and destroyers of many navies. They are carried on a twin-rail launcher. The missile is boosted by a large jettisonable solid-propellant rocket motor mounted under the rear fuselage. These missiles have seen combat in the Arab-Israeli, India-Pakistani, Iran-Iraq, and Gulf Wars. In 1967, Styxs sank the Israeli destroyer Eilat. The missile has a speed of about Mach 0.8 and a range of 25+ miles. |