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The Hwasong-5 is a surface-to-surface short-range tactical ballistic missile derived from the Soviet R-17 Elbrus missile, based on the ballistic missile Scud-B. With a range of 300 km and a payload capacity of slightly under 1,000 kg, the Hwasong-5 was developed by North Korea after purchasing the Scud-B from Egypt in the mid-1970s. The missile features improvements to the airframe, guidance, and motor. Flight tests began in 1984, and the missile was deployed in 1986. Like the Scud-B, the Hwasong-5 is road-mobile and launched from a North Korean copy of the Russian-designed MAZ-543 Transporter-Erector-Launcher (TEL) vehicle, although it can also be launched from converted commercial vehicles. North Korea is believed to have around 300 Hwasong-5 SRBMs with approximately 12 to 15 launchers, ending production in 1991 or 1992.
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