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Styx SS-N-2 missile

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Styx SS-N-2 missile a Soviet radar-guided, surface-to-surface missile that was developed in the 1950s. It was used in 1967 against Israel by Egypt, in 1971 by India against Pakistan, and by Iran during its 1980–88 war with Iraq. Its design has been widely copied and it is more or less equivalent to the Chinese HY-1 Silkworm.

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