SA-2 Guideline Missile

Slender, cylindrical body of 2-stages, each with four large, cropped delta fins. The first, larger diameter stage is the solid-propellant booster and has a large protruding exhaust nozzle at the rear. The second stage is the liquid-propellant sustainer and ends with a pointed nose. Painted its original shade of green as it left the factory, with stenciled black handling markings in both Cyrillic (Russian) and English. For operational use the missile was usually painted other colors according to which country or to which unit it was assigned. The most familiar color was grey with black markings, though as used in the Vietnam war, it was usally appeared as camoflage. The missile is mounted on a standard SA-2 transporter, also painted the same shade of green.