ballistic missile to remain low enough inside the atmosphere for air-breathing engines to function. Combat use The following ballistic missiles have been used in combat: 9K720 Iskander Ababil-100 Al-Samoud 2 DF-12 Fateh-110 LORA MGM-140 ATACMS OTR-21 Tochka Qaher-1/2M Scud types V-2 Zolfaghar See also Ballistic missile flight phases Missile (guided) MIRV NATO reporting name (has lists of various Soviet missiles) Surface-to-surface missile Weapons of mass destruction List of currently active missiles of the United States military List of ICBMs List of missiles List of missiles by nation List of NATO reporting names for ballistic missile submarines Notes References Needham, Joseph (1986). Science and Civilization in China: Volume 5, Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Part 7, Military Technology; the Gunpowder Epic. Taipei: Caves Books. Further reading External links Missile Threat: A Project of the Center for Strategic and International Studies Chinese inventions German inventions of the Nazi period Wernher von Braun