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122 mm gun M1931/37 (A-19)larger figure on 1 of 1
Buk missile systemlarger figure on 0 of 1
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Measured figures
Length
Single source8.725 m (28 ft 8 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | 122 mm gun M1931/37 (A-19) | Buk missile system |
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| Speed | — | Mach 3[source] |
| Type | Field gun Tank gun[source] | Medium range SAM system[source] |
| Place of origin | USSR[source] | Soviet Union; later Russia[source] |
| Designer | No. 172 Plant design bureau, led by F. F. Petrov[source] | Almaz-Antey : Tikhomirov NIIP (lead designer) Lyulev Novator (SA missile designer) MNIIRE Altair (naval version designer) NIIIP (surveillance radar designer) DNPP (missiles) UMZ (TELARs) MZiK (TELs) Kalashnikov : MMZ ( GM chassis ) |
5,550 millimetres (18 ft 3 in)[source]
Diameter
Single sourcewingspan
Single source400 mm ( 15 + 3 ⁄ 4 in); wingspan 860 mm (2 ft 10 in)[source]
Combat
Single sourceTravel
Single sourceCombat: 7,117 kg (15,690 lbs) Travel: 7,907 kg (17,431 lbs)[source]
Mass · source measurement 1
Single sourceMass · source measurement 2
Single sourceBore
Single sourceL/45 Overall L/46.3
Single sourceBore: 5.485 m (17 ft 11.9 in) L/45 Overall:5.65 m (18 ft 6 in) L/46.3[source]
Rate of fire
Single source3–4 rounds per minute[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source806 m/s (2,640 ft/s)[source]
Warhead weight
Single source70 kg (150 lb)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designed | 1931–1938[source] | 1972[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Barrikady Plant, No. 172 Plant[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1939–1946[source] | — |
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| No. built | about 2,450[source] | — |
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| Shell | 122 × 785 mm. R[source] | — |
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| Breech | interrupted screw[source] | — |
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| Recoil | hydro-pneumatic[source] | — |
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| Carriage | split trail[source] | — |
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| Elevation | −2° to 65°[source] | — |
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| Traverse | 58°[source] | — |
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| In service | — | 1980–present[source] |
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| Used by | — | 9K37 Buk § Operators[source] |
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| Wars | — | Russo-Georgian War Russo-Ukrainian War War in Donbas Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present) Second Nagorno-Karabakh War 2026 United States intervention in Venezuela[source] |
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| Variants | — | Land: 9K37 "Buk" 9K37M 9K37M1 "Buk-M1" 9K37M1-2 "Buk-M1-2" 9K37M1-2A 9K317 "Buk-M2" 9K317M "Buk-M3" Naval: 3S90 (M-22) 3S90M 3S90E.1[source] |
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| Warhead | — | Frag-HE[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | — | Radar proximity fuse[source] |
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| Propellant | — | Solid propellant rocket[source] |
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| Flight altitude | — | 14,000 metres (46,000 ft)[source] |
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| Guidance system | — | Semi-active radar homing[source] |
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| Launch platform | — | § System composition[source] |
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690 kg (1,520 lb), 715 kg (1,576 lb)[source]