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MKFI · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified
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Measured figures
Length
Single source5,550 millimetres (18 ft 3 in)[source]
Configuration
| Specification | 155 GH 52 APU | Buk missile system |
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| Crew | 1+7[source] | — |
| Type | Gun-howitzer[source] | Medium range SAM system[source] |
| Place of origin | Finland[source] | Soviet Union; later Russia[source] |
| In service | 1998–[source] | 1980–present[source] |
| Used by | Finnish Army Egyptian Army |
Diameter
Single sourcewingspan
Single source400 mm ( 15 + 3 ⁄ 4 in); wingspan 860 mm (2 ft 10 in)[source]
fully equipped
Single sourcewithout equipment
Single source13,500 kg (29,800 lb) (without equipment) 14,580 kg (32,140 lb) (fully equipped)[source]
Mass · source measurement 1
Single sourceMass · source measurement 2
Single sourceEffective; base bleed ammunition
Single sourceEffective; standard ammunition
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum firing range
Single source28 kilometres (17 mi) (standard ammunition) 40 kilometres (25 mi) (base bleed ammunition)[source]
41 kilometres (25 mi)[source]
Operational; Operational range
Single source30 kilometres (19 mi)[source]
L/52
Single source8,060 mm (317 in) L/52[source]
Caliber
Single source155 millimetres (6.1 in)[source]
3 rounds in 12 seconds
Single source6–10 rounds/min 3 rounds in 12 seconds[source]
over
Single sourceover 900 m/s (3,000 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.
9K37 Buk § Operators[source] |
| Designer | Patria[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 )[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Patria Abu Zaabal Engineering Industries (licensed production)[source] | — |
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| Unit cost | 500,000 €[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1998–2005[source] | — |
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| No. built | 73+[source] | — |
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| Variants | 155 GH 52 155 GH 52 APU 155 K 98 155GH52-SP-T55[source] | 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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| Shell | 155 mm NATO, separate caseless charge bags[source] | — |
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| Shell weight | 43 kg (95 lb) to 47 kg (104 lb)[source] | — |
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| Breech | Horizontal semi-automatic sliding block[source] | — |
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| Recoil | Hydro-pneumatic[source] | — |
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| Carriage | Split trail , sole plate, auxiliary power unit and hydraulics[source] | — |
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| Elevation | −5° to +70°[source] | — |
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| Traverse | ±35° from centreline[source] | — |
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| Sights | Optical panoramic periscopic dial sight Telescopic direct fire sight[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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| Designed | — | 1972[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]