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2A36 Giatsint-B
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At a glance
2A36 Giatsint-Blarger figure on 1 of 1
Buk missile systemlarger figure on 0 of 1
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source12.3 m (40 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | 2A36 Giatsint-B | Buk missile system |
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| Speed | — | Mach 3[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Soviet Union; later Russia[source] |
| In service | 1976−present[source] | 1980–present[source] |
| Used by | See operators[source] | 9K37 Buk § Operators[source] |
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]
Barrel length
Single source8.197 m (26.89 ft)[source]
Rate of fire
Single source6 rounds per minute[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.
| Wars |
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Gulf War Second Nagorno-Karabakh War Russo-Ukrainian War[source] |
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] |
| Designer | Yuri Kalachnikov[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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| Designed | 1968−1975[source] | 1972[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Motovilikha Plants[source] | — |
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| Unit cost | US$ 500,000−600,000 (export price, 1995)[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1976−1980s[source] | — |
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| No. built | 1,500[source] | — |
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| Shell | 152.4 mm (6.00 in)[source] | — |
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| Calibre | 49[source] | — |
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| Breech | Horizontal sliding-block[source] | — |
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| Carriage | Split trail[source] | — |
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| Elevation | 57°[source] | — |
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| Traverse | 25°[source] | — |
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| Type | — | Medium range SAM system[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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