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2K11 Kruglarger figure on 5 of 5
2K12 Kublarger figure on 0 of 5
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Measured figures
Length
Single sourcewith missiles
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | 2K11 Krug | 2K12 Kub |
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| Type | Transportable SAM system[source] | Tracked medium-range surface-to-air missile system[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 1965–present 1965–1990s (USSR)[source] | 1967–present[source] |
| Used by | See list of operators[source] | See list of operators |
7.5 m (25 ft) (9.46 m (31 ft) with missiles)[source]
Length
Single source5,800 mm[source]
with missiles
Single source4.472 m (14 ft 8 in) (with missiles)[source]
V59 V-12 water-cooled diesel
Single sourceV59 V-12 water-cooled diesel 520 hp[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designer | Lyulev Novator[source] | NIIP / Vympel MMZ ( GM chassis )[source] |
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| Designed | 1957[source] | 1958–1967[source] |
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| Manufacturer | MZiK[source] | Ulyanovsk Mechanical Plant (SURNs) ZiK (TELs)[source] |
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| Variants | Krug, Krug-A, Krug-M, Krug-M1, Krug-M2, Krug-M3[source] | 2K12 Kub, 2K12E Kvadrat (export version), 2K12M3, 2K12M4[source] |
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| Armour | 15 mm (0.59 in)[source] | — |
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| Power/weight | 17.33 hp/t[source] | — |
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| Ground clearance | 0.44 m (1 ft 5 in)[source] | — |
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| Fuel capacity | 850 L (190 imp gal; 220 US gal)[source] | — |
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| Warhead | Frag-HE[source] | Frag-HE[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | contact and proximity fuzes[source] | Contact and proximity[source] |
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| Propellant | kerosene fuelled ramjet[source] | integral rocket motor/ramjet booster and sustainer motor[source] |
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| Flight altitude | 24,500 metres (80,400 ft)[source] | Max. 14,000 metres (46,000 ft) Min. 100 metres (330 ft)[source] |
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| Boost time | four solid fuel booster rocket motors[source] | — |
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| Guidance system | Radio command[source] | Command guidance with terminal semi-active radar homing (SARH)[source] |
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| Wars | — | List Yom Kippur War Angolan Civil War Chadian Civil War Western Sahara War Iran–Iraq War 1982 Lebanon War Gulf War Yugoslav wars Kosovo War Syrian Civil War Russo-Ukrainian War Russian invasion of Ukraine Yemeni Civil War (2014–present) 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1968–1985[source] |
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| No. built | — | 500 launchers, 10,000 missiles[source] |
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| Main armament | — | 3 3M9M4(or variants) guided missiles[source] |
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| Engine | — | Integral rocket motor/ ramjet booster and sustainer motor[source] |
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| Launch platform | — | 2P25 TEL[source] |
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