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2K12 Kublarger figure on 3 of 5
Measured figures
Length
Single source5,800 mm[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | 2K12 Kub | 9K31 Strela-1 |
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| Type | Tracked medium-range surface-to-air missile system[source] | Vehicle-mounted SAM system[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 1967–present[source] | 1968–present[source] |
| Used by | See list of operators[source] |
9K31 Strela-1larger figure on 2 of 5
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
5.8 m (19 ft)[source]
travelling
Single source2.3 m (7.5 ft) (travelling)[source]
commander, gunner and driver
Single source3 (commander, gunner and driver)[source]
GAZ 41 V-8 water-cooled petrol at 3,400 rpm
Single sourceGAZ 41 V-8 water-cooled petrol 140 hp at 3,400 rpm[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
See list of operators[source] |
| 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] | Arab–Israeli wars Western Sahara War South African Border War Lebanon wars Iran–Iraq War Gulf War Yugoslav wars 2003 invasion of Iraq Russian invasion of Ukraine Syrian Civil War Yemeni Civil War (2014–present)[source] |
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| Designer | NIIP / Vympel MMZ ( GM chassis )[source] | OKB-16 design bureau (now the Moscow-based KB Tochmash Design Bureau of Precision Engineering)[source] |
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| Designed | 1958–1967[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Ulyanovsk Mechanical Plant (SURNs) ZiK (TELs)[source] | Soviet state factories[source] |
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| Produced | 1968–1985[source] | 1966[source] |
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| No. built | 500 launchers, 10,000 missiles[source] | — |
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| Variants | 2K12 Kub, 2K12E Kvadrat (export version), 2K12M3, 2K12M4[source] | 9K31, CA-95[source] |
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| Main armament | 3 3M9M4(or variants) guided missiles[source] | 4 × 9M31 (or 9M31M)[source] |
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| Engine | Integral rocket motor/ ramjet booster and sustainer motor[source] | — |
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| Guidance system | Command guidance with terminal semi-active radar homing (SARH)[source] | infrared homing[source] |
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| Warhead | Frag-HE[source] | Frag-HE[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | Contact and proximity[source] | RF Proximity[source] |
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| Propellant | integral rocket motor/ramjet booster and sustainer motor[source] | single-stage Solid-fuel rocket motor[source] |
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| Flight altitude | Max. 14,000 metres (46,000 ft) Min. 100 metres (330 ft)[source] | 3,500 metres (11,500 ft) (some sources give also higher figures)[source] |
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| Launch platform | 2P25 TEL[source] | — |
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| Armour | — | 5–14 mm (0.20–0.55 in)[source] |
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| Power/weight | — | 20 hp/t (15 kW/t)[source] |
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| Ground clearance | — | 0.43 m (1.4 ft)[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | — | 290 litres (77 US gal)[source] |
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