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2K12 Kublarger figure on 3 of 6
9K35 Strela-10larger figure on 3 of 6
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Measured figures
firing
Single sourcetravelling
Single source2,300 mm (travelling), 3,800 mm (firing)[source]
commander, gunner and driver
Single source3 (commander, gunner and driver)[source]
YaMZ-238 V diesel
Single sourceYaMZ-238 V diesel 240 hp[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Configuration
| Specification | 2K12 Kub | 9K35 Strela-10 |
|---|---|---|
| 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] | 1976–present[source] |
| Used by | See list of operators[source] | 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] | Angolan Civil War Iran–Iraq War Persian Gulf War Afghan Civil War (1989–1992) Afghan Civil War (1992–1996) Kosovo War Syrian Civil War Russo-Ukrainian War Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present) Second Nagorno-Karabakh War[source] |
| Designer | NIIP / Vympel MMZ ( GM chassis )[source] | KB Tochmash Design Bureau of Precision Engineering[source] |
| Designed | 1958–1967[source] | 1969–1976[source] |
| Manufacturer | Ulyanovsk Mechanical Plant (SURNs) ZiK (TELs)[source] | Saratovskiy Zenit Machine Plant (Muromteplovoz Joint Stock Company for the 9K35M3-K)[source] |
| Produced | 1968–1985[source] | 1976–present[source] |
| No. built | 500 launchers, 10,000 missiles[source] | — |
| Variants | 2K12 Kub, 2K12E Kvadrat (export version), 2K12M3, 2K12M4[source] | Strela-10, Strela-10SV (Prototype), Strela-10M, Strela-10M2, Strela-10M3, Strela-10M3-K, Strela-10M4[source] |
| Main armament | 3 3M9M4(or variants) guided missiles[source] | 4 × 9M333 (or 9M37MD)[source] |
| Engine | Integral rocket motor/ ramjet booster and sustainer motor[source] | — |
| Guidance system | Command guidance with terminal semi-active radar homing (SARH)[source] | dual-mode passive 'photocontrast'/IR seeker[source] |
| Warhead | Frag-HE[source] | Frag-HE[source] |
| Detonation mechanism | Contact and proximity[source] | contact and laser proximity fuzes[source] |
| Propellant | integral rocket motor/ramjet booster and sustainer motor[source] | single-stage solid propellant rocket motor[source] |
| Flight altitude | Max. 14,000 metres (46,000 ft) Min. 100 metres (330 ft)[source] | 3,500 metres (11,500 ft)[source] |
| Launch platform | 2P25 TEL[source] | — |
| Armour | — | 7 mm[source] |
| Secondary armament | — | 1x PKMB machine gun[source] |
| Suspension | — | torsion bar[source] |
| Ground clearance | — | 0.5 m[source] |
| Fuel capacity | — | 450 litres[source] |
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