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2K12 Kublarger figure on 5 of 5
Measured figures
Length
Single source5,800 mm[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | 2K12 Kub | Barak 1 |
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| Type | Tracked medium-range surface-to-air missile system[source] | SAM -based CIWS[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Israel[source] |
| In service | 1967–present[source] | — |
| Used by | 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 |
Barak 1larger figure on 0 of 5
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
2.1 m (6.9 ft)[source]
Warhead weight
Single source59 kg[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Designer | NIIP / Vympel MMZ ( GM chassis )[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1958–1967[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Ulyanovsk Mechanical Plant (SURNs) ZiK (TELs)[source] | Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) & Rafael Advanced Defense Systems[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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| Variants | 2K12 Kub, 2K12E Kvadrat (export version), 2K12M3, 2K12M4[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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| Guidance system | Command guidance with terminal semi-active radar homing (SARH)[source] | Radar CLOS guidance[source] |
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| Warhead | Frag-HE[source] | 22 kg (49 lb) blast fragmentation warhead[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | Contact and proximity[source] | Proximity fuse[source] |
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| Propellant | integral rocket motor/ramjet booster and sustainer motor[source] | — |
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| Flight altitude | Max. 14,000 metres (46,000 ft) Min. 100 metres (330 ft)[source] | 5.5 km (18,000 ft)[source] |
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| Launch platform | 2P25 TEL[source] | Surface Ship[source] |
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| Former operator · Venezuela | — | Venezuela[source] |
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