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2K12 Kublarger figure on 0 of 2
Flakpanzer Gepardlarger figure on 2 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source5,800 mm[source]
Overall
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | 2K12 Kub | Flakpanzer Gepard |
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| Type | Tracked medium-range surface-to-air missile system[source] | Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Switzerland West Germany[source] |
| In service | 1967–present[source] | 1976–present[source] |
| Used by | See list of operators[source] |
Overall: 7.68 m (25 ft 2 in)[source]
Radar retracted
Single sourceRadar retracted: 3.29 m (10 ft 10 in)[source]
driver, gunner, commander
Single source3 (driver, gunner, commander)[source]
10- cylinder , 37,400 cc (2,280 cu in ) MTU multi-fuel engine
Single source10- cylinder , 37,400 cc (2,280 cu in ) MTU multi-fuel engine 830 PS (819 hp, 610 kW)[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.
See 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] | Russo-Ukrainian War[source] |
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| Designer | NIIP / Vympel MMZ ( GM chassis )[source] | Oerlikon-Bührle AG (Switzerland) Contraves (Switzerland) Siemens-Albis AG (Switzerland) Krauss-Maffei AG (vehicle - West Germany)[source] |
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| Designed | 1958–1967[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Ulyanovsk Mechanical Plant (SURNs) ZiK (TELs)[source] | Krauss-Maffei AG (licence production)[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] | 2 × 35 mm Oerlikon GDF autocannon , each with 320 rounds anti-air ammunition and 20 rounds anti-tank[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] | — |
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| Warhead | Frag-HE[source] | — |
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| Detonation mechanism | Contact and proximity[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] | — |
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| Launch platform | 2P25 TEL[source] | — |
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| Armor | — | conventional steel[source] |
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| Secondary armament | — | 2 × quad 76 mm smoke grenade dischargers[source] |
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| Power/weight | — | 17.5 PS/t[source] |
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| Suspension | — | Torsion bar suspension[source] |
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| Reported operators |
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