2K12 Kub vs Kortik CIWS: Specs Compared

AAir defence

2K12 Kub

Tracked medium-range surface-to-air missile system

BAir defence

Kortik CIWS

Hybrid SAM -Gun based CIWS

First system

Second system

Measured figures

Head to head

17 of 62 rows sourced on both sides

5.8m

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Length

All recorded figures & sources

5.8 m

Length

Single source

5,800 mm^[source]

1.25m

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Wingspan

All recorded figures & sources

1.245 m

Wingspan

Single source

1.245 m^[source]

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2.25mabove deck

Height

All recorded figures & sources

2.25 m

above deck

Single source

2,250 mm (89 in) (above deck)^[source]

335mm

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Diameter

All recorded figures & sources

0.335 m

Diameter

Single source

335 mm^[source]

599kg

15.5tKashtan

Mass

All recorded figures & sources

599 kg

Mass

Single source

599 kg^[source]

15,500 kg

Kashtan

Single source

12,500 kg

Kashtan-M

Single source

15,500 kg (34,200 lb) (Kashtan) 12,500 kg (27,600 lb) (Kashtan-M)^[source]

Mach 2.8

3,276km/hMaximum; Maximum speed

Speed

All recorded figures & sources

Mach 2.8^[source]

3,276 km/h

Maximum; Maximum speed

Single source

910 m/s (3,000 ft/s)^[source]

24kmOperational; Operational range

1.5–10km

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

24 km

Operational; Operational range

Single source

24 kilometres (15 mi)^[source]

1.5–8 km

Effective; By missiles: Kashtan

Single source

1.5–10 km

Effective; Kashtan-M By guns: Kashtan: (range, altitude)

Single source

0.5–4 km

Effective; Kashtan-M · source measurement 3

Single source

3 km

Effective; Kashtan-M · source measurement 4

Single source

0.3–5 km

Effective; Kashtan-M · source measurement 5

Single source

By missiles: Kashtan: 1,500–8,000 m (4,900–26,200 ft) Kashtan-M: 1,500–10,000 m (4,900–32,800 ft) By guns: Kashtan: (range, altitude) 500–4,000 m (1,600–13,100 ft), 3,000 m (9,800 ft) Kashtan-M: 300–5,000 m (980–16,400 ft)^[source]

59kgWarhead weight

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Warhead mass

All recorded figures & sources

59 kg

Warhead weight

Single source

59 kg^[source]

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10,000rpmguns

Rate of fire

All recorded figures & sources

10,000 rounds/min

guns

Single source

9,000 rounds/min

Kashtan (guns) Kashtan-M: 1–2 (salvo) missiles per 3–4 sec

Single source

Kashtan: 9,000 rounds/min (guns) Kashtan-M: 1–2 (salvo) missiles per 3–4 sec 10,000 rounds/min (guns)^[source]

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1,100m/sKashtan-M APDS-T

Muzzle velocity

All recorded figures & sources

860 m/s

HEIF, FT

Single source

1,100 m/s

Kashtan-M APDS-T

Single source

960 m/s

Kashtan-M HEIF, FT

Single source

860 m/s (2,800 ft/s) (HEIF, FT) Kashtan-M: 960 m/s (3,100 ft/s) (HEIF, FT) 1,100 m/s (3,600 ft/s) (APDS-T)^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

2K12 Kub and Kortik CIWS configuration
Specification	2K12 Kub	Kortik CIWS
Type	Tracked medium-range surface-to-air missile system^[source]	Hybrid SAM -Gun based CIWS^[source]
Place of origin	Soviet Union^[source]	Soviet Union , Russia^[source]
In service	1967–present^[source]	1989–present^[source]
Used by	See list of operators^[source]	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]	—
Designer	NIIP / Vympel MMZ ( GM chassis )^[source]	Developer: KBP ( Arkady Shipunov ) Fire control system: RATEP^[source]
Designed	1958–1967^[source]	Late 1970s–?^[source]
Manufacturer	Ulyanovsk Mechanical Plant (SURNs) ZiK (TELs)^[source]	Tulamashzavod , RATEP^[source]
Produced	1968–1985^[source]	1989–present^[source]
No. built	500 launchers, 10,000 missiles^[source]	—
Variants	2K12 Kub, 2K12E Kvadrat (export version), 2K12M3, 2K12M4^[source]	Kortik-M / Kashtan-M^[source]
Main armament	3 3M9M4(or variants) guided missiles^[source]	8 × 9M311K + 32 missiles Kashtan-M: 8 × 9M311-1 E + 24 missiles^[source]
Engine	Integral rocket motor/ ramjet booster and sustainer motor^[source]	—
Guidance system	Command guidance with terminal semi-active radar homing (SARH)^[source]	—
Warhead	Frag-HE^[source]	Continuous-rod w/ frag layer^[source]
Detonation mechanism	Contact and proximity^[source]	—
Propellant	integral rocket motor/ramjet booster and sustainer motor^[source]	—
Flight altitude	Max. 14,000 metres (46,000 ft) Min. 100 metres (330 ft)^[source]	3,500 m (11,500 ft) (Kashtan) 6,000 m (20,000 ft) (Kashtan-M)^[source]
Launch platform	2P25 TEL^[source]	—
Shell	—	HEI - Frag , Frag- T , APDS -T^[source]
Shell weight	—	0.39 kg (0.86 lb) (HEIF, FT) 0.30 kg (0.66 lb) (APDS-T)^[source]
Calibre	—	30×165mm AO-18^[source]
Barrels	—	2 × 6 (guns); 2 × 4 launch tubes^[source]
Action	—	Gas-operated rotary cannon^[source]
Feed system	—	Link-less, helical; 1000 rounds^[source]
Sights	—	Radar / TV-optical: 2–3 / 1 m (6.6–9.8 / 3.3 ft) accuracy, tracks 6 targets simultaneously^[source]
Secondary armament	—	2 × AO-18K autocannon Kashtan-M: 2 × AO-18KD autocannon^[source]
Former operator · Soviet Union	—	Soviet Union^[source]
Reported operators	Reported operator · Algeria Reported operator · Angola Reported operator · Armenia Reported operator · Bosnia and Herzegovina Reported operator · Bulgaria Reported operator · Chad Reported operator · Cuba Reported operator · Czech Republic Reported operator · Egypt Reported operator · Germany Reported operator · Hungary Reported operator · India Reported operator · Kazakhstan Reported operator · Myanmar Reported operator · Poland Reported operator · Romania Reported operator · Serbia Reported operator · Slovakia Reported operator · Syria Reported operator · Tanzania Reported operator · Turkmenistan Reported operator · Ukraine Reported operator · Vietnam	Reported operator · India Reported operator · Vietnam Reported operator · Russia

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2K12 Kub

Kortik CIWS

Type

Tracked medium-range surface-to-air missile system^[source]

Hybrid SAM -Gun based CIWS^[source]

Place of origin

Soviet Union^[source]

Soviet Union , Russia^[source]

In service

1967–present^[source]

1989–present^[source]

Used by

See list of operators^[source]

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]

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Designer

NIIP / Vympel MMZ ( GM chassis )^[source]

Developer: KBP ( Arkady Shipunov ) Fire control system: RATEP^[source]

Designed

1958–1967^[source]

Late 1970s–?^[source]

Manufacturer

Ulyanovsk Mechanical Plant (SURNs) ZiK (TELs)^[source]

Tulamashzavod , RATEP^[source]

Produced

1968–1985^[source]

1989–present^[source]

No. built

500 launchers, 10,000 missiles^[source]

—

Variants

2K12 Kub, 2K12E Kvadrat (export version), 2K12M3, 2K12M4^[source]

Kortik-M / Kashtan-M^[source]

Main armament

3 3M9M4(or variants) guided missiles^[source]

8 × 9M311K + 32 missiles Kashtan-M: 8 × 9M311-1 E + 24 missiles^[source]

Engine

Integral rocket motor/ ramjet booster and sustainer motor^[source]

—

Guidance system

Command guidance with terminal semi-active radar homing (SARH)^[source]

—

Warhead

Frag-HE^[source]

Continuous-rod w/ frag layer^[source]

Detonation mechanism

Contact and proximity^[source]

—

Propellant

integral rocket motor/ramjet booster and sustainer motor^[source]

—

Flight altitude

Max. 14,000 metres (46,000 ft) Min. 100 metres (330 ft)^[source]

3,500 m (11,500 ft) (Kashtan) 6,000 m (20,000 ft) (Kashtan-M)^[source]

Launch platform

2P25 TEL^[source]

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Shell

—

HEI - Frag , Frag- T , APDS -T^[source]

Shell weight

—

0.39 kg (0.86 lb) (HEIF, FT) 0.30 kg (0.66 lb) (APDS-T)^[source]

Calibre

—

30×165mm AO-18^[source]

Barrels

—

2 × 6 (guns); 2 × 4 launch tubes^[source]

Action

—

Gas-operated rotary cannon^[source]

Feed system

—

Link-less, helical; 1000 rounds^[source]

Sights

—

Radar / TV-optical: 2–3 / 1 m (6.6–9.8 / 3.3 ft) accuracy, tracks 6 targets simultaneously^[source]

Secondary armament

—

2 × AO-18K autocannon Kashtan-M: 2 × AO-18KD autocannon^[source]

Former operator · Soviet Union

—

Soviet Union^[source]

Reported operators

Reported operator · Algeria
Reported operator · Angola
Reported operator · Armenia
Reported operator · Bosnia and Herzegovina
Reported operator · Bulgaria
Reported operator · Chad
Reported operator · Cuba
Reported operator · Czech Republic
Reported operator · Egypt
Reported operator · Germany
Reported operator · Hungary
Reported operator · India
Reported operator · Kazakhstan
Reported operator · Myanmar
Reported operator · Poland
Reported operator · Romania
Reported operator · Serbia
Reported operator · Slovakia
Reported operator · Syria
Reported operator · Tanzania
Reported operator · Turkmenistan
Reported operator · Ukraine
Reported operator · Vietnam

Reported operator · India
Reported operator · Vietnam
Reported operator · Russia