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2K12 Kublarger figure on 1 of 1
M163 VADSlarger figure on 0 of 1
Measured figures
Length
Single source5,800 mm[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | 2K12 Kub | M163 VADS |
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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] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1967–present[source] | 1968–present[source] |
| Used by | See list of operators[source] |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
191.5 in (4.86 m)[source]
commander, gunner, loader, driver
Single source4 (commander, gunner, loader, driver)[source]
General Motors 6V53 , 6-cylinder two-stroke diesel
Single sourceGeneral Motors 6V53 , 6-cylinder two-stroke diesel 212 hp (158 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 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] | Vietnam War Western Sahara War 1982 Lebanon War Invasion of Panama Persian Gulf War Israeli–Palestinian conflict Iraq War (limited) Yemeni Civil War Saudi Arabian–led intervention in Yemen 2025 Cambodia-Thailand conflict[source] |
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| Designer | NIIP / Vympel MMZ ( GM chassis )[source] | General Electric[source] |
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| Designed | 1958–1967[source] | 1964[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Ulyanovsk Mechanical Plant (SURNs) ZiK (TELs)[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1968–1985[source] | 1965–1970, 1975–1979, 1982[source] |
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| No. built | 500 launchers, 10,000 missiles[source] | 654[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] | M168 General Dynamics 20 mm Rotary cannon 2,000 rounds (M163) 2,230 rounds (M163A1/A2)[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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| Elevation | — | +80° / -5°[source] |
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| Armor | — | Rolled 5083/5086 H32 aluminium , 29 mm (1.14 in) - 45 mm (1.77 in)[source] |
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| Suspension | — | torsion bar , 5 road wheels[source] |
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