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Measured figures
Warhead weight
Single source59 kg[source]
Rate of fire
Single source4000 rpm[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source970 m/s (3,200 ft/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Configuration
| Specification | 2K12 Kub | Mesbah 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Speed | Mach 2.8[source] | — |
| Type | Tracked medium-range surface-to-air missile system[source] | Anti-aircraft system[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Iran[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[source] | — |
| Designer | NIIP / Vympel MMZ ( GM chassis )[source] | — |
| Designed | 1958–1967[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | Ulyanovsk Mechanical Plant (SURNs) ZiK (TELs)[source] | Defense Industries Organization[source] |
| Produced | 1968–1985[source] | 2010[source] |
| No. built | 500 launchers, 10,000 missiles[source] | — |
| Variants | 2K12 Kub, 2K12E Kvadrat (export version), 2K12M3, 2K12M4[source] | — |
| Main armament | 3 3M9M4(or variants) guided 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] | — |
| 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] | — |
| Launch platform | 2P25 TEL[source] | — |
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