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2K12 Kublarger figure on 0 of 1
PASARS-16larger figure on 1 of 1
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | 2K12 Kub | PASARS-16 |
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| Width | — | 2500 ± 100 mm[source] |
| Height | — | 3200 ± 100 mm - 3900 ± 100 mm[source] |
| Type | Tracked medium-range surface-to-air missile system[source] | Self-propelled air defense system[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Serbia[source] |
| In service | 1967–present |
Wingspan
Single source1.245 m[source]
Operational; Operational range
Single source24 kilometres (15 mi)[source]
Maximum; autocannon
Single sourceMaximum; certain surface-to-air missile variants
Single sourceOperational; at a speed of 80 km/h (50 mph)
Single source4 kilometres (2.5 mi) (autocannon) 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) (certain surface-to-air missile variants)[source]
800 km (500 mi), at a speed of 80 km/h (50 mph)[source]
Turbo diesel
Single sourceTurbo diesel 280–340 hp[source]
Warhead weight
Single source59 kg[source]
240÷ for gun
Single source240÷330 rounds/min for gun[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Used by | See list of operators[source] | — |
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| 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] | Military Technical Institute[source] |
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| Designed | 1958–1967[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Ulyanovsk Mechanical Plant (SURNs) ZiK (TELs)[source] | Zastava TERVO , FAP , PPT Namenska[source] |
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| Produced | 1968–1985[source] | — |
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| No. built | 500 launchers, 10,000 missiles[source] | 5 batteries[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] | 40 mm/70-calibre gun and 2–4 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] | — |
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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 | — | STANAG 4569 Level I[source] |
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| Secondary armament | — | Smoke grenades[source] |
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| Suspension | — | 6×6 off-road wheels[source] |
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| Reported operators |
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