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2K12 Kublarger figure on 0 of 1
Phalanx CIWSlarger figure on 1 of 1
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Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | 2K12 Kub | Phalanx CIWS |
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| Speed | Mach 2.8[source] | — |
| Type | Tracked medium-range surface-to-air missile system[source] | Close-in weapon system[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1967–present[source] | 1980–present[source] |
Wingspan
Single source1.245 m[source]
Warhead weight
Single source59 kg[source]
L76 gun (Block 0 & 1)
Single source59.8 in (1,520 mm) L76 gun (Block 0 & 1):[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source3,600 ft/s (1,100 m/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Used by | See list of operators[source] | See 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] | Cold War Persian Gulf War Yemeni Civil War Red Sea crisis[source] |
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| Designer | NIIP / Vympel MMZ ( GM chassis )[source] | General Dynamics[source] |
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| Designed | 1958–1967[source] | 1969[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Ulyanovsk Mechanical Plant (SURNs) ZiK (TELs)[source] | General Dynamics[source] |
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| Produced | 1968–1985[source] | 1978[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] | — |
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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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| Unit cost | — | 5 × Block 1B £8.56M each to UK 9 × Block 1B US$13.66M each for SK 13 × Mk 15 Block 1B Baseline 2 for TW, total cost: US$416M with 260,000 × Mk 244 Mod 0 armor-piercing bullet. 8 sets are for upgrading the current Block 0 to MK15 Phalanx Block 1B Baseline 2.[source] |
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| Shell | — | 20×102 mm tungsten armor-piercing discarding sabot (CIWS) or high-explosive incendiary tracer (C-RAM)[source] |
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| Barrels | — | 6-barrel (progressive RH parabolic twist, 9 grooves)[source] |
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| Elevation | — | Block 0: −10°/+80° Block 1: −20°/+80° Block 1B: −25°/+85°[source] |
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| Traverse | — | 150° from either side of centerline[source] |
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| Rate of fire | — | 4,500 rounds/minute (75 rounds/second)[source] |
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| Gun | — | 1× 20 mm M61A2 Vulcan 6-barreled Gatling cannon[source] |
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| Maximum burst size | — | 1000 rounds[source] |
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| Ammunition capacity | — | 1,550 rounds[source] |
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| Radar | — | Ku band[source] |
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| Cost | — | $12 Million[source] |
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| Target Mach | — | 2.[source] |
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| Reported operators |
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