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2K12 Kublarger figure on 5 of 5
Measured figures
Length
Single source5,800 mm[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | 2K12 Kub | Rapier (missile) |
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| Type | Tracked medium-range surface-to-air missile system[source] | Surface-to-air missile[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | United Kingdom[source] |
| In service | 1967–present[source] | 1971–present[source] |
| Used by | See list of operators[source] |
Rapier (missile)larger figure on 0 of 5
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2.235 m (88.0 in)[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 operators[source] Iran[source]Current operator entry; any stated variant or condition remains in the excerpt Kenya[source]Current operator entry; any stated variant or condition remains in the excerpt |
| 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] | Falklands War Iran–Iraq War Gulf War[source] |
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| Designer | NIIP / Vympel MMZ ( GM chassis )[source] | British Aircraft Corporation[source] |
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| Designed | 1958–1967[source] | 1963[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Ulyanovsk Mechanical Plant (SURNs) ZiK (TELs)[source] | British Aircraft Corporation (1963–1977) BAe Dynamics (1977–1999) MBDA UK (since 1999)[source] |
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| Produced | 1968–1985[source] | 1969–1990s[source] |
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| No. built | 500 launchers, 10,000 missiles[source] | ≈25,000 missiles, 600 launchers and 350 radars[source] |
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| Variants | 2K12 Kub, 2K12E Kvadrat (export version), 2K12M3, 2K12M4[source] | Mk1 ("Hittile"), Mk2B (Missile)[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] | solid-fuel rocket[source] |
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| Guidance system | Command guidance with terminal semi-active radar homing (SARH)[source] | Semi-automatic command to line of sight[source] |
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| Warhead | Frag-HE[source] | Blast fragmentation[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | Contact and proximity[source] | Proximity triggered[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] | vehicle or trailer[source] |
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| Flight ceiling | — | 3,000 m (9,800 ft) (Mk1 missile), 5,000 m (16,000 ft) (Mk2)[source] |
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| Steering system | — | flight control surface[source] |
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| Reported operators |
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