2K12 Kub vs Sea Wolf (missile): Specs Compared

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AAir defence

2K12 Kub

Tracked medium-range surface-to-air missile system

BAir defence

Sea Wolf (missile)

Surface-to-air

First system

Second system

At a glance

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Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

2K12 KubLength

5.8 m

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Sea Wolf (missile)Sea Wolf · Length

1.9 m

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Measured figures

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5.8m

1.9mSea Wolf · Length

Length

All recorded figures & sources

5.8 m

Length

Single source

5,800 mm^[source]

1.9 m

Sea Wolf · Length

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Configuration

Details

2K12 Kub and Sea Wolf (missile) configuration
Specification	2K12 Kub	Sea Wolf (missile)
Type	Tracked medium-range surface-to-air missile system^[source]	Surface-to-air^[source]Sea Wolf
Place of origin	Soviet Union^[source]	United Kingdom^[source]Sea Wolf
In service	1967–present^[source]	Since 1979^[source]Sea Wolf
Used by	See list of operators

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 , Gulf War^[source]Sea Wolf

Designer	NIIP / Vympel MMZ ( GM chassis )^[source]	British Aircraft Corporation^[source]Sea Wolf

Designed	1958–1967^[source]	1967^[source]Sea Wolf

Manufacturer	Ulyanovsk Mechanical Plant (SURNs) ZiK (TELs)^[source]	British Aircraft Corporation (1967–1977) BAe Dynamics (1977–1999) MBDA UK (since 1999)^[source]Sea Wolf

Produced	1968–1985^[source]	1979^[source]Sea Wolf

No. built	500 launchers, 10,000 missiles^[source]	—

Variants	2K12 Kub, 2K12E Kvadrat (export version), 2K12M3, 2K12M4^[source]	Electronics; GWS-25, GWS-26, GWS-27 Vertical Launch^[source]Sea Wolf

Main armament	3 3M9M4(or variants) guided missiles^[source]	—

Engine	Integral rocket motor/ ramjet booster and sustainer motor^[source]	Blackcap solid fuel sustainer^[source]Sea Wolf

Guidance system	Command guidance with terminal semi-active radar homing (SARH)^[source]	Automatic Command to Line-Of-Sight (ACLOS)^[source]Sea Wolf

Warhead	Frag-HE^[source]	14 kg (30.9 lb) HE blast-fragmentation^[source]Sea Wolf

Detonation mechanism	Contact and proximity^[source]	Direct contact / proximity fuze activated^[source]Sea Wolf

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]	Ship^[source]Sea Wolf

Flight ceiling	—	3,000 m (9,842.5 ft)^[source]Sea Wolf

Steering system	—	Control surfaces^[source]Sea Wolf

Former operator · United Kingdom	—	United Kingdom^[source]

Former operator · Chile	—	Chile^[source]

Former operator · Indonesia	—	Indonesia^[source]

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