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2K12 Kublarger figure on 0 of 2
ZSU-23-4 Shilkalarger figure on 2 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source5,800 mm[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | 2K12 Kub | ZSU-23-4 Shilka |
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| Type | Tracked medium-range surface-to-air missile system[source] | Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 1967–present[source] | 1960–present[source] |
| Used by | See list of operators[source] |
6.535 m (21 ft 5.3 in)[source]
Height
Single sourcewith radar elevated
Single source2.576 m (8 ft 5.4 in) 3.572 m (11 ft 8.6 in) with radar elevated[source]
commander, driver, gunner, radar operator
Single source4 (commander, driver, gunner, radar operator)[source]
V-6R, 6-cylinder 4-stroke airless-injection water-cooled 20-litre diesel at 2,000 rpm
Single sourceV-6R, 6-cylinder 4-stroke airless-injection water-cooled 20-litre diesel 280 hp (209 kW) at 2,000 rpm[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] |
| 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] | See Combat history[source] |
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| Designer | NIIP / Vympel MMZ ( GM chassis )[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1958–1967[source] | 1957–1960[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Ulyanovsk Mechanical Plant (SURNs) ZiK (TELs)[source] | Ulyanovsk Mechanical Plant (UMZ), Mytishchi Machine-Building Plant (MMZ)[source] |
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| Produced | 1968–1985[source] | 1964–1982[source] |
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| No. built | 500 launchers, 10,000 missiles[source] | About 6,500[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] | 4 × 23 mm 2A7 autocannons (AZP-23 "Amur" quad automatic anti-aircraft gun), ammunition 2,000 rounds[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 | — | US$ 357,000 (export price to Libya , 1972/73)[source] |
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| Armor | — | Welded steel, 9.2 mm (0.36 in) turret, up to 15 mm hull[source] |
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| Power/weight | — | 14.7 hp/tonne (11.0 kW/tonne)[source] |
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| Suspension | — | Individual torsion bar[source] |
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| Ground clearance | — | 375 mm (14.8 in)[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | — | 515 L[source] |
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| Alternative designation | — | Shilka[source] |
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