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2K12 Kublarger figure on 0 of 1
ZSU-57-2larger 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
Length
Single source5,800 mm[source]
Hull
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | 2K12 Kub | ZSU-57-2 |
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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] | 1955–early 1970s ( USSR ) 1957–present (other countries)[source] |
| Used by | See list of operators[source] |
with gun in forward position (
Single source8.46 m with gun in forward position (6.22 m hull only)[source]
Height
Single sourcewith a tarpaulin top
Single source2.71 m 2.75 m (with a tarpaulin top)[source]
commander, driver, gunner, sight adjuster, and two loaders
Single source6 (commander, driver, gunner, sight adjuster, and two loaders)[source]
V-54, 4-stroke , airless ( mechanical )-injection, water-cooled 38.88 liter V12 diesel at 2,000 rpm
Single sourceV-54, 4-stroke , airless ( mechanical )-injection, water-cooled 38.88 liter V12 diesel 520 hp (388 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 Service history and Combat history[source] |
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| Designer | NIIP / Vympel MMZ ( GM chassis )[source] | Design Bureaus of Omsk Works No. 174 and Research Institute No. 58 in Kaliningrad, Moscow Oblast[source] |
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| Designed | 1958–1967[source] | 1947–1954[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Ulyanovsk Mechanical Plant (SURNs) ZiK (TELs)[source] | Chelyabinsk Tractor Plant[source] |
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| Produced | 1968–1985[source] | 1948–1955 (prototypes) 1957–1960 (serial production)[source] |
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| No. built | 500 launchers, 10,000 missiles[source] | More than 2,023 (USSR) 250 (North Korea, old turrets on new hulls) ? (PRC, Type 80)[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] | 2 × 57 mm L/76.6 S-60 anti-aircraft autocannons (57 mm S-68A variant) (300 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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| Armor | — | 8–15 mm[source] |
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| Power/weight | — | 18.5 hp/tonne (13.81 kW/tonne)[source] |
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| Suspension | — | individual torsion bar with hydraulic shock absorbers on the first and last road wheels[source] |
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| Ground clearance | — | 425 mm[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | — | 830 L (including two externally mounted fuel tanks, 95 L each)[source] |
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