9M113 Konkurs vs 9M133 Kornet: Specs Compared

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9M133 Kornet

Anti-tank missile

First system

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At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

9M113 KonkursLength

1.15 m

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9M133 KornetLength

1.2 m

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Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

9M113 Konkurslarger figure on 1 of 3

Wingspan+2%

Measured figures

Head to head

33 of 82 rows sourced on both sides

1.15m

1.2m

Length+4%

All recorded figures & sources

1.15 m

Length

Single source

0.875 m

without gas generator

Single source

Configuration

Details

9M113 Konkurs and 9M133 Kornet configuration
Specification	9M113 Konkurs	9M133 Kornet
Type	Anti-tank missile^[source]	Anti-tank missile^[source]
Place of origin	Soviet Union^[source]	Russia^[source]
In service	1974–present^[source]	1998–present^[source]
Used by	See operators^[source]	See Operators

Wars	Syrian Civil War War in Iraq (2013-2017) War in Donbas Yemeni Civil War (2014-present) Saudi-led intervention in Yemen 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Russo-Ukrainian War^[source]	Iraq War 2006 Lebanon War Israeli–Palestinian conflict 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis Gaza war Libyan Crisis (2011–present) Syrian Civil War War in Iraq (2013–2017) Russo-Ukrainian War Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present) Yemeni Civil War Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen Sinai insurgency 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict^[source]

Designed	1970^[source]	1988–1998^[source]

Manufacturer	Tula Machinery Design Bureau (Tula KBP) – Tulsky Oruzheiny Zavod Bharat Dynamics Limited^[source]	Degtyarev plant^[source]

Variants	9M113M^[source]	See Variants^[source]

Warhead	2.7 kg (6.0 lb) 9N131 HEAT^[source]	1,000+ (9K135), 1,200+ (E), 1,300+ (D) mm RHA penetration after ERA with Tandem HEAT , Thermobaric^[source]

Detonation mechanism	Contact^[source]	Impact fuze^[source]

Engine	Solid-fuel rocket^[source]	—

Guidance system	Wire-guided SACLOS^[source]	SACLOS laser beam riding^[source]

Steering system	Two control surfaces^[source]	Two control surfaces^[source]

Launch platform	Individual, vehicle^[source]	Individual, vehicles, Kornet-T , Kornet-D , Bumerang-BM , Kornet-D1 , Pokpung-Ho IV^[source]

Former operator · Chechen Republic of Ichkeria	Chechen Republic of Ichkeria^[source]	—

Former operator · East Germany	East Germany^[source]	—

Former operator · Czechoslovakia	Czechoslovakia^[source]	—

Former operator · Finland	Finland^[source]	—

Former operator · Soviet Union	Soviet Union^[source]	—

Source measurement	The original 9M113 with a single-charge warhead can penetrate 600 mm of rolled homogeneous armor (RHA).^[source]9M113 Konkurs · Development; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage The system uses a gas generator to push the missile out of the launch tube. The gas also exits from the rear of the launch tube in a similar manner to a recoilless rifle . The missile leaves the launch tube at 80 meters per second, and is quickly accelerated to 200 meters per second by its solid fuel motor. This initial high speed reduces the missile's deadzone, since it can be launched directly at the target, rather than in an upward arc. In flight, the missile spins at between five and seven revolutions per second.^[source]9M113 Konkurs · Design; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage 9M113M Konkurs-M (NATO: AT-5B Spandrel B ) Tandem warhead – with extended explosive probe. The warhead penetration is 750–800 mm vs RHA. Adopted in 1991. Missile 9M113M 1990. Tandem (800 mm (behind a layer of ERA)). 4,000 m (3500 m night (passive)).^[source]9M113 Konkurs · Models; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage	—

Source measurement

The original 9M113 with a single-charge warhead can penetrate 600 mm of rolled homogeneous armor (RHA).^[source]9M113 Konkurs · Development; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

The system uses a gas generator to push the missile out of the launch tube. The gas also exits from the rear of the launch tube in a similar manner to a recoilless rifle . The missile leaves the launch tube at 80 meters per second, and is quickly accelerated to 200 meters per second by its solid fuel motor. This initial high speed reduces the missile's deadzone, since it can be launched directly at the target, rather than in an upward arc. In flight, the missile spins at between five and seven revolutions per second.^[source]9M113 Konkurs · Design; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

9M113M Konkurs-M (NATO: AT-5B Spandrel B ) Tandem warhead – with extended explosive probe. The warhead penetration is 750–800 mm vs RHA. Adopted in 1991. Missile 9M113M 1990. Tandem (800 mm (behind a layer of ERA)). 4,000 m (3500 m night (passive)).^[source]9M113 Konkurs · Models; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

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Country of origin	Soviet Union^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 1, row 77, cell 4; revision 1377727163; retrieved 2026-10-02	—

Designer	—	KBP Instrument Design Bureau^[source]

Unit cost	—	$26,000 per missile (2019, export cost)^[source]

Produced	—	1994–present^[source]

No. built	—	35,000 (2009)^[source]

Propellant	—	Solid-fuel rocket^[source]

Accuracy	—	<5 m^[source]

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