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9M133 Kornetlarger figure on 0 of 1
Measured figures
Length
Single source1200 mm[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | 9M133 Kornet | HJ-9 |
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| Type | Anti-tank missile[source] | Anti-tank and air-to-surface missile[source] |
| Place of origin | Russia[source] | China[source] |
| In service | 1998–present[source] | 1990s–present[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | — |
| Wars |
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1,200 mm (47 in)[source]
Operational; anti-tank
Single sourceOperational; high explosive
Single sourceOperational; Kornet Kornet-EM
Single sourceKornet 100–5,500 m Kornet-EM 8,000 m (anti-tank), 10,000 m (high explosive)[source]
Effective; Effective firing range
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum firing range
Single sourceHEAT
Single source4.6 kg (10 lb) HEAT[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Designer | KBP Instrument Design Bureau[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1988–1998[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Degtyarev plant[source] | Norinco[source] |
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| Unit cost | $26,000 per missile (2019, export cost)[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1994–present[source] | 1990s–present[source] |
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| No. built | 35,000 (2009)[source] | — |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | — |
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| Warhead | 1,000+ (9K135), 1,200+ (E), 1,300+ (D) mm RHA penetration after ERA with Tandem HEAT , Thermobaric[source] | Tandem-charge HEAT warhead, 110–120 cm (3.6–3.9 ft) penetration RHAe[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | Impact fuze[source] | Contact fuze[source] |
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| Propellant | Solid-fuel rocket[source] | Solid fuel[source] |
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| Guidance system | SACLOS laser beam riding[source] | HJ-9: Laser command guidance (laser-SACLOS) HJ-9A: millimeter wave radar command guidance HJ-9B: Laser beam-riding[source] |
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| Steering system | Two control surfaces[source] | — |
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| Accuracy | <5 m[source] | — |
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| Launch platform | Individual, vehicles, Kornet-T , Kornet-D , Bumerang-BM , Kornet-D1 , Pokpung-Ho IV[source] | Tripod WZ-550 NJ2046 Light utility vehicles Helicopters[source] |
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| Engine | — | Rocket engine[source] |
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