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Measured figures
AR-1 specification-table column only, not AR-2 · Length
Single source1,400 mm (4.6 ft)[source]AR-1 specification-table column only, not AR-2
Configuration
| Specification | AR-1 (missile) | K-13 (missile) |
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| Type | air-to-ground anti-tank missile[source] | Short-range infrared homing air-to-air missile[source] |
| National origin | Chinese[source] | — |
| Designer | 11th Academy of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC)[source] | — |
| Launch platforms | unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), helicopters, and fixed-wing aircraft[source] | — |
| Guidance | inertial navigation system and semi-active laser homing[source] |
R-13M
R-3R
Single source2.830 m (9 ft 3.4 in) (R-13M) 3.48 m (11 ft 5 in) (R-3R)[source]
AR-1 prose reported launch mass · around
Single sourceLaunch; AR-1 specification-table column only, not AR-2 · Launch mass
Single sourcearound 40 kg (88 lb)[source]AR-1 prose reported launch mass
42 kg (93 lb)[source]AR-1 specification-table column only, not AR-2
R-13M
Single source90 kg (200 lb) (R-13M)[source]
AR-1 specification-table column only, not AR-2 · Range
Single source2–8 km (1.2–5.0 mi; 1.1–4.3 nmi)[source]AR-1 specification-table column only, not AR-2
AR-1 specification-table column only, not AR-2 · Warhead mass
Single source9 kg (20 lb)[source]AR-1 specification-table column only, not AR-2
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
INS (LOBL/LOAL) + SAL / infrared homing / Television (TV) / mmW radar[source]AR-1 specification-table column only, not AR-2
(R-3S) infrared homing ; (R-3R) SARH[source] |
| Seeker configuration | The seeker head is modular and can be replaced with other types.[source] | — |
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| Release altitude | 500–5,000 m (1,600–16,400 ft)[source]AR-1 specification-table column only, not AR-2 | — |
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| Release speed | 180–250 km/h (97–135 kn)[source]AR-1 specification-table column only, not AR-2 | — |
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| Warhead type | Penetration blast warhead / Fragmentation-blast warhead[source]AR-1 specification-table column only, not AR-2 | — |
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| Steering | Double cruciform trailing edges (X-X)[source]AR-1 specification-table column only, not AR-2 | — |
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| Accuracy | ≤1.5m[source]AR-1 specification-table column only, not AR-2 | — |
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| Place of origin | — | Soviet Union[source] |
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| In service | — | 1961[source] |
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| Used by | — | See Operators[source] |
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| Manufacturer | — | Vympel[source] |
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| Warhead | — | 7.4 kg (16 lb)[source] |
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| Engine | — | solid-fuel rocket engine[source] |
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| Guidance system | — | infrared homing[source] |
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| Launch platform | — | MiG-21 , MiG-23 , MiG-19 , MiG-17 Sukhoi Su-17/20/22[source] |
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| Launch weight | — | (R-3S) 75 kg (166 lb); (R-3R) 93 kg (205 lb)[source] |
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| Explosive content | — | 5.3 kg (11.68 lbs) of TGAF-5 (40% TNT, 40% RDX, 20% Aluminium powder)[source] |
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| Fuze | — | type 428 proximity fuze and I-107 Contact fuze (R-3R)[source] |
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| Former operator · Bulgaria | — | Bulgaria[source] |
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| Former operator · Guinea | — | Guinea[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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