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Buk missile systemlarger figure on 0 of 1
KS-19larger 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 source5,550 millimetres (18 ft 3 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Buk missile system | KS-19 |
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| Speed | Mach 3[source] | — |
| Type | Medium range SAM system[source] | Anti-aircraft gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union; later Russia[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 1980–present[source] | 1948−present[source] |
| Used by | 9K37 Buk § Operators |
9.45 m (31.0 ft)[source]
Diameter
Single sourcewingspan
Single source400 mm ( 15 + 3 ⁄ 4 in); wingspan 860 mm (2 ft 10 in)[source]
Operational; Operational range
Single source30 kilometres (19 mi)[source]
Maximum; horizontal
Single sourceMaximum; vertical, proximity fuze
Single sourceMaximum; vertical, time fuze
Single source21 km (13 mi) (horizontal) 15 km (9.3 mi) (vertical, proximity fuze ) 12.7 km (7.9 mi) (vertical, time fuze)[source]
Warhead weight
Single source70 kg (150 lb)[source]
Barrel length
Single source5.742 m (18.84 ft)[source]
Rate of fire
Single source15 rpm[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
See § Operators[source] |
| Wars | Russo-Georgian War Russo-Ukrainian War War in Donbas Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present) Second Nagorno-Karabakh War 2026 United States intervention in Venezuela[source] | Korean War Vietnam War Iran–Iraq War Soviet–Afghan War Gulf War Somali Civil War 2003 invasion of Iraq Russo-Ukrainian War Second Nagorno-Karabakh War[source] |
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| Designer | Almaz-Antey : Tikhomirov NIIP (lead designer) Lyulev Novator (SA missile designer) MNIIRE Altair (naval version designer) NIIIP (surveillance radar designer) DNPP (missiles) UMZ (TELARs) MZiK (TELs) Kalashnikov : MMZ ( GM chassis )[source] | L. V. Lyuliev[source] |
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| Designed | 1972[source] | 1947[source] |
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| Variants | Land: 9K37 "Buk" 9K37M 9K37M1 "Buk-M1" 9K37M1-2 "Buk-M1-2" 9K37M1-2A 9K317 "Buk-M2" 9K317M "Buk-M3" Naval: 3S90 (M-22) 3S90M 3S90E.1[source] | See § Variants[source] |
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| Warhead | Frag-HE[source] | — |
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| Detonation mechanism | Radar proximity fuse[source] | — |
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| Propellant | Solid propellant rocket[source] | — |
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| Flight altitude | 14,000 metres (46,000 ft)[source] | — |
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| Guidance system | Semi-active radar homing[source] | — |
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| Launch platform | § System composition[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | — | Plant No. 4, Perm[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1948−1957[source] |
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| No. built | — | 10,151[source] |
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| Shell | — | AP-T, APC-T, HE, HE-FRAG, FRAG[source] |
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| Action | — | Semi-automatic horizontal sliding wedge[source] |
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| Elevation | — | +85°/-3°[source] |
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| Traverse | — | 360°[source] |
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