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Buk missile systemlarger figure on 0 of 1
M-46 field gun
Measured figures
Length
Single source5,550 millimetres (18 ft 3 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Buk missile system | M-46 field gun |
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| Speed | Mach 3[source] | — |
| Type | Medium range SAM system[source] | Towed field gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union; later Russia[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 1980–present[source] | — |
| Used by | 9K37 Buk § Operators[source] |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
11.73 m (38 ft 6 in)[source]
Diameter
Single sourcewingspan
Single source400 mm ( 15 + 3 ⁄ 4 in); wingspan 860 mm (2 ft 10 in)[source]
Warhead weight
Single source70 kg (150 lb)[source]
Bore L/55
Single sourceBore: 7.15 m (23 ft 5 in) L/55[source]
burst
Single sourcenormal
Single sourcesustained
Single source6 rpm (normal) 8 rpm (burst) 5 rpm (sustained)[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source930 m/s (3,051 ft/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| 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] | Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War Eritrean War of Independence South African Border War Six-Day War Yom Kippur War Ethiopian Civil War Angolan Civil War Uganda–Tanzania War Sino-Vietnamese conflicts (1979–1991) Lebanese Civil War Iran–Iraq War Sri Lankan Civil War First Nagorno-Karabakh War Yugoslav Wars Kosovo War Syrian Civil War Yemeni Civil War (2014–present) Second Nagorno-Karabakh War Tigray War Israeli–Lebanese conflict Russo-Ukrainian 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] | — |
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| Designed | 1972[source] | 1946–1950[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] | — |
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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 | — | MOTZ[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1951–1971[source] |
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| Shell | — | 130 x 845 mm R (R/184.6mm) separate-loading charge and projectile[source] |
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| Breech | — | Horizontal sliding-wedge[source] |
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| Recoil | — | hydro-pneumatic[source] |
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| Carriage | — | Split-trail[source] |
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| Elevation | — | −2.5° to 45°[source] |
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| Traverse | — | 50°[source] |
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