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Vitaly V. Kuzmin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified
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Measured figures
Length
Single source5,550 millimetres (18 ft 3 in)[source]
Configuration
| Specification | Buk missile system | M119 howitzer |
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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] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1980–present[source] | — |
| Used by | 9K37 Buk § Operators[source] |
Width
Single source5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[source]
Combat
Single sourceTravel
Single sourceCombat: 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) Travel: 4 ft 6 in (1.37 m)[source]
Diameter
Single sourcewingspan
Single source400 mm ( 15 + 3 ⁄ 4 in); wingspan 860 mm (2 ft 10 in)[source]
Mass · source measurement 1
Single sourceMass · source measurement 2
Single source690 kg (1,520 lb), 715 kg (1,576 lb)[source]
Cannon alone
Single sourceCombat
Single sourceWarhead weight
Single source70 kg (150 lb)[source]
L/30.48
Single source10 ft 6 in (3.20 m) L/30.48[source]
Caliber
Single source105 mm (4.13 in)[source]
for 3 minutes Sustained for 30 minutes
Single sourceMaximum
Single sourceMaximum: 8 rpm for 3 minutes Sustained: 3 rpm for 30 minutes[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] | War in Afghanistan (2001-2021) Iraq War Saudi Arabian–led intervention in Yemen Russian invasion of Ukraine[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] | — |
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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] | M119, M119A1, M119A2, M119A3[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 | — | Joint Manufacturing Technology Center of Rock Island Arsenal[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1989–2013[source] |
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| Shell | — | Semi-fixed 105 x 372 mm R[source] |
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| Elevation | — | -5.625° (−100 mils) to +69.975° (+1,244 mils)[source] |
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| Traverse | — | 5.625° (100 mils) left or right[source] |
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| Sights | — | 3 × M90A2 telescope, M137A1 panoramic telescope[source] |
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With BII
Single sourceWithout BII
Single sourceWith BII: 5,110 lb (2,320 kg) Without BII: 4,690 lb (2,130 kg) Cannon alone: 1,389 lb (630 kg) Combat: 4,268 lb (1,936 kg)[source]