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Buk missile systemlarger figure on 1 of 1
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Length
Single source5,550 millimetres (18 ft 3 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Buk missile system | Rheinmetall Mk 20 Rh-202 |
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| Speed | Mach 3[source] | — |
| Type | Medium range SAM system[source] | Autocannon[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union; later Russia[source] | West Germany[source] |
| In service | 1980–present[source] | — |
| Used by | 9K37 Buk § Operators[source] |
Rheinmetall Mk 20 Rh-202larger figure on 0 of 1
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2612 mm[source]
travelling
Single source2.3 m (7 ft 7 in) (travelling)[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]
Effective; against ground targets
Single sourceEffective; against high flying aircraft
Single sourceMaximum; Rheinmetall MK 20 Rh 202; specification maximum range
Single source1,600 m against high flying aircraft 2,500 m against ground targets[source]
2000 m[source]
7000 m[source]Rheinmetall MK 20 Rh 202; specification maximum range
Warhead weight
Single source70 kg (150 lb)[source]
Rate of fire
Single source880 to 1,030 rpm[source]
with AP
Single sourcewith HEI
Single source1,044 m/s with HEI 1,100 m/s with AP[source]
Barrel length
Single source1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)[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] | — |
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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] | Rheinmetall[source] |
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| Designed | 1972[source] | 1960s[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 | — | Rheinmetall[source] |
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| Shell | — | 20 × 139 mm[source] |
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| Action | — | Gas unlocked blowback[source] |
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| Elevation | — | -5° to +83.5°[source] |
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| Traverse | — | 360°[source] |
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| Operation | — | Gas-unlocked sliding breech block, blowback, recoiling base[source] |
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| Rifling angle | — | 6°[source] |
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| Weight (complete) | — | 75 kg (165 lb) single feed; 83 kg (183 lb) dual feed[source] |
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| Max. range | — | 7000 m[source] |
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| Recoil force | — | 550–750 kg[source] |
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| Projectile weight | — | 134 g (0.3 lb) full calibre; 108 g APDS[source] |
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