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At a glance
Buk missile systemlarger figure on 1 of 1
SPG-9larger figure on 0 of 1
Measured figures
Length
Single source5,550 millimetres (18 ft 3 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Buk missile system | SPG-9 |
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| Speed | Mach 3[source] | — |
| Type | Medium range SAM system[source] | Recoilless gun Anti-tank gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union; later Russia[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 1980–present[source] | 1962–present[source] |
| Used by |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)[source]
allowing full traverse
Single source99 cm (3 ft 3 in) allowing full traverse[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]
Mass
Single sourcewith tripod
Single source47.5 kg (105 lb) 59.5 kg (131 lb) with tripod
1 gunner, 1 loader
Single source2 (1 gunner, 1 loader)[source]
Warhead weight
Single source70 kg (150 lb)[source]
smoothbore
Single source73 mm (2.9 in) smoothbore[source]
Rate of fire
Single source5–6 rounds per minute[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source250–435 m/s (820–1,430 ft/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
9K37 Buk § Operators[source]
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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 Iran–Iraq War Salvadoran Civil War Lord's Resistance Army insurgency Gulf War Lebanese Civil War Iraq War Second Sudanese Civil War Third Sudanese Civil War Libyan Civil Wars Northern Mali conflict Syrian Civil War War in Iraq (2013-2017) War in Donbas Yemeni Civil War (2014–present) Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen 2022 Kyrgyzstan–Tajikistan clashes Russo-Ukraine War Gaza 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] | — |
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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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| Breech | — | Interrupted screw[source] |
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| Recoil | — | None[source] |
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| Carriage | — | Tripod[source] |
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| Elevation | — | +7°/−3°[source] |
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| Traverse | — | 30° total[source] |
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| Feed system | — | Manually breech-loaded[source] |
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| Sights | — | PGO-9 optical 4× sight or PGN-9 IR and passive night sight[source] |
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| Barrel length | — | Длина ствола , мм 1850[source] |
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