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GBU-24 Paveway IIIlarger figure on 3 of 3
Krasnopol (weapon system)larger figure on 0 of 3
Measured figures
Length
Single source4.39 m (14 ft 5 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | GBU-24 Paveway III | Krasnopol (weapon system) |
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| Type | Laser-guided bomb[source] | Guided artillery shell[source] |
| Place of origin | United States of America[source] | Soviet Union/Russia[source] |
| In service | 1983[source] | 1986–present[source] |
| Designer | Texas Instruments[source] | — |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
1,300 mm (51 in)[source]
Effective; K155M
Single sourceEffective; Krasnopol
Single sourceEffective; Krasnopol-D (with 2S19 gun) or
Single sourceEffective; Krasnopol-D with 2S35 gun
Single sourceKrasnopol: 20 km (12 mi) K155M: 25 km (16 mi) Krasnopol-D: 43 km (27 mi) (with 2S19 gun) or 60 km (37 mi) (with 2S35 gun)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designed | 1980[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Raytheon[source] | KBP Instrument Design Bureau[source] |
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| Filling | Mark 84 bomb as warhead[source] | — |
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| Used by | — | Soviet Army Russian Army Syrian Arab Army Indian Army[source] |
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| Wars | — | Kargil War Syrian Civil War Second Libyan Civil War Russo-Ukrainian War[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1986–present[source] |
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| Variants | — | 2K25 Krasnopol 2K25M Krasnopol -M K155M Krasnopol -M2 Krasnopol -d[source] |
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| Warhead | — | High explosive[source] |
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| Guidance system | — | Laser guidance K155M: GLONASS - GPS , Semi-active laser homing[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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