Hydra 70 vs K-13 (missile): Specs Compared

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Hydra 70 — licensed reference photograph

AMissiles

Hydra 70

Rocket

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User:Dammit · CC BY-SA 2.5 nl · Resized · CC BY-SA 2.5 nl · Source ↗ · Modified

BMissiles

K-13 (missile)

Short-range infrared homing air-to-air missile

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cliff1066 · CC BY 2.0 · Resized · CC BY 2.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Hydra 70Length

1.06 m

Length source ↗

K-13 (missile)R-3R

3.48 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Hydra 70larger figure on 0 of 1

None

K-13 (missile)larger figure on 1 of 1

Diameter+81%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

12 of 58 rows sourced on both sides

1.06m

3.48mR-3R

Length

All recorded figures & sources

1.06 m

Length

Single source

41.7 in (1,060 mm)^[source]

2.83 m

R-13M

Single source

Configuration

Details

Hydra 70 and K-13 (missile) configuration
Specification	Hydra 70	K-13 (missile)
Type	Rocket^[source]	Short-range infrared homing air-to-air missile^[source]
Place of origin	United States^[source]	Soviet Union^[source]
Used by	See Users^[source]	See Operators^[source]
Unit cost	$2,799^[source]	—
Guidance system	unguided

Launch platform	OH-58 Kiowa , UH-60 Black Hawk , MH-6 Little Bird , UH-1 Iroquois UH-1N Twin Huey UH-1Y Venom AH-1 Cobra , AH-1W SuperCobra , AH-1Z Viper , AH-64 Apache , Eurocopter Tiger , T-129 ATAK , OV-10 Bronco , A-10 Thunderbolt II , AV-8B Harrier II , F-16 Fighting Falcon , F/A-18 Hornet , P-3 Orion , Mi-24^[source]	MiG-21 , MiG-23 , MiG-19 , MiG-17 Sukhoi Su-17/20/22^[source]

Manufacturer	General Dynamics^[source]Current manufacturer · aktuell	Vympel^[source]

In service	—	1961^[source]

Warhead	—	7.4 kg (16 lb)^[source]

Engine	—	solid-fuel rocket engine^[source]

Guidance	—	(R-3S) infrared homing ; (R-3R) SARH^[source]

Launch weight	—	(R-3S) 75 kg (166 lb); (R-3R) 93 kg (205 lb)^[source]

Explosive content	—	5.3 kg (11.68 lbs) of TGAF-5 (40% TNT, 40% RDX, 20% Aluminium powder)^[source]

Fuze	—	type 428 proximity fuze and I-107 Contact fuze (R-3R)^[source]

Former operator · Bulgaria	—	Bulgaria^[source]

Former operator · Guinea	—	Guinea^[source]

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