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K-13 (missile)larger figure on 0 of 2
Kh-28larger figure on 2 of 2
Measured figures
R-13M
Single sourceR-3R
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | K-13 (missile) | Kh-28 |
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| Type | Short-range infrared homing air-to-air missile[source] | air-launched anti-radiation missile[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 1961[source] | 1973–current[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | FSU, Warsaw Pact, India, Iraq, Vietnam |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
2.830 m (9 ft 3.4 in) (R-13M) 3.48 m (11 ft 5 in) (R-3R)[source]
Length
Single source597 cm (19 ft 7 in)[source]
Warhead weight
Single source160 kg (353 lb)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Manufacturer | Vympel[source] | MKB Raduga[source] |
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| Warhead | 7.4 kg (16 lb)[source] | Blast fragmentation[source] |
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| Engine | solid-fuel rocket engine[source] | Two-stage liquid-fuel rocket[source] |
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| Guidance system | infrared homing[source] | Inertial guidance with passive radar seeker[source] |
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| Launch platform | MiG-21 , MiG-23 , MiG-19 , MiG-17 Sukhoi Su-17/20/22[source] | Su-17M/Su-20/Su-22M, Su-24M, Tu-16, MiG-25BM, MiG-27, Tu-22M[source] |
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| Guidance | (R-3S) infrared homing ; (R-3R) SARH[source] | — |
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| Launch weight | (R-3S) 75 kg (166 lb); (R-3R) 93 kg (205 lb)[source] | — |
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| Explosive content | 5.3 kg (11.68 lbs) of TGAF-5 (40% TNT, 40% RDX, 20% Aluminium powder)[source] | — |
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| Fuze | type 428 proximity fuze and I-107 Contact fuze (R-3R)[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Bulgaria | Bulgaria[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Guinea | Guinea[source] | — |
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| Designer | — | Alexander Yakovlevich Bereznyak[source] |
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| Former operator · Soviet Union | — | Soviet Union[source] |
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| Former operator · Afghanistan | — | Afghanistan[source] |
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| Former operator · Hungary | — | Hungary[source] |
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| Former operator · Iraq | — | Iraq[source] |
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| Former operator · Peru | — | Peru[source] |
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| Former operator · Poland | — | Poland[source] |
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| Former operator · South Yemen | — | South Yemen[source] |
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