K-13 (missile) vs R-60 (missile): Specs Compared

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K-13 (missile)

Short-range infrared homing air-to-air missile

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BMissiles

R-60 (missile)

Lightweight short-range air-to-air missile

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

K-13 (missile)R-3R

3.48 m

Length source ↗

R-60 (missile)Length

2.09 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

K-13 (missile)larger figure on 1 of 2

Diameter+6%

R-60 (missile)larger figure on 1 of 2

Range+256%

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

Measured figures

Head to head

21 of 51 rows sourced on both sides

3.48mR-3R

2.09m

Length

All recorded figures & sources

2.83 m

R-13M

Single source

3.48 m

R-3R

Single source

Configuration

Details

K-13 (missile) and R-60 (missile) configuration
Specification	K-13 (missile)	R-60 (missile)
Type	Short-range infrared homing air-to-air missile^[source]	Lightweight short-range air-to-air missile^[source]
Place of origin	Soviet Union^[source]	Soviet Union^[source]
In service	1961^[source]	1970–present^[source]
Used by	See Operators^[source]	—

Warhead	7.4 kg (16 lb)^[source]	3 kg (6.6 lb)^[source]

Engine	solid-fuel rocket engine^[source]	Solid-fuel rocket engine^[source]

Guidance system	infrared homing^[source]	Infrared homing^[source]

Launch platform	MiG-21 , MiG-23 , MiG-19 , MiG-17 Sukhoi Su-17/20/22^[source]	MiG-21 , MiG-23 , MiG-25 , MiG-27 , MiG-29 , MiG-31 , Su-15 , Su-17 , Su-20 , Su-22 , Su-24 , Su-25 , Yak-28 , Yak-38 , Yak-141 , Mi-24 , BAE Systems Hawk , L39ZA , J-22 Orao^[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]	—

Wars	—	Iran–Iraq War South African Border War Lebanese Civil War Russo-Ukrainian war^[source]

Detonation mechanism	—	proximity^[source]

Flight altitude	—	20,000 m (66,000 ft)^[source]

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