K-13 (missile) vs R-73 (missile): Specs Compared

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AMissiles

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

BMissiles

R-73 (missile)

Short-range air-to-air missile

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Vitaly V. Kuzmin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

K-13 (missile)R-3R

3.48 m

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R-73 (missile)Length

2.93 m

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Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

K-13 (missile)larger figure on 0 of 1

None

R-73 (missile)larger figure on 1 of 1

Diameter+30%

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

Measured figures

Head to head

22 of 58 rows sourced on both sides

3.48mR-3R

2.93m

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-73 (missile) configuration
Specification	K-13 (missile)	R-73 (missile)
Type	Short-range infrared homing air-to-air missile^[source]	Short-range air-to-air missile^[source]
Place of origin	Soviet Union^[source]	Soviet Union^[source]
In service	1961^[source]	1984–present^[source]
Used by	See Operators^[source]	See Operators

Manufacturer	Vympel^[source]	Moscow Kommunar Machine-Building Plant , Tbilisi Aircraft Manufacturing , TAM Management^[source]

Warhead	7.4 kg (16 lb)^[source]	7.4 kilograms (16 lb)^[source]

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

Guidance system	infrared homing^[source]	All-aspect infrared homing^[source]

Launch platform	MiG-21 , MiG-23 , MiG-19 , MiG-17 Sukhoi Su-17/20/22^[source]	MiG-21 (Upgraded), MiG-23-98 , MiG-25 , MiG-27 , MiG-29 , MiG-31 , MiG-35 Sukhoi Su-24 , Su-25 , Su-27 , Su-30 , Su-33 , Su-34 , Su-35 , Sukhoi Su-57 , Sukhoi Su-47 Yak-141 , Yak-130 HAL Tejas IRIAF F-14 J-10 J-11 Mirage 2000 ( Indian Air Force ) MAGURA V5 USV ( HUR Ukraine ) 9K33 Osa Gravehawk^[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	—	Eritrean-Ethiopian War Yemeni civil war (2014-present) Russo-Ukrainian War^[source]

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