K-13 (missile) vs Roketsan Cirit: Specs Compared

AMissiles

K-13 (missile)

Short-range infrared homing air-to-air missile

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BMissiles

Roketsan Cirit

Air-to-surface , anti-armor and anti-personnel 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 ↗

Roketsan CiritLength

1.9 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

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

Diameter+81%

Roketsan Ciritlarger figure on 1 of 2

Range+111%

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 45 rows sourced on both sides

3.48mR-3R

1.9m

Length

All recorded figures & sources

2.83 m

R-13M

Single source

3.48 m

R-3R

Single source

2.830 m (9 ft 3.4 in) (R-13M) 3.48 m (11 ft 5 in) (R-3R)^[source]

1.9 m

Length

Single source

1.9 m^[source]

631mmR-13M

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Wingspan

All recorded figures & sources

0.631 m

R-13M

Single source

631 mm (24.8 in) (R-13M)^[source]

127mm

70mm

Diameter+81%

All recorded figures & sources

0.127 m

Diameter

Single source

127 mm (5.0 in)^[source]

0.07 m

Diameter

Single source

2.75" (70 mm)^[source]

90kgR-13M

15kg

Mass

All recorded figures & sources

90 kg

R-13M

Single source

90 kg (200 lb) (R-13M)^[source]

15 kg

Mass

Single source

15 kg^[source]

3,087km/hMaximum; Mach 2.5 (

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Speed

All recorded figures & sources

3,087 km/h

Maximum; Mach 2.5 (

Single source

Mach 2.5 (3087 km/h)^[source]

Mach 2.5^[source]

1–3.5kmOperational; Operational range

1.5–8kmOperational; Operational range

Range

All recorded figures & sources

1–3.5 km

Operational; Operational range

Single source

2 km

R-3S / R-3R · effective

Single source

0.9–7 km

R-3S / R-3R · max

Single source

1.0 to 3.5 kilometres (0.6 to 2.2 mi )^[source]

0.9 to 7 km max, 2 km effective^[source]

1.5–8 km

Operational; Operational range

Single source

1.5 - 8 km^[source]

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3kginsensitive explosive

Warhead mass

All recorded figures & sources

3 kg

insensitive explosive

Single source

3 kg insensitive explosive^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

K-13 (missile) and Roketsan Cirit configuration
Specification	K-13 (missile)	Roketsan Cirit
Type	Short-range infrared homing air-to-air missile^[source]	Air-to-surface , anti-armor and anti-personnel missile^[source]
Place of origin	Soviet Union^[source]	Turkey^[source]
In service	1961^[source]	—
Used by	See Operators^[source]	Turkish Army , UAE Army^[source]
Manufacturer	Vympel^[source]	ROKETSAN^[source]
Warhead	7.4 kg (16 lb)^[source]	Tri-Mode: Anti Armour, Anti Personnel and Incendiary Anti Personnel: Increased Anti Personnel and Incendiary Thermobaric: Increased Anti Personnel and Anti Structure^[source]
Engine	solid-fuel rocket engine^[source]	Solid-fuel rocket^[source]
Guidance system	infrared homing^[source]	Midcourse Guidance: MEMS-IMU , MEMS-INS , Magnetometer Terminal Guidance: Semi-Active Laser Seeker^[source]
Launch platform	MiG-21 , MiG-23 , MiG-19 , MiG-17 Sukhoi Su-17/20/22^[source]	Attack Helicopter Unmanned Aerial Vehicle TAI Hürkuş Land combat vehicle Naval platforms Stationary platforms^[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	—	Kurdish–Turkish conflict (1978–present) Syrian Civil War Operation Olive Branch Second Nagorno-Karabakh War^[source]
Designed	—	2004 – 2009^[source]
Produced	—	2011 - present^[source]
Steering system	—	Pop-out fins^[source]
Reported operators	Reported operator · Angola Reported operator · Bulgaria Reported operator · Congo Reported operator · Cuba Reported operator · Ethiopia Reported operator · Guinea Reported operator · Libya Reported operator · Nigeria Reported operator · North Korea Reported operator · Peru Reported operator · Sudan	Reported operator · Albania Reported operator · Bahrain Reported operator · Bangladesh Reported operator · Chad Reported operator · Spain Reported operator · Philippines Reported operator · Turkey Reported operator · United Arab Emirates

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K-13 (missile)

Roketsan Cirit

Type

Short-range infrared homing air-to-air missile^[source]

Air-to-surface , anti-armor and anti-personnel missile^[source]

Place of origin

Soviet Union^[source]

Turkey^[source]

In service

1961^[source]

—

Used by

See Operators^[source]

Turkish Army , UAE Army^[source]

Manufacturer

Vympel^[source]

ROKETSAN^[source]

Warhead

7.4 kg (16 lb)^[source]

Tri-Mode: Anti Armour, Anti Personnel and Incendiary Anti Personnel: Increased Anti Personnel and Incendiary Thermobaric: Increased Anti Personnel and Anti Structure^[source]

Engine

solid-fuel rocket engine^[source]

Solid-fuel rocket^[source]

Guidance system

infrared homing^[source]

Midcourse Guidance: MEMS-IMU , MEMS-INS , Magnetometer Terminal Guidance: Semi-Active Laser Seeker^[source]

Launch platform

MiG-21 , MiG-23 , MiG-19 , MiG-17 Sukhoi Su-17/20/22^[source]

Attack Helicopter Unmanned Aerial Vehicle TAI Hürkuş Land combat vehicle Naval platforms Stationary platforms^[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]

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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

—

Kurdish–Turkish conflict (1978–present) Syrian Civil War Operation Olive Branch Second Nagorno-Karabakh War^[source]

Designed

—

2004 – 2009^[source]

Produced

—

2011 - present^[source]

Steering system

—

Pop-out fins^[source]

Reported operators

Reported operator · Angola
Reported operator · Bulgaria
Reported operator · Congo
Reported operator · Cuba
Reported operator · Ethiopia
Reported operator · Guinea
Reported operator · Libya
Reported operator · Nigeria
Reported operator · North Korea
Reported operator · Peru
Reported operator · Sudan

Reported operator · Albania
Reported operator · Bahrain
Reported operator · Bangladesh
Reported operator · Chad
Reported operator · Spain
Reported operator · Philippines
Reported operator · Turkey
Reported operator · United Arab Emirates