K-13 (missile) vs TY-90: Specs Compared

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K-13 (missile)

Short-range infrared homing air-to-air missile

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BMissiles

TY-90

Air-to-air & surface-to-air missiles

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 ↗

TY-90Length

1.95 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

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

Diameter+41%

TY-90larger figure on 1 of 2

Range+89%

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

Measured figures

Head to head

16 of 37 rows sourced on both sides

3.48mR-3R

1.95m

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 TY-90 configuration
Specification	K-13 (missile)	TY-90
Type	Short-range infrared homing air-to-air missile^[source]	Air-to-air & surface-to-air missiles^[source]
Place of origin	Soviet Union^[source]	China^[source]
In service	1961^[source]	1990’s – present^[source]
Used by	See Operators^[source]	China^[source]

Manufacturer	Vympel^[source]	China Aviation Industry Corporation I^[source]

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

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

Guidance system	infrared homing^[source]	ImIR IR^[source]

Launch platform	MiG-21 , MiG-23 , MiG-19 , MiG-17 Sukhoi Su-17/20/22^[source]	Air & surface^[source]

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

Produced	—	since 1990s^[source]

Detonation mechanism	—	impact / proximity^[source]

Propellant	—	Solid fuel^[source]

Flight ceiling	—	6 km^[source]

Flight altitude	—	0 – 6 km^[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	—