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At a glance
Measured figures
PL-5B, PL-5C
Single sourcePL-5E
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | PL-5 | R-40 (missile) |
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| Speed | Mach 2.5[source] | Mach 2.2-4.5[source] |
| Type | Short-range air-to-air missile[source] | Long-range air-to-air missile[source] |
| Place of origin | China[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| Manufacturer | Luoyang Electro-Optics Technology Development Centre (EOTDC), Hanzhong Nanfeng Machine Factory[source] |
3.128 m (PL-5B, PL-5C), 2.893m (PL-5E)[source]
IR guided
Single sourceradar guided
Single source6.29 m (20 ft 8 in)(radar guided) - 5.91 m (19 ft 5 in) (IR guided)[source]
Warhead weight
Single source38–100 kg (84–220 lb)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Vympel[source]
| Produced | 1982[source] | 1960s–1995[source] |
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| Warhead | 6kg blast-frag , or expanding rod (RF-fuse)[source] | Blast fragmentation[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | Active infrared , laser proximity fuse(PL-5EII)[source] | Radar and active laser fuzes[source] |
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| Engine | Solid-fuel rocket[source] | Solid-propellant rocket motor[source] |
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| Guidance system | Infrared homing , multi-element, dual band detector(PL-5EII)[source] | Inverse monopulse Semi-active radar homing (R-40RD) Infrared homing (R-40TD)[source] |
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| Launch platform | Aircraft, helicopter gunships[source] | MiG-25 , MiG-31[source] |
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| In service | — | 1970–present[source] |
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| Used by | — | Soviet Union , Syria , Iraq[source] |
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| Wars | — | Iran–Iraq War , Gulf War , Operation Southern Watch[source] |
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| Designer | — | OKB-4 MR Bisnovatyi[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1959[source] |
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| Variants | — | R-40R / R-40T, R-40RD / R-40TD, R-40RD1 / R-40TD1 (radar and IR models)[source] |
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