R-23 (missile) vs Zuni (rocket): Specs Compared

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AMissiles

Medium air-to-air missile

Credit

Varga Attila · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

BMissiles

Air-to-surface rocket

First system

Second system

At a glance

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

R-23 (missile)Length

4.5 m

Zuni (rocket)Length

2 m

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

R-23 (missile)larger figure on 3 of 3

Zuni (rocket)larger figure on 0 of 3

Measured figures

11 of 26 rows sourced on both sides

4.5m

Length+125%

All recorded figures & sources

4.5 m

Length

Single source

4.50 m (14 ft 9 in)^[source]

2 m

Length

Single source

Configuration

R-23 (missile) and Zuni (rocket) configuration
Specification	R-23 (missile)	Zuni (rocket)
Type	Medium air-to-air missile^[source]	Air-to-surface rocket^[source]
Place of origin	Soviet Union^[source]	United States^[source]
In service	1974–present^[source]	—
Used by	Soviet Air Forces , others^[source]	United States military French Air Force Ukrainian Air Force^[source]