9M113 Konkurs

9M113 Konkurs
9M113 Konkurs in Belarusian service
TypeAnti-tank missile
Place of originSoviet Union
Service history
In service1974–present
Used bySee operators
WarsSyrian Civil War[1]
Iraqi Civil War[1]
War in Donbass[2]
Yemeni Civil War
Saudi-led intervention in Yemen
2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
Russo-Ukrainian War
Production history
Designed1970
Manufacturer
Variants9M113M
Specifications (AT-5A Spandrel)
Mass14.6 kg (32 lb) (Missile weight)
22.5 kg (50 lbs) (9P135 launching post)[4]
Length1,150 mm (45 in)
875 mm (34.4 in) without gas generator
Diameter135 mm (5.3 in)
Wingspan468 mm (18.4 in)
Warhead2.7 kg (6.0 lb) 9N131 HEAT
Detonation
mechanism
Contact

EngineSolid-fuel rocket
Operational
range
70 m (230 ft) to 4 km (2.5 mi)
Maximum speed 208 m/s (680 ft/s)[2]
Guidance
system
Wire-guided SACLOS
Steering
system
Two control surfaces
Launch
platform
Individual, vehicle

The 9M113 Konkurs (Russian: 9М113 «Конкурс»; English: "Contest"; NATO reporting name AT-5 Spandrel) is a Soviet SACLOS wire-guided anti-tank missile.[5]

A development of the 9K111 Fagot with greater firepower, the 9M113 Konkurs can use the same launchers and is very similar visually, distinguishable only by a slight bulge towards the end of the Konkurs' missile tube.

  1. ^ a b "Etat islamique: comment les djihadistes emploient les missiles antichars pour appuyer leurs offensives". France-Soir (in French). 4 May 2017. Archived from the original on 6 September 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  2. ^ a b Introduction to the 9M113 Konkurs ATGM Archived 2017-07-09 at the Wayback Machine - Armamentresearch.com, 28 July 2016
  3. ^ Aero India (PDF). pp.23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 June 2021.
  4. ^ "AT-5 SPANDREL Anti-Tank Guided Missile". fas.org. Federation of American Scientists (FAS). Archived from the original on 1 January 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference ares was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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