Kornet-D
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| Kornet-D/EM | |
|---|---|
Kornet-EM | |
| Type | Anti-tank guided missile system |
| Place of origin | Russia |
| Service history | |
| In service | 2015 |
| Used by | see Current operators |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 4.61 meters |
| Crew | 2 |
Main armament | 8 × 9M133 Kornet-EM anti-tank guided missiles |
| Engine | GAZ-562 or Cummins В180 or Cummins В215 197–215 hp |
| Suspension | 4×4 |
Operational range | 1,000 km (620 mi) |
| Maximum speed | 140 km/h (87 mph) on road 80 km/h (50 mph) off-road |
Kornet-D is a Russian anti-tank guided missile system platform based on the GAZ-2975. It employs 9M133M Kornet-M missiles in both Tandem-HEAT or thermobaric warhead variants.
It is capable of launching a salvo of two missiles less than a second apart, either at a single target or at two different targets simultaneously. The two-missile salvo is intended to either defeat active protection systems or to ensure a single tank's destruction in the absence of an active protection system. The Kornet-D is equipped with an automatic tracking system, which tracks and guides each missile to their assigned targets without an operator's aid. The operator may switch targets or override missile guidance during the missile's flight. However, the vehicle must track the target until the missile impacts and is not a fire and forget system.
Armament
The main and only armament on the Kornet-D are two 9M133M Kornet-EM quad-launchers. The launchers are both equipped with automatic tracking systems that guides each launcher's missile to the target. The Kornet-D carries 16 missiles total, with 8 in reserve. The missiles have a range of 8,000 meters with the standard Tandem-HEAT warhead, and 10,000 meters with the thermobaric warhead-equipped variants. The standard variant of the Kornet-EM can penetrate 1,300 mm of RHA after ERA.
The system can be controlled remotely at a distance of 50 meters.[1]
Current operators
In game industry
MMO game Armored Warfare has Kornet as a machine of 10 tier.
References
- ^ "В Туле прошли испытания нового ПТРК "Корнет-Д" | Ракетная техника".
- ^ "Алжир купил новейшие российские противотанковые комплексы на базе бронемашины «Тигр"". 9 July 2015.
- ^ "April 17th rehearsal of 2019 Victory Day Parade in Alabino - Vitaly Kuzmin".
- ^ "Russian armed forces to receive Kornet-M and 9K115 Metis-M1 anti-tank-guided missiles TASS 12605161 | weapons defence industry military technology UK | analysis focus army defence military industry army".
See also
Media related to Kornet-EM at Wikimedia Commons