2K8 falanga

2K8 falanga

The anti-tank missile complex 2K8 Falanga ( Russian 2К8 "Фаланга" , NATO code name AT-2 Swatter ) is a Soviet anti-tank guided missile of the first generation.

history

The Falanga was developed by the Nudelmann development office (OKB-16) as the successor to the 2K15 Schmel . It had a greater range and a higher speed compared to this. In September 1964, the rocket was shown to Nikita Khrushchev for the first time . The serial production took over the Degtjarjowwerk in Kowrow . It was the USSR's first anti-tank guided missile that could also be used from helicopters. For this purpose, it was used in small numbers on the Mi-4AW and then on the Mi-8TW and Mi-24 . It was later replaced by the 9K113 bankruptcy and 9K114 Schturm .

The 2K8 Falanga anti-tank guided missile complex includes the launch vehicle based on the BRDM-1 with the GRAU index 2P32 and the 3M11 missile.

Versions

• 3M11 / 9M11 (AT-2A Swatter A) MCLOS (MCLOS = English Manual Command to Line of Sight , manual control via line of sight) with a range of 2.5 km
• AT-2B Swatter B, where the range has been increased to 3.5 km
  • 9M17
  • 9M17DB modified version for the Mi-8TW
  • 9M17M Skorpion-M MCLOS 9K8 (Falanga-M) - takeoff weight 29 kg, maximum range 3.5 km. First shown in 1973 at the annual Moscow Military Parade.
• AT-2C "Swatter C" Falanga-PW (Fleyta) 9K8 - SACLOS version, takeoff weight 29 kg.
  • 9M17P - first SACLOS version.
  • 9M17MP - version with improved engine, maximum range 4.0 km.
  • 9M17N

Technical specifications

Parameter	3M11
length	1160 mm
span	680 mm
diameter	148 mm
Takeoff mass	27.0 kg
Airspeed	150-170 m / s
Operational range	500-2500 m
Flight time up to the maximum range	17 seconds
control	radio-controlled MCLOS
Warhead	5.4 kg shaped charge 500 mm against RHA

Web links

Commons : 3M11 Falanga  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Jane's Defense: 9M17M Falanga-M
• Tomsk: Complex 9K8 (Russian with pictures)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} AT - 2 SWATTER Anti-Tank Guided Missile (engl.)