9K112 cobra

9K112 cobra
General Information
Type	Anti-tank guided missile
Local name	9K112 cobra
NATO designation	AT-8 Songster
Country of origin	Soviet Union / Russia
Manufacturer	Design office for device construction
development	1971
Commissioning	1976
Working time	in service
Technical specifications
length	0.982 m
diameter	125 mm
Combat weight	37.2 kg
drive	Solid rocket engine
speed	320-400 m / s
Range	4,000 m
Furnishing
steering	Radio command steering
Warhead	4.5 kg shaped charge
Detonator	Impact fuse
Weapon platforms	Main battle tank T-64 , T-80
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The 9K112 Kobra ( Russian 9К112 Кобра ) is a Soviet tube rocket . The GRAY index of the missile is 9M112 . The NATO code name is AT-8 Songster .

development

The system development at the manufacturer KBP in Tula began in 1971. The first copies were delivered to the Soviet armed forces in 1976. There they were first used in the T-64 B (Object 447A) main battle tanks and later in the T-80 B (Object 219R).

technology

The 9M112 is fired from the 125 mm 2A46M1 cannon of the T-64B and T-80B main battle tanks. The guided weapon is divided into two parts and is housed in the tank's loading machine. The front 9M43 -Lenkwaffenteil contains the 9N124 - shaped charge -Sprengkopf with the 9E239 -detonators and 9D129 - solid rocket motor . The control unit with the radio antenna, battery, gyroscope and actuators are housed in the rear part of the 9B447 guided missile . During the loading process, both parts are put together by the tank's automatic loading machine and pushed into the tube with an ejector charge. Before use, the GTN-12 transmission system must be mounted on the tank turret . The guided weapon can be used from standing and while moving at up to 30 km / h on stationary and moving targets as well as against low-flying helicopters. The ejection charge drives the guided weapon out of the cannon barrel. Immediately after leaving the pipe, the rocket motor ignites and accelerates the guided weapon to cruising speed. The guided missile is controlled by means of a semi-active radio command guidance system. The missile's warhead consists of a shaped charge with a penetration capacity of 550–700 mm of armor steel .

variants

• 9K112 Cobra:
  • Rocket 9M112: Initial version with 9N144 warhead. Introduced in 1976.
• 9K112-1 Kobra-U:
  • 9M112-1 missile : Introduced in 1976 on the T-64B. Armor penetration 500–550 mm RHA .
  • Rocket 9M112-2: Introduced in 1984. With improved electronics.
  • 9M112M missile : Introduced in 1977 with the T-80B. Improved version with 9N129 warhead.
  • 9M112M2 missile : version with improved electronics and more powerful 9N138 warhead. Armor penetration 550–600 mm RHA. Introduced in 1979
• 9K117 agon:
  • Missile 9M124: Version with the new 9N144 warhead. Armor penetration up to 650–700 mm RHA. Introduced in 1985.
  • Rocket 9M128: Prototype with 9N149 - tandem shaped charge . Forerunner of the 9K119 Refleks . Introduced in 1988.

distribution

•  Armenia
•  Azerbaijan
•  Russia
•  Ukraine
•  Uzbekistan
•  Belarus

Web links

Commons : 9M112 Kobra  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Комплекс управляемого танкового вооружения 9К112 Кобра. In: Ракетная техника. www.new-factoria.ru, accessed on July 12, 2014 (Russian, Der Panzerabwehrkomplex 9K112 Kobra). 
• Stefan Kotsch: 9K112 KOBRA. The 9K112 KOBRA guided missile system for the T-80B and T-64B main battle tanks. In: Das Panzerdetail. Retrieved July 12, 2014 . 

literature

• AW Hull, DR Markov, SJ Zaloga : Soviet / Russian Armor and Artillery Design Practices 1945 to Present . Darlington Productions, 1999, ISBN 1-892848-01-5 .