9K116-2 Sheksna

9K116-2 Sheksna
9M117M missiles (2013)
General Information
Type	Anti-tank guided missile
Local name	9K116-2 / 9K118 Scheksna
NATO designation	AT-12 swingers
Country of origin	Soviet Union / Russia
Manufacturer	Design office for device construction
development	1970s
Commissioning	1983
Working time	in service
Technical specifications
length	9M117 : 1.05 m 9M117M : 1.14 m 9M117M1 : 1.18 m
diameter	115 rmm
Combat weight	9M117 : 25 kg 9M117M : 27.5 kg 9M117M1 : 28 kg
span	255 mm
drive	Solid rocket engine
speed	370 m / s
Range	9M117 : 3,000 m 9M117M : 4,000 m 9M117M1 : 5,000 m
Furnishing
steering	SACLOS via laser
Warhead	9M117 : 4.5 kg shaped charge 9M117M : shaped charge 9M117M1 : tandem-charge
Detonator	Impact fuse
Weapon platforms	T-62 main battle tank
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The 9K116-2 Scheksna ( Russian 9К116-2 Шексна , Scheksna ) is a Soviet tube missile . The GRAY index of the missile is 9M117 . The NATO code name is AT-12 Swinger .

development

In the mid-1970s, a new family of guided missiles was developed in the device engineering design office in Tula. This was to be fired from 100 and 115 mm cannons by tanks and from anti-tank guns . The steering arms family included the systems 9K116 Kastet for the MT-12 -Panzerabwehrkanone that 9K116-1 "Bastion" for the D-10T -Kanone of the T-55 -Kampfpanzers and 9K116-3 "Basnja" for the BMP-3 -Schützenpanzer . These weapons were given the designation AT-10 Stabber by NATO . The 9K116-2 “Scheksna” version was developed for the T-62 M main battle tank . This was named AT-12 "Swinger" by NATO . The first 9M117 units were delivered to the Soviet armed forces in 1983.

technology

The 9M117 guided missiles are fired from the 115mm U-5TS cannon of the T-62M (Object 166M). The 9M117 can only be fired from a standing position. A discharge charge drives the missile out of the cannon barrel, 1.5 seconds after leaving the barrel the rocket motor ignites and accelerates the missile to cruising speed. The rocket motor burns for around 6 seconds. The guided weapon is controlled by means of the Wolna fire control system and a laser beam emitted by the 1K13-1 Bom rifle scope (beam rider method). The laser guide beam represents a modulated and coded bundle of individual beams which together form a coordinate system that can be read by the guided missile, with the help of which the steering corrections are calculated in the guided missile. The rocket covers a flight distance of 4,000 m in just under 13 seconds. The warhead of the missile consists of a shaped charge or tandem shaped charge . The missile destroys itself in the event of a missed shot after a flight time of 26 to 41 seconds.

variants

• 3UBK10-2 cartridge with 9M117 guided weapon. Range 3,000 m, armor penetration 275–500 mm RHA .
• 3UBK10M-2 cartridge with 9M117M Kan guided weapon with tandem hollow charge, range 4,000 m, armor penetration 500–550 mm RHA.
• 3UBK23-2 cartridge with 9M117M1 Arkan guided weapon with tandem hollow charge, range 5,000 m, armor penetration 550–650 mm RHA.

Individual evidence

1. ^ AW Hull, DR Markov, SJ Zaloga : Soviet / Russian Armor and Artillery Design Practices 1945 to Present. Darlington Productions, 1999, ISBN 1-892848-01-5 .
2. ↑ Комплексы управляемого танкового вооружения 9К116-1 "Бастион" и 9К116-2 "Шексна" и "Басня" btvt.narod.ruн, accessed: May 15, 2013
3. ↑ The guided missile system 9K116 BASTION of the T-55AM and SHEKSNA of the T-62 main battle tank in detail, accessed: May 15, 2013
4. ↑ Комплекс управляемого танкового вооружения 9К116-1 Бастион ( Memento from May 7, 2003 in the Internet Archive ) new-factoria.ru, accessed May 15, 2013
5. ↑ The 3UBK10-1 tubular rocket for the 100 mm D-10T main battle tank cannon in detail, accessed on May 15, 2013