9K119 Refleks

9K119 Refleks
Version 9M119F1 with fragmentation / incendiary warhead
General Information
Type	Anti-tank guided missile
Local name	9K119 Refleks / Swir
NATO designation	AT-11 sniper
Country of origin	Soviet Union / Russia
Manufacturer	Design office for device construction
development	1970s
Commissioning	1984
Working time	in service
Technical specifications
length	0.695 m
diameter	125 mm
Combat weight	24.3 kg
span	250 mm
drive	Solid rocket engine
speed	350 m / s
Range	100-5,000 m
Furnishing
steering	SACLOS via laser
Warhead	4.2 kg tandem shaped load
Detonator	Impact fuse
Weapon platforms	Tanks and anti-tank guns
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The 9K119 Refleks ( NATO code name AT-11 Sniper ) is a Soviet tube missile . The GRAY index of the missile is 9M119 Inwar .

development

The 9K119 Refleks system was designed as the successor to the 9K112 Kobra . System development at KBP in Tula began in the mid-1970s. The first copies were delivered to the Soviet armed forces in 1984. The 9K119 Refleks can be used by the T-72 , T-80 , T-84 , T-90 tanks , the 2S25 Sprut-SD self-propelled gun and the 2A45 Sprut anti-tank gun .

technology

The 9M119 tubular rockets can be fired from all Soviet / Russian 125 mm D-81 tank cannons and their descendants. The Refleks version 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 Swir version can only be fired from a standing position.

An ejection charge drives the rocket out of the cannon barrel, immediately after leaving the barrel the rocket motor ignites and accelerates the guided weapon to cruising speed. The guided weapon is controlled using a laser beam emitted by the telescopic sight (beam rider method). The laser beam represents a modulated and coded bundle of individual beams that form a coordinate system that can be read by the guided missile, with the help of which the on-board computer calculates the steering corrections. The weapon needs 17.6 seconds to fly through the nominal range of 5,000 m. A target at a distance of 4,000 m is reached in 11.7 seconds. After a flight time of 28 seconds, the missile disintegrates itself. Depending on the version, the warhead consists of a simple or tandem hollow charge or a thermobaric warhead.

variants

• 9K119 Refleks: Version for the T-80 and T-90.
  • 3UBK14 cartridge with 9M119 guided weapon . Range 5,000 m, armor penetration 650–700 mm RHA.
  • 3UBK20 cartridge with 9M119M Inwar guided weapon with tandem hollow charge . Range 5,000 m, armor penetration 700–750 mm RHA. Introduced in 1992.
  • 3UBK20M cartridge with 9M119M1 Inwar-M guided weapon . Range 5,000 m, armor penetration 850–900 mm RHA.
  • 3UBK14F cartridge with 9M119F guided weapon . Version with a 4.5 kg thermobaric warhead. Range 5,000 m.
  • 3UBK14F1 cartridge with 9M119F1 missile . Version with a 9 kg fragment / incendiary warhead. Range 3,500 m.

• 9K119 Swir: Version for the T-72.
  • 9UBK14 cartridge with 9M119 guided weapon . Range 4,000 m, armor penetration 650–700 mm RHA.
  • 9UBK20 cartridge with 9M119M Inwar guided weapon with tandem hollow charge. Range 4,000 m, armor penetration 700–750 mm RHA.
  • 9UBK20M cartridge with 9M119M1 Inwar-M guided weapon . Range 4,000 m, armor penetration 850–900 mm RHA.
  • 9UBK14F cartridge with 9M119F guided missile . Version with a 4.5 kg thermobaric warhead. Range 4,000 m.
  • 3UBK14F1 cartridge with 9M119F1 missile . Version with a 9 kg fragmentation incendiary head. Range 3,000 m.

Web links

Commons : 9M119 Refleks  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Producer JSC (English / Russian)
• www.new-factoria.ru ( Memento from April 26, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) (Russian / archive version)
• Stefan Kotsch's private website (German)