9K120 Ataka

9K120 Ataka
General Information
Type	Anti-tank guided missile
Manufacturer	KBM design office , Kolomna
development	1980s
Commissioning	1985
Unit price	$ 50,000
Technical specifications
length	1.73 m
diameter	130 mm
Combat weight	33.5 kg
span	336 mm
drive	Solid rocket engine
speed	350-400 m / s
Range	6,000 m
Furnishing
Target location	SACLOS , via radio command
Warhead	7.4 kg shaped charge
Weapon platforms	Vehicles and helicopters
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The 9K120 Ataka ( NATO code name AT-9 Spiral-2 ) is an anti-tank guided missile from Soviet production. The GRAY index of the missile is 9M120 .

development

The guided weapon was developed by the Kolomna design office, which had already created the 9K11 Maljutka and 9K114 Schturm systems. The design work began in the mid-1980s. The 9K120 Ataka system was designed as a successor to the 9K114 Schturm introduced in the late 1970s. The 9K120 system is based on the 9K114 and is a further development of it. Compared to its predecessor, the 9K120 is more resistant to electronic interference measures and has greater accuracy and a greater range. The 9K120 also has a completely newly developed warhead with increased penetration power. The first copies were delivered to the Soviet armed forces in 1985.

variants

The 9K120 Ataka system uses the following types of guided missiles:

9M120: basic version with monoblock shaped charge ; Armor penetration 600–800 mm RHA
9M120-1: Version with tandem shaped charge ; Range 6 km, armor penetration up to 950 mm RHA

9M120M: Version with tandem shaped charge; Range 8 km

9M120D: version with fragmentation warhead; Range 10 km

9M120F: version with a thermobaric warhead

9M120F-1: Version with a fragmentation incendiary warhead

9M120O: version with a continuous rod warhead and proximity fuse for fighting helicopters; Range 7 km

The 9M114M guided missiles of the predecessor system AT-6 Spiral can also be used:

9M114M1: (AT-6B "Spiral"): 6 km range with 7.4 kg monoblock shaped charge

9M114M2: (AT-6C "Spiral"): 7 km range with 7.4 kg tandem shaped charge

Deployment platforms

The vehicle-bound version Ataka-S is used in the 9P149 and 9P162 tank destroyers . The Ataka-S system is also installed on the BMP-T main battle tank support vehicle and on the 2T Stalker reconnaissance vehicle .

The airborne version Ataka-W is used with the helicopters Mi-8 "Hip" , Mi-24W "Hind" , Mi-28 "Havoc" , Ka-52 "Alligator" and the Ka-29TB Helix-B .

technology

The guided weapon is transported in an aluminum tube and also fired from this. The guided missile uses a solid rocket propulsion system from Soyuz NPO. At the start, a small discharge charge pushes the missile out of the launch tube. Immediately after leaving the tube, the wings unfold and the rocket motor ignites.

The guided weapon is controlled by SACLOS via radio. The radio control allows a higher speed and range compared to the conventional wire control. The radio control takes place via VHF with different frequency bands and multiple coding in order to minimize the susceptibility to interfering measures. The system includes an electro-optical daylight sighting unit with an integrated laser rangefinder. After the start, the shooter must keep the target in sight until it hits the target. Control commands are transmitted to the missile via radio remote control.

The guided weapon flies above the gunner's line of sight. Since the distance to the target is determined by the laser rangefinder, the guided missile only hits the target from above shortly before the impact. This procedure is mainly used to avoid collisions with obstacles. With this attack profile, the shaped charge warhead only has to penetrate the thin roof armor of the main battle tank. With the guided missile 9M220O it is possible to fight slowly flying helicopters.

distribution

Algeria Algeria
Armenia Armenia
Ethiopia Ethiopia
Brazil Brazil
India India
Indonesia Indonesia
Iraq Iraq
Kenya Kenya
Libya Libya
Poland Poland
Russia Russia
Sudan Sudan
Ukraine Ukraine
Venezuela Venezuela
Belarus Belarus

Web links

Commons : 9M120 Ataka - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c Michal Fiszer: Russia's Tank Stoppers, Part 1 & 2. Journal of Electronic Defense (JED), Nov 2004.
^ AW Hull, DR Markov, SJ Zaloga : Soviet / Russian Armor and Artillery Design Practices 1945 to Present. Darlington Productions, 1999, ISBN 1-892848-01-5 .
↑ The AT-9 anti-tank guided missile system. DTIG - Defense Threat Informations Group, January 1997
↑ militaryrussia.ru , accessed: March 14, 2014 (Russian)

[michi-1] Michal Fiszer: Russia's Tank Stoppers, Part 1 & 2. Journal of Electronic Defense (JED), Nov 2004.

[zaloga-2] AW Hull, DR Markov, SJ Zaloga : Soviet / Russian Armor and Artillery Design Practices 1945 to Present. Darlington Productions, 1999, ISBN 1-892848-01-5 .

[dtig-3] The AT-9 anti-tank guided missile system. DTIG - Defense Threat Informations Group, January 1997

[tomsk-4] taryrussia.ru , accessed: March 14, 2014 (Russian)


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