Ch-25

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Ch-25

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Ch-25ML

General Information
Type Air-to-surface missile
Local name Ch-25
NATO designation AS-10 Karen
Country of origin Soviet Union 1955Soviet Union Soviet Union / RussiaRussiaRussia 
Manufacturer Zvezda design office
development 1971
Commissioning 1976
Working time in service
Technical specifications
length 3705 mm
diameter 275 mm
Combat weight 310 kg
span 755 mm
drive Solid rocket engine
speed Mach 2.3 (765 m / s)
Range 8-12 km
Furnishing
steering Inertial navigation system
Target location Semi-active laser steering
Warhead 90 kg penetration and fragmentation warhead
Detonator Impact detonator, programmed detonator
Weapon platforms Airplanes, helicopters
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The Ch-25 ( Russian Х-25 , NATO code name AS-10 Karen ) is a supersonic , tactical air-to-surface missile made by the Soviet Union.

development

Development began in the Zvezda state design office in the late 1960s. The problematic Ch-66 was to be replaced with the Ch-25 . The first attempts at shooting were made in 1973. The system was introduced to the Russian Air Force in 1976. The anti-radar missile Ch-25P was also created on the basis of the Ch-25 . The Ch-25 is the Russian equivalent of the American AGM-65 Maverick .

technology

The Ch-25 has a modular structure and consists of the following components: seeker head, SUR-73 autopilot, warhead and PRD-228 rocket motor . There are different models of the seeker head and the warhead that can be combined with the remaining components. There is the 140 kg F-27 fragmentation warhead and the 90 kg F25 multi-purpose warhead with penetration and fragmentation effects . A tandem warhead, consisting of a pre-hollow charge and a fragmentation warhead, has existed since 2010 . This serves to combat concrete structures in bunkers. The pre- hollow charge can penetrate 1 m of reinforced concrete . The fragmentation warhead follows through the opening and detonates inside the building. Thanks to its modular structure, the Ch-25 can be used against a wide range of tactical targets such as armored vehicles , air defense , ships , transport facilities, traffic systems and bunkered systems. The Ch-25 has been continuously adapted and improved to reflect the current threat situation.

The scattering circle radius ( CEP ) of the Ch-25 is 1.5–9 m, depending on the version and shooting distance. The Ch-25 can be launched at an altitude of 30–12,000 m and at speeds of 200–1,250 km / h. The minimum shooting distance is 2–2.5 km, depending on the version. The missiles can be used by the AAP-68 , AAP-68UM , AAP-68-85 launch rails and the universal launch rail APU-68U .

variants

  • 1st generation
    • Ch-25R: With radio command steering, range 8 km. Introduced in 1976.
    • Ch-25L: With semi-active laser steering, range 10 km.
    • Ch-25P: anti-radar missile, NATO code name: AS-12 Kegler.
  • 2nd generation
    • Ch-25MR: Improved Ch-25R, range 8-12 km. Introduced in 1981.
    • Ch-25ML: Improved Ch-25L, range 8–12 km.
    • Ch-25MT: With TV command steering , range 20 km.
    • Ch-25MTP: Version with imaging infrared seeker head for night use, range 20 km.
  • 3rd generation
    • Ch-25MA: With INS and active radar seeker in the K u band (18–40 GHz ), range 40 km. Introduced in 1999
    • Ch-25MAE: Export version of the Ch-25MA.
    • Ch-25MS: With INS and GLONASS control, range 40 km. Introduced in 2005.
    • Ch-25MSE: Export version of the Ch-25MS.

commitment

The Ch-25 came in various armed conflicts used: First Gulf War , Soviet-Afghan War , Yugoslav War , war in Chechnya , the Caucasus 2008 war , in conflicts on the African continent and in the civil war in Syria .

Platforms

Airplanes:

Helicopter:

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Jane’s Air-Launched Weapon Systems. Edition 2002, Ducan Lennox, Jane's Information Group 2002
  2. ↑ a b rbase.new-factoria.ru , accessed: February 18, 2014 (Russian)
  3. ↑ a b airwar.ru , accessed: February 18, 2014 (Russian)
  4. ↑ IHS Jane's Weapons: Air-Launched Edition 2013-2014, Robert Hewson, IHS Inc. 2014

Web links

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Soviet and Russian air-to-surface missiles
Steered

KS-1  (1955) | Ch-20  (1959) | K-10S  (1961) | KSR-2  (1962) | Ch-22  (1964) | Ch-23  (1968) | Ch-26  (1973) | Ch-28  (1973) | Ch-25  (1976) | Ch-25P  (1978) | Ch-29  (1980) | Ch-58  (1982) | Ch-55  (1984) | Ch-59  (1985) | Ch-15  (1988) | Ch-31  (1988) | Ch-41  (1993) | Ch-59M  (1994) | Ch-35  (2014) | Ch-101  (2013) | Ch-38  (2014) | Ch-47M  (2017)

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Unguided

S-5  | S-8  | S-13  | S-24  | S-25  | RS-82

Prototypes

Ch-80