Ch-25P

Ch-25P
General Information
Type	Anti-radar guided missile
Local name	Ch-25P, Ch-27
NATO designation	AS-12 bowler
Country of origin	Soviet Union / Russia
Manufacturer	Zvezda design office.
development	1970s
Commissioning	1978
Working time	in service
Technical specifications
length	4360 mm
diameter	275 mm
Combat weight	318 kg
span	730 mm
drive	Solid rocket engine
speed	830-865 m / s
Range	40-60 km
Furnishing
steering	Inertial navigation platform
Target location	passive radar seeker
Warhead	90 kg fragmentation warhead
Weapon platforms	Fighter bomber
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The Ch-25P ( Russian Х-25П , NATO code name AS-12 Kegler ) is a Russian anti-radar missile (ARM) that is used to hold down enemy air defense . Your seeker switches to the frequency of the enemy radar and uses this to hit the radar position.

development

Development began in the Zvezda state design office in the early 1970s. The Ch-25P is based on the Ch-25 . The system was introduced to the Soviet Air Force in 1978. The Ch-25P is the Soviet equivalent of the American AGM-45 Shrike .

variants

• Ch-25P: 1st production version. Range 30 km.
• Ch-25PS: 2nd version with improved electronics. Range 40 km.
• Ch-25PM: 3rd version with new PRGS-1WP or PRGS-2WP search heads. Range 40 km.
• Ch-25PMU: Improved Ch-25PM.
• Ch-27PS: Improved version from 1977 with a broader combat spectrum and an enlarged missile. Range 60 km.

Carrier aircraft

• Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-27 (NATO code name "Flogger")
• Mikoyan-Gurewitsch MiG-29 ("Fulcrum")
• Sukhoi Su-17 ("Fitter")
• Sukhoi Su-20 ("Fitter")
• Sukhoi Su-22 ("Fitter")
• Sukhoi Su-24 ("Fencer")
• Sukhoi Su-25 ("Frogfoot")

swell

• JANE'S AIR-LAUNCHED WEAPON SYSTEMS Edition 2002. Jane's Verlag.
• The air-to-ground guided missile system AS-12 Kegler DTIG - Defense Threat Informations Group, May 1999
• Michal Fiszer: Crimson SEAD. January 2003.
• RUSSIA'S ARMS 2004 CATALOG. Military Parade Publishing House.