Ch-59

Ch-59
General Information
Type	Airborne standoff weapon
Local name	Ch-59 Owod
NATO designation	AS-13 Kingbolt
Country of origin	Soviet Union / Russia
Manufacturer	Design office (MKB) Raduga
development	1970s
Commissioning	1985
Working time	In service
Unit price	$ 165,000
Technical specifications
length	5.37 m
diameter	380 mm
Combat weight	760 kg
span	1,250 mm
Drive First stage Second stage	Solid fuel booster Solid rocket engine
speed	285-300 m / s
Range	40-62 km
Furnishing
steering	Inertial navigation platform , Data link
Target location	TV command steering
Warhead	150 kg fragmentation warhead
Weapon platforms	Fighter bomber
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The Ch-59 ( Russian Х-59 Овод Ch-59 Owod , German  brake , NATO code name AS-13 Kingbolt ) is an airborne standoff weapon developed in the Soviet Union .

development

Due to the increasing spread of effective anti-aircraft defense, which was used to protect property, the Soviet Union wanted to develop a distance weapon that could be launched outside the area of ​​action of the anti-aircraft defense . The Sukhoi Su-24M Fencer and the new models of the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-27K Flogger were intended as carrier aircraft .

Development began in the early 1970s at the Raduga state design office (now Tactical Missiles Corporation). The guided missile tests were carried out from the Suchoi Su-17M4 Fitter-K . The Ch-59 was introduced to the Air Force in 1985 .

technology

The Ch-59 is used to combat armored and bunkered ground targets. It can be used against a wide range of strategic and tactical targets, e.g. B. air defense , ships , transport facilities, traffic systems and bunkered systems are used. Because of their size, only 1–2 missiles can be deployed by a combat aircraft at a time. The Ch-59 can only be used in daylight and the camera only allows combat against high-contrast targets.

Before starting, the rough coordinates of the target must be entered in the PRNK navigation system of the missile . After being dropped from the aircraft, there is initially a short period of non-propulsion. The solid fuel booster on the rear of the guided missile only ignites at a safe distance from the aircraft . This accelerates the missile to a speed of around 300 m / s. After the booster burns out, it is thrown off and the solid rocket engine ignites. When the solid fuel booster is dropped, the antenna for the 2-way data link is exposed at the rear . The cruise flight takes place at a speed of 285 m / s. This can take place at an altitude of 100 m, 200 m, 600 m or 1,000 m. A radar altimeter ensures the necessary safety distance between the missile and the terrain. When taking off from a low altitude, the range is around 40 km. A range of up to 62 km is achieved from a great height. The flight to the target area takes place autonomously with the help of the inertial navigation platform . The data link is activated 5–10 km from the target and the TV image from the Tekon 1 seeker head in the tip of the guided missile is transmitted to the aircraft. Now the target can be precisely sighted and the TV picture is now transmitted until the missile hits the aircraft (man-in-the-loop). This also makes it possible to fight slowly moving targets. A mean hit accuracy ( CEP ) of 2 to 5 meters is achieved. The carrier aircraft must be equipped with an APK-8 or APK-9 data link pod to transmit the image data from the guided missile seeker head.

variants

• Ch-59 Owod: basic variant with electro-optical steering system.
• Ch-59E Owod-E: Export variant of the Ch-59.
• Ch-59L Owod-L: Prototype with laser guidance . Development stopped.
• Ch-59M Owod-M: Further development of the Ch-59. NATO designation: AS-18 Kazoo .

Carrier aircraft

• Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-27K Flogger-J
• Suchoi Su-17M3 Fitter-H (Su-22M4 Fitter-K)
• Suchoj Su-24M Fencer-D
• Sukhoi Su-30MK Flanker-C

distribution

•  Azerbaijan
•  People's Republic of China
•  India
•  Kazakhstan
•  Russia
•  Ukraine
•  Belarus

See also

• Missile (military)

swell

• Jane's Air Launched Weapons Systems Edition 2003. Jane's Information Group .
• The AS-13 Kingbolt air-to-ground guided missile system. DTIG - Defense Threat Informations Group, July 1998.
• Russias's Arms 2004 Catalog. Military Parade Publishing House.
• Jefim Gordon : Soviet / Russian Aircraft Weapons since World War two. Midland Publishing, 2004.

literature

• Thomas Newdick: Postwar Air Weapons 1945 - Present . 2011, ISBN 978-1-907446-59-7 .

Web links

• Ausairpower.net (English)
• Airwar.ru (Russian)
• Leteckemotory.cz (Czech)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Thomas Newdick: Postwar Air Weapons 1945 - Present . 2011. pp. 87-88.