K-10S

K-10S
General Information
Type	Anti-ship guided missile
Manufacturer	Raduga & Mikoyan
development	1955
Commissioning	1961
Technical specifications
length	10.00 m
diameter	900 mm
Combat weight	4,200 kg
span	4,900 mm
drive	Mikulin RD-9FK (from the MiG-19 )
speed	400 m / s
Range	260 km
Furnishing
Target location	Inertial navigation platform plus data updates during the cruise flight plus active radar target search
Warhead	1,000 kg SAP or nuclear 350 kT
Weapon platforms	Tupolev Tu-16K-10 Badger-C
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The K-10S ( Russian К-10С , NATO code name AS-2 Kipper ) was a supersonic, airborne, long-range anti-ship guided missile from Soviet production.

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Development began in 1955 and commissioned in 1961. The missile was extremely large and about the size of a small fighter jet. A single missile has been under the hull of a 10 Tu-16K Badger C worn. The missile's long range allows it to be launched out of the range of any air defense system. It flies by means of a preprogrammed autopilot at an altitude of 10,000 meters until it descends at a distance of approximately 100 to 110 kilometers from the target at a flat 15 ° angle. At a distance of 60 to 70 kilometers from the target, the missile adopts a constant altitude of 800 to 1,000 meters and flies on this until it has reached a distance of 10 to 16 kilometers. At this point, the missile activates its active end-approach radar system and descends until it hits its target close to or just below the waterline. The K-10S could optionally be equipped with conventional or nuclear warheads . When the Tu-16 K was decommissioned in 1994, the missile was taken out of armament.

Versions

• K-10: prototype
• K-10S: first serial version (range ~ 200 km)
• K-10PP, K-10SP: EloGM versions
• K-10SD: version with extended range (improved engine, smaller warhead)
• K-10SB: version with nuclear warhead
• K-10SN: Version for use in low flight, with increased range
• K-10SNB: Version with nuclear warhead and extended range

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• Jefim Gordon : Soviet / Russian aircraft weapons. Since World War Two. Midland Publishing, Hinkley 2004, ISBN 1-85780-188-1 .
• Data sheet on GlobalSecurity (English)
• Russian missiles