2K12 Kub
The 2K12 "Kub" (Russian: 2К12 Куб; English: 'cube') (NATO reporting name: SA-6 "Gainful") mobile surface-to-air missile system is a Soviet low to medium-level air defence system designed to protect ground forces from air attack. 2К12 is the GRAU designation of the system.
| 2K12 “Kub” NATO reporting name: SA-6 "Gainful" | |
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2P25 TEL with missiles elevated (2K12 Kub SAM of Serbian 250th Air Defence Missile Brigade) | |
| Type | Tracked medium-range surface-to-air missile system |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1967–present |
| Used by | See list of operators |
| Wars | List
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| Production history | |
| Designer |
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| Designed | 1958–1967 |
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| Produced | 1968–1985 |
| No. built | 500 launchers, 10,000 missiles |
| Variants | 2K12 Kub, 2K12E Kvadrat (export version), 2K12M3, 2K12M4 |
| Specifications (2K12 Kub) | |
Main armament | 3 3M9M4(or variants) guided missiles |
| Engine | integral rocket motor/ramjet booster and sustainer motor |
Guidance system | command guidance with terminal semi-active radar homing (SARH) |
Each 2K12 battery consists of a number of similar tracked vehicles, one of which carries the 1S91 (SURN vehicle, NATO designation "Straight Flush") 25 kW G/H band radar (with a range of 75 km (47 mi)) equipped with a continuous wave illuminator, in addition to an optical sight. The battery usually also includes four triple-missile transporter erector launchers (TELs), and four trucks, each carrying three spare missiles and a crane. The TEL is based on a GM-578 chassis, while the 1S91 radar vehicle is based on a GM-568 chassis, all developed and produced by MMZ.