Kornet-D
Kornet-D is a Russian anti-tank guided missile system platform based on the GAZ-2975 4x4 high mobility vehicle. It employs 9M133M Kornet-EM missiles in both tandem-HEAT or thermobaric warhead variants.
| Kornet-D/EM | |
|---|---|
 Kornet-EM | |
| Type | Anti-tank guided missile system |
| Place of origin | Russia |
| Service history | |
| In service | 2015 |
| Used by | see Current operators |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 4.61 meters |
| Crew | 2 |
Main armament | 8 × 9M133 Kornet-EM anti-tank guided missiles |
| Engine | GAZ-562 or Cummins В180 or Cummins В215 197–215 hp |
| Suspension | 4×4 |
Operational range | 1,000 km (620 mi) |
| Maximum speed | 140 km/h (87 mph) on road 80 km/h (50 mph) off-road |
It is capable of launching a salvo of two missiles less than a second apart, either at a single target or at two different targets simultaneously. The two-missile salvo is intended to either defeat active protection systems or to ensure a single tank's destruction in the absence of an active protection system. The Kornet-D is equipped with an automatic tracking system, which tracks and guides each missile to their assigned targets without an operator's aid. The vehicle must track the target until the missile impacts and is not a fire and forget system.[1]
The system can be controlled remotely at a distance of 50 meters.[2]
Armament
The only armament on the Kornet-D are two 9M133M Kornet-EM quad-launchers using laser-guided missiles. The launchers are both equipped with automatic tracking systems that guides each launcher's missile to the target. The Kornet-D carries 16 missiles total, with 8 in reserve. The missiles have a weight of 31 kg (68 lb) a speed of 300 m/s and a range of 8,000 metres with the standard Tandem-HEAT warhead, and 10,000 metres with the thermobaric warhead-equipped variants. The standard variant of the Kornet-EM can penetrate 1,300 mm of RHA after ERA.[1]
In game industry
MMO game Armored Warfare has Kornet as a machine of 10 tier.
References
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- "В Туле прошли испытания нового ПТРК "Корнет-Д" | Ракетная техника". missilery.info. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- "Алжир купил новейшие российские противотанковые комплексы на базе бронемашины «Тигр"". 9 July 2015.
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