9M120 Ataka-V

The AT -9 Spiral -2 is an anti-tank missile of Soviet production. The GRAU index 9K120 is " Ataka ", the missile carries the designation 9M120.

Development

The missile was developed by the design office Kolomna, which had already created the systems AT-3 " Sagger " and AT -6 " Spiral". The design work began in the mid -1980s. The system AT -9 was designed as a successor to the introduced in the late 1970s, AT-6 " Spiral". AT -9- system is based on the AT -6 and is a further development thereof. AT -9 is compared with the predecessor model more resistant to electronic countermeasures, and has a greater hit accuracy and longer reach. And has created the AT- 9 via a completely newly developed warhead with increased penetration power. The first units were delivered in 1985 to the Soviet armed forces.

Variants

The 9K120 Ataka system uses the following missile types:

• 9M120: basic version with monoblock shaped charge; Armor penetration 600-800 mm RHA
• 9M120 -1: Version with tandem shaped charge; Reach 6 km, armor penetration up to 950 mm RHA
• 9M120M: Version with tandem shaped charge; Reach 8 km
• 9M120D: Version with fragmentation warhead; Reach 10 km
• 9M120F: Version with a thermobaric warhead
• 9M120F -1: Version with a fragmentation incendiary warhead
• 9M120O: version with a continuous -rod warhead and proximity fuse for the control of helicopters; Reach 7 km

Similarly, the 9M114M missiles of the previous system AT-6 Spiral can be used:

• 9M114M1: (AT -6B " Spiral" ): 6 km range with 7.4 -kg monoblock shaped charge
• 9M114M2: (AT -6C " Spiral" ): 7 km Range with 7.4 kg tandem shaped charge

Deployment platforms

The vehicle-mounted version Ataka S comes with the tank destroyers 9P149 9P162 and used. Likewise, the system Ataka S is installed on the main battle tank support vehicle BMP -T and on the reconnaissance vehicle 2T Stalker.

The airborne version Ataka -W comes with the helicopters Mi-8 "Hip " Mi-28 " Havoc", Mi- 24W " Hind " and the Ka - 29TB Helix -B, are used.

Technology

The missile is transported in an aluminum tube and also fired therefrom. The missile uses a solid rocket engine of the company Soyuz NPO. When starting a small ejection charge transported the missile from the launch tube. Immediately after leaving the tube, the wings and the rocket motor ignites unfold.

The missile is controlled by SACLOS via radio. The radio control allowed over conventional wire control a higher speed and range. The base station controller takes place via VHF with different frequency bands and multiple encoding so as to minimize susceptibility to jamming. The system includes an electro- optical daylight sighting unit with integrated laser rangefinder. After starting the shooter must hold to impact the target in sight the target. Control commands are transmitted to the missile via radio remote control.

The missile flies above the line of sight of the shooter. As the target distance is determined by the laser rangefinder, pushes the missile just before impact from the top down to the target. This procedure is primarily used to avoid collisions with obstacles. Also in this attack profile of the shaped charge warhead has penetrated only the thin roof armor of the battle tank. With the missile 9M220O is possible to combat slow-flying helicopters.

Dissemination

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• India India
• Indonesia Indonesia
• Kenya
• Libya Libya
• Poland Poland
• Russia Russia
• Sudan Sudan
• Ukraine Ukraine
• Venezuela Venezuela
• Belarus Belarus

Swell

• Rocket Launcher