The Kornet is a Russian anti-tank guided missile (ATGM). Its NATO reporting name is AT-14. The industrial designation of the missile is 9M133.
History
The KPB Instrument Design Bureau unveilled the Kornet in October 1994, it is believed the missile entered service in the Russian army on the same year. It is a heavy ATGM intended to replace earlier 9K111 Fagot (NATO: AT-4 Spigot) and 9K113 Konkurs (NATO: AT-5 Spandrel) wire-guided ATGMs in both vehicle and tripod mounts. The missile is also capable of engaging helicopters. A variant with thermobaric warhead is also available for use against soft-skinned vehicles, exposed personnel and fortifications.
During the 2003 invasion of Iraq, Kornet was initially rumoured to have been used by Iraqi forces to destroy AmericanM1 Abramstanks, but later studies revealed that the tanks had been hit by either friendly fire and Iraqi RPGs. No evidence of use or presence of any Kornet missiles in Iraq has been found.
Characteristics
Primary Function: anti-tank missile
Contractor: KPB Instrument Design Bureau
Power Plant: solid-fuel rocket
Length: 120 cm
Diameter: 15.2 cm
Wing Span: ?
Weight:
of launcher: 19 kg
of missile in container: 27 kg
Speed: ?
Warhead: shaped-charge HEAT tandem warhead, with armour penetration of about 1200 mm of RHA, or 980mm behind explosive reactive armour. Thermobaric anti-personnel/anti-material warhead is also available.
Kornet E is the name given to the export version of the Russian Kornetmissile system.
Kornet is a third generation system, developed to replace the Fagot and Konkurs missile systems in the Russian Army.
The launcher fires Kornetmissiles with tandem shaped charge HEAT warheads to defeat tanks fitted with ERA or with high explosive/incendiary (thermobaric effect) warheads, for use against bunkers, fortifications and fire emplacements.
För år 2004 efterlyser Kornets gästskribent Henrik Ahlén i en debattartikel ett moratorium för nya funktioner - tills de som finns verkligen fungerar och är tillräckligt enkla att installera och använda.
Kornet har en presentation, länkar och en intervju med Tommy.
På Kornet ger dig fyra separat artiklar med insikter och råd om bland annat träffsidan, om att prioritera för rätt målgrupp, och om varför en sökmotor kräver underhåll.
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