9M113 Konkurs

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9M113 Konkurs
2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
Russo-Ukrainian War
Production history
Designed1970
Manufacturer
Variants9M113M
Specifications (AT-5A Spandrel)
Mass14.6 kg (32 lb) (Missile weight)
22.5 kg (50 lbs) (9P135 launching post)
HEAT
Detonation
mechanism
Contact

EngineSolid-fuel rocket
Operational
range
70 m (230 ft) to 4 km (2.5 mi)
Maximum speed 208 m/s (680 ft/s)[2]
Guidance
system
Wire-guided SACLOS
Steering
system
Two control surfaces
Launch
platform
Individual, vehicle

The 9M113 Konkurs (

anti-tank missile.[5]

A development of the 9K111 Fagot with greater firepower, the 9M113 Konkurs can use the same launchers and is very similar visually, distinguishable only by a slight bulge towards the end of the Konkurs' missile tube.

Development

The 9M113 Konkurs was developed by the Tula Machinery Design Bureau (Tula KBP). Development began with the aim of producing the next generation of SACLOS anti-tank missiles, for use in both the man-portable role and the tank destroyer role. The 9M113 Konkurs was developed alongside the 9M111; the missiles use similar technology, differing only in size.

The original 9M113 with a single-charge warhead can penetrate 600 mm of

rolled homogeneous armor (RHA).[2]

The missile entered service in 1974. Iran bought a license for the Konkurs in 1991 and began producing a copy, the Tosan (not to be confused with the Toophan), sometime around 2000.[6][7]

In 1992, the export price of a 9M113 missile was $13,000 United States dollars and the price of a 9P135M launcher was $135,000.[5]

Design

9M113 Konkurs launching rails on the top of 9P148 vehicle

The missile is designed to be fired from tracked/wheeled vehicles,[8] although it can also be fired from the later models of 9M111 launchers. It is an integral part of the BMP-2, BMD-2 and BRDM-2 vehicles. The missile is stored and carried in a fiberglass container/launch tube.

The system uses a gas generator to push the missile out of the launch tube.[5] The gas also exits from the rear of the launch tube in a similar manner to a recoilless rifle. The missile leaves the launch tube at 80 meters per second, and is quickly accelerated to 200 meters per second by its solid fuel motor. This initial high speed reduces the missile's deadzone, since it can be launched directly at the target, rather than in an upward arc. In flight, the missile spins at between five and seven revolutions per second.

The launcher tracks the position of an incandescent

9K11 Malyutka
.

Models

9M113M ATGM for Konkurs-M
  • 9M113 Konkurs (NATO: AT-5 Spandrel, AT-5A Spandrel A)
  • 9M113M Konkurs-M (NATO: AT-5B Spandrel B) Tandem warhead – with extended explosive probe. The warhead penetration is 750–800 mm vs RHA. Adopted in 1991.[9] Missile 9M113M 1990. Tandem (800 mm (behind a layer of ERA)). 4,000 m (3500 m night (passive)).[9]
  • Towsan-1, Tosan, Towsan, or M113: Iranian licensed[2] 9M113M Konkurs-M (AT-5B Spandrel B) copy.[10] Introduced in early 2000.[6][11] Unclear if still in production.[12][13] Used primarily by paratroopers and armored vehicles.[14]
  • 9N131M1 – Warhead, upgraded version.[2]
  • 9N131M2-1 – Warhead, the newest upgraded version.[2]

Operators

Armenian 9P148 Konkurs in Yerevan

Current operators

Former operators

Non-State operators

See also

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