Brass knuckles (ATGM)

The complex was developed in the Tula Instrument Design Bureau in the 1970s , with the aim of increasing the effectiveness of anti-tank artillery.

Later, KBP conducted an initiative study on the possibility of using the complex for armament of obsolete T-54/55 and T-62 tanks, produced in large numbers in the USSR and allied countries. As a result, it was decided to develop the Bastion and Sheksna tank systems, respectively, for the T-54/55 and T-62. The design of the guided projectile itself (ATGM) practically did not change; the design of the expelling charge changed depending on the device of the cannon chamber . The use of ATGMs allowed to extend the service life of tanks, since their combat effectiveness was almost equal to the tanks of the next generations.

The complex includes:

• guided projectile ( ATGM ) 9M117 (as part of a unitary artillery shot (cartridge) 3UBK10 ), with laser beam control,
• also 9Sh135 aiming and pointing equipment , placed on a tripod and designed to detect, select and track a target by an operator , as well as form a control field in a laser beam.

A big plus is that the use of ATGMs did not require replacing tank guns, but only supplemented the range of ammunition used (for example, the use of American ATGM “ Schillela ” required the installation of a specialized launcher and eliminated the firing of standard ammunition).

• 9K116-1 "Bastion" (according to the classification of the United States and NATO AT-10 Stabber) - tank and artillery systems of guided weapons for the T-55
• 9K116-2 "Sheksna" - a tank system of guided weapons for the T-62
• 9K116-3 "Fable" - a complex of guided weapons for BMP-3

The main characteristics of the complex ^[4]

• Maximum firing range : 100-5500 m
• Altitude : 3000 m
• Flying time : 13 sec
  • At maximum range :
  • At a distance of 5 500 m : 13.5 sec
  • At a distance of 4,000 m : 11.5 sec
• Maximum flight speed : 375 m / s
• Average flight speed : 300 m / s
• Operating temperature range : -50 to +50 ° С

Rocket

• Caliber : 100 mm
• Applicable missile types :
• Mass and overall characteristics :
  • Rockets :
    • Length : 1048 mm
    • Weight : 17.6 kg
  • Shot weight, kg :
    • - 3UBK10-1 (M): 25 (26.7-27)
    • - 3UBK10-2 (M): 28 (30.5)
    • - 3UBK-10-3 (M): 22 (23.4)
    • - 3UBK23-1: 27.5
    • - 3UBK23-2: 28
    • - 3UBK23-3: 24.5
  • Shot Length, mm :
    • - 3UBK10-1,3UBK10-2: 1138
    • - 3UBK10-3: 1200
    • - 3UBK10M-3: 1238
• Warhead: 9M136, 9M136M
  • Type : cumulative, tandem cumulative
  • Weight :
  • Penetration : 600 mm (for dynamic protection), for the 9M117M1 missile 750 mm for DZ ^[2]
    • Warhead :
    • Explosive :
  • Fuse : contact and non-contact

Management and guidance of the complex

• Control modes :
• Guidance Type : Laser
• Control channels
  • Daytime :
  • Night :
• Target tracking :

Launcher

• Allowed types : 100 mm / 115 mm smoothbore gun
• Carriers : T-55 , T-62
• Number of missiles per launcher :
• Mass and overall characteristics :
  • Length :
  • Width :
  • Height :
  • Weight :
• Angle of pointing in the vertical plane :

• Tikhonov S.G. Defense enterprises of the USSR and Russia: in 2 vols . - M .: TOM, 2010 .-- T. 1 .-- 608 p. - 1000 copies. - ISBN 978-5-903603-02-2 .
• Tikhonov S.G. Defense enterprises of the USSR and Russia: in 2 vols . - M .: TOM, 2010 .-- T. 2 .-- 608 p. - 1000 copies. - ISBN 978-5-903603-03-9 .

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