9M133 Kornet (AT-14 Spriggan) anti-tank missile

In 1998, one of the most lethal anti-tank missiles in the Russian inventory entered service, the 9M133 Kornet, or AT-14 Spriggan according to NATO designation. It is a man-portable anti-tank guided missile specifically designed to combat main battle tanks, making it considerably larger than most other anti-tank missiles. It is a medium-range missile, about 5,000 meters in the basic version, although there is a long-range variant that reaches up to 10,000 meters. It is equipped with a 4.6 kg tandem HEAT warhead and has a SACLOS laser beam riding guidance system.

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Ficha Completa
Country of origin

Russia

Builder

KBP Instrument Design Bureau

Type

Anti-tank guided missile

Entered service

1998

System weight

66 kg (including tripod nad firing unit)

Missile/bomb dimensions, (length x diameter)

9M133 variants: 1.10 x 0.152 meters – 9M134 BULAT: 0.831 (tube) x 0.082 meters

Missile/bomb weight

9M133 / 9M133-1 / 9M133F-1: 29 kg (including tube)
9M133F-3: 33 kg (including tube) – 9M134 BULAT: 6.5 kg (including tube)
9M133M-2 / 9M133F-2: 31 kg (including tube)

Missile speed

9M133 / 9M133-1 / 9M133F-1: 900 km/h
9M133M-2 / 9M133F-2: 1,080 km/h – 9M133F-3: 1,152 km/h

Missile range

9M133: 5 km – 9M133-1 / 9M133F-1: 5.5 km
9M133F-3: 10 km – 9M134 BULAT: 3.5 km
9M133M-2 / 9M133F-2: 8 km

Guidance system

SACLOS laser-guided

Warhead, (explosive charge)

9M133 / 9M133-1 / 9M133M-2 / 9M134 BULAT: tandem HEAT hollow charge
9M133F-1 / 9M133F-2: anti-personnel thermobaric
9M133F-3: anti-personnel blast fragmentation