| Specifications |
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| Contractor | Bofors + Chrysler-Daimler-Benz
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| Entered Service | 2001
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| User Countries | Germany Spain South Korea
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| Total production | DE = 600 + 14 training
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| Inventory | DE = 150 [2023]
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| Total length | 5100 mm;
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| Diameter | 1080 mm
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| Wingspan | 2064 mm
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| Weight, with fuel | 1360 kg
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| Warhead Weight | 481-495 kg
400 kg penetrtor + 95 kgshaped charge
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| Propulsion | Williams International P8300-15 turbojet
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| Maximum Speed | Mach 0.95 (up to 1163 km per hour)
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| flight speed Mach | Mach 0.6- 0.8
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| Maximum effective range | over 500 kilometers
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| Guidance mode |
Tri-Tec guidance system, which includes:
inertial navigation system (INS) based on laser gyroscopes. The INS is integrated with the MIL-GPS satellite navigation system;
TRN terrain contour navigation system. For this, a high-precision radar altimeter is used;
electro-optical correlation subsystem IBN, which is corrected on the basis of digital maps. The number of regions for correcting the trajectory of the cruise missile route - up to 10;
thermal imaging homing head.
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| typical trajectories |
flight at low altitudes, followed by a climb and a steep dive on the target. This trajectory is used to destroy targets at depth - bomb shelters, command posts, bunkers, etc.;
flight at low altitudes, followed by a climb and a gentle dive on the target. Such a trajectory is better suited for destroying bridges;
flying at high altitude followed by a dive on the target. The trajectory contributes to a greater flight range, but the missile becomes more vulnerable to air defense;
flight at low altitudes with air blasting of the warhead. The trajectory is used against enemy force groupings;
flight at low altitude with departure in front of the target to ultra-low altitudes. The trajectory is used against "cave" type covers.
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| Single-shot hit probability |
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| carrier aircraft | Panavia Tornado McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet Saab JAS 39 Gripen
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| Variants |
TAURUS KEPD 350 is the base model, with a tandem concrete-piercing warhead (TBBC) MEPHISTO weighing 481 kg;
TAURUS CL (eng. Container Launched) - is not air-based, but is launched from land and sea mobile carriers;
TAURUS T is a special variant adapted to be dropped from military transport aircraft such as C-130 Hercules or Airbus A400M;
TAURUS HPM (eng. High Power Microwave) - a variant designed to temporarily disable enemy information systems and its energy sources. To do this, this modification uses a unique warhead that causes the specified effect in electronic systems;
TAURUS M - has a multiply charged warhead to destroy small enemy targets, such as air defense positions, launchers, command posts, etc. At the same time, the following can be used as a multiply charged warhead: self-aiming combat elements (SPBE) 12 kg SMART-SEAD to destroy air defense systems and clusters of armored vehicles, MUSJAS 1 fragmentation submunitions with a mass of about 4 kg to destroy manpower in open areas, cumulative MUSJAS 2 with remote fuse and weighing up to 18 kg to destroy armored vehicles and structures, as well as high-explosive STABO to hit runways.
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