| Developer | Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
KBP (ATGM),
NITI (B) ( IST ),
NIIFP (onboard equipment)
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| Years of development | 1988–1998
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| Adoption | 1998
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| Manufacturer | ATGM: ZiD , PU: VMZ
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| Units produced | 35,000
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| Variant | 0M133M-1
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| Missile caliber | 152 mm
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| Missile length | 1200 mm
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| Wingspan | 460 mm
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| Guidance | SACLOS, laser beam riding, < 5 m accuracy
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| Control system | automatic tele-orientation in the laser beam
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| Interference immunity | high
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| The number of simultaneously fired targets "in one gulp" | 2
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| Warhead | 152mm tandem HEAT warhead,
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| Propulsion Single-stage solid propellant rocket motor
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| Speed | over 250 m/s
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| Weight (kg) | 37
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| Effective firing range |
100-150 m minimum,
original : up to 5,500 meters (3.4 mi)
current (EM version): 8,000 (5 miles), for Anti-tank missile and 6 miles for thermobaric (day time)
10,000 Firing range, maximum
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| Penetration |
1.000 to 1.200 mm RHA penetration behind ERA
1200–1400 mm (of rolled homogeneous armor)
3 to 3.5 m of concrete
9M133 - up to 1000 mm behind ERA
9M133-1 - up to 1000-1200 mm behind ERA
9M133M-2 - up to 1100-1300 mm behind ERA
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| Altitude | Up to 3 km
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| TNT equivalent of high explosive warhead, kg | 7
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| Engagement envelope | ----
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| Remarks | 1.21 m container length
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| Missiles |
9M133 with a tandem-cumulative warhead;
9M133F with a high-explosive warhead;
9M133-1 with a tandem-cumulative warhead;
9M133F-1 with a high-explosive warhead;
9M133FM with a high-explosive warhead;
9M133M-2 with a tandem-cumulative warhead;
9M133FM-2 with a thermobaric warhead;
9M133FM-3 with a high-explosive warhead.
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| Variants |
9P163-1 Kornet: Tripod manpack launcher with 1P45-1 sight tracker and 1PN79-1 thermal sight. Can also be pedestal mounted on vehicles. Export model is known as Kornet-E.
9P163M-1 Kornet-M. Tripod launcher for the longer range Kornet-M missiles. Export model is known as Kornet-EM.
9P163M-1 Kornet-T: Two round launcher fed by a 16 round internal magazine. Mounted on the BMP-3 universal chassis. Prototypes only. Also known as 9P162.
Kvartet: Small rectangular turret with two Kornet missiles on each side. Also known as 9P163-2. Fires the original Kornet missiles.
Kvartet-M: Improved Kvartet turret based on the BPPU turret, also known as 9P163-2. Has day and night sights installed in the weapon mount and two long range Kornet-M missiles on each side.
Kornet-D: Anti-tank platform with Kornet-M missiles based on the GAZ Tigr. Uses two retractable four round launchers, with an additional 8 missiles in reserve.
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