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3M11 / 9M17 AT-2 Swatter | |
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Type | Anti-tank missile |
Place of origin | Soviet Union |
Service history | |
In service | 1964-present |
Production history | |
Designer | Nudelman OKB-16 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 27 kilograms (60 lb) |
Length | 1,160 mm (46 in) |
Diameter | 148 mm (5.8 in) |
Wingspan | 680 mm (27 in) |
Warhead | HEAT |
Warhead weight | 5.4 kg (12 lb) |
Engine | Solid fuel rocket |
Operational range | 0.5 to 2.5 kilometres (0.31 to 1.55 mi) |
Maximum speed | 160 m/s (360 mph) |
Guidance system | Radio command |
Steering system | MCLOS |
Launch platform | Mi-4, Mi-8, Mi-24, Mi-25, BRDM-1, BRDM-2 |
The 3M11Fleyta (flute, NATO reporting name AT-2Swatter) is a Soviet MCLOS radio command anti-tank missile. Various improved versions were designated 9M17Falanga.
The missile was developed by the Nudelman OKB-16 design bureau. It was developed at about the same time as the 3M6 Shmel as a heavy ATGM for use on both ground launchers and helicopters. It addressed some of the problems of the 3M6; it was much faster, and had slightly longer range. These improvements were achieved by sending commands via a radio link instead of a trailing guidance wire, which allowed the missile to travel faster. However, it did make it vulnerable to jamming. The missile system was shown to Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev in September 1964, and accepted for service shortly afterwards.
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The 3M11Fleyta was problematic; one Russian source describes the missile as "notable for its complexity and low reliability". Also, the missile's range was felt to be inadequate. An improved version of the missile was developed: the 9M17Falanga (NATO reporting name AT-2B). Externally, the missiles are very similar, however the 9M17 range is increased to 3.5 km. The standard production version was the 9M17MFalanga-M, which entered service in 1968.
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