SA-6 Gainful

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SA-6 Gainful is the NATO reporting name for the Soviet 2K12 Kub mobile, medium-range surface-to-air missile system designed to defend ground forces against low- to medium-altitude air attacks.

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Surface form Occurrences
2K12 Kub 0

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Soviet weapon system
mobile air defense system
surface-to-air missile system
alternativeDesignation 2K12 Kub NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Soviet Union
crew multiple operators
deploymentMode regimental-level air defense
designedFor low-altitude air defense
medium-altitude air defense
designedTo defend ground forces against air attack
designedToCounter attack helicopters
tactical aircraft
developedBy Soviet design bureaus
enteredService 1967
era Cold War
guidanceType radio command guidance
semi-active radar homing terminal phase
hasNATOReportingName SA-6 Gainful NERFINISHED
hasNATOReportingNameFor 2K12 Kub NERFINISHED
launcherConfiguration three-rail launcher
mobility self-propelled tracked launcher
mountedOn GM-578 tracked chassis
nameMeaning Cube in Russian
originLanguageName Куб
primaryMissile 3M9 missile NERFINISHED
propulsion solid-fuel rocket
radarComponent 1S91 radar NERFINISHED
radarRole target acquisition
target tracking
rangeCategory medium-range
serviceBranch Soviet Army NERFINISHED
successorSystem Buk missile system NERFINISHED
typicalEngagementCeiling up to about 14 km
typicalEngagementRange up to about 24 km
usedBy Egypt NERFINISHED
Iraq NERFINISHED
Libya NERFINISHED
Russia NERFINISHED
Soviet Union NERFINISHED
Syria NERFINISHED
Warsaw Pact countries NERFINISHED
Yugoslavia NERFINISHED
usedInConflict Gulf War
Iran–Iraq War NERFINISHED
Kosovo War NERFINISHED
Lebanon War 1982 NERFINISHED
Yom Kippur War NERFINISHED
warheadType high-explosive fragmentation

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2K12 Kub surface-to-air missile system NATOReportingName SA-6 Gainful
subject surface form: 2K12 Kub