SA-6
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SA-6 is a Soviet-era mobile surface-to-air missile system, known by the NATO reporting name "Gainful," designed to engage low- to medium-altitude aircraft.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Soviet weapon system
ⓘ
mobile air defense system ⓘ surface-to-air missile system ⓘ |
| controlMethod | aerodynamic control surfaces ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| deploymentType | regimental-level air defense ⓘ |
| designedFor |
battlefield air defense
ⓘ
engaging low-altitude aircraft ⓘ engaging medium-altitude aircraft ⓘ |
| designedToCounter |
fighter-bombers
ⓘ
low-flying attack aircraft ⓘ |
| developedBy |
OKB-134
NERFINISHED
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Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enteredService | 1967 ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| exported | yes ⓘ |
| guidanceType | semi-active radar homing ⓘ |
| hasNATOReportingName | Gainful NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSovietDesignation | 2K12 Kub NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchMethod | rail-launched from TEL ⓘ |
| launchPlatform | tracked transporter erector launcher ⓘ |
| missileConfiguration | two-stage solid-fuel missile ⓘ |
| missileCountPerTEL | 3 ⓘ |
| mobilityType | tracked ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
effective against low-altitude targets for its time
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high mobility compared to earlier Soviet SAMs ⓘ |
| operationalEnvironment | field-mobile units ⓘ |
| primaryRole | air defense ⓘ |
| propulsion | solid-fuel rocket motor ⓘ |
| radarBand | C-band ⓘ |
| radarComponent | Straight Flush fire-control radar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorSystem | Buk (SA-11 Gadfly) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| systemComponents |
TEL vehicles
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command and control elements ⓘ fire-control radar ⓘ missiles ⓘ |
| typicalBatteryComposition | multiple TELs with associated radar ⓘ |
| usedBy |
African countries
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Asian countries ⓘ Middle Eastern countries NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Warsaw Pact countries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Balkan conflicts
ⓘ
Gulf War ⓘ Iran–Iraq War NERFINISHED ⓘ Lebanon War NERFINISHED ⓘ Yom Kippur War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| warheadType | high-explosive fragmentation ⓘ |
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