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| categories | | "WEG" |
| "Infantry Weapons" |
| "Anti-Tank Guided Missiles (ATGM)" |
| "Russia (RUS)" |
| "PRO_Algeria" |
| "PRO_Belarus" |
| "PRO_Brazil" |
| "PRO_India" |
| "PRO_Indonesia" |
| "PRO_Iran (Islamic Republic of)" |
| "PRO_Kazakhstan" |
| "PRO_Russian Federation" |
| "PRO_Serbia" |
| "PRO_Slovenia" |
| "PRO_Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)" |
| "Land" |
| "Tier3" |
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| notes | "The 9M120 Ataka (Russian: Атака; Attack) is an anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) originating from the Soviet Union. The NATO reporting name of the 9M120 missile is the AT-9 Spiral-2. It is the next major generation in the 9K114 Shturm (AT-6 Spiral) family. The missile has radio command guidance and is also a Beam riding SACLOS. This missile's primary variant was designed to defeat tanks with composite armor and explosive reactive armor. The 9M120 Ataka system is often confused with the 9K121 Vikhr system, despite being different weapons systems developed by different companies. The former was designed by the KBM machine-building design bureau and manufactured by the Degtyarev plant. According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, Russia exported the Ataka ATGM to Iran, Kazakhstan, and Slovenia.
The Ataka missile is stored in a glass-reinforced plastic tube, which also acts as its launcher. The missile is reported to be considerably faster than the 9K114 Shturm, with a longer range than the original version. It still uses radio command guidance, but the system has been improved when compared to the earlier 9K114 Shturm.
The system is carried by multiple kinds of helicopters including the Mi-28 and Mi-35. It is also offered for ground vehicles like the BMPT and the 9P149.
There are three main missiles that are compatible with the launch system. The first is a two-stage anti-armor weapon that features a tandem warhead for dealing with add-on armor. The second variant of the missile – designated as 9M120F – has a thermobaric warhead for use against infantry positions and bunkers. The third variant of the 9M120 Ataka is the 9M220, which features proximity fused expanding rod warhead, providing the missile with air-to-air capability against low- and slow-flying aircraft." |
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| dateOfIntroduction | 1980 |
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| countryOfOrigin | "Russia (RUS)" |
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| proliferation | "Algeria, Belarus, Brazil, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Kazakhstan, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovenia, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)" |
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| selectedregions | |
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| checkedregions | |
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| checkedcountries | | "Algeria" |
| "Belarus" |
| "Brazil" |
| "India" |
| "Indonesia" |
| "Iran (Islamic Republic of)" |
| "Kazakhstan" |
| "Russian Federation" |
| "Serbia" |
| "Slovenia" |
| "Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)" |
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| dis | | name | "Unknown" |
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| string | "00.00.000.000.000.000.000" |
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| images | | "9M120_Ataka_(AT-9_Spiral-2)_(A).jpg" |
| "9M120_Ataka_(AT-9_Spiral-2)_(B).jpg" |
| "9M120_Ataka_(AT-9_Spiral-2)_(C).jpg" |
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| sections | | name | "System" |
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| sections | | name | "9M120 Ataka (AT-9 Spiral-2)" |
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| properties | | name | "Name" |
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| value | "9M120 Ataka (AT-9 Spiral-2)" |
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| name | "Type" |
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| value | "Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM)" |
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| name | "Manufacturer" |
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| value | "Degtyarev plant" |
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| name | "Missile Length" |
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| value | "1.83" |
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| units | "m" |
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| name | "Missile Diameter" |
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| value | "0.13" |
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| units | "m" |
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| name | "Fin Span" |
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| value | "0.36" |
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| units | "m" |
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| name | "Missile Weight" |
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| value | "42.5" |
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| units | "kg" |
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| name | "Guidance System" |
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| value | "Radio-Guided & Semi-Automatic Command to Line of Sight (SACLOS) guidance" |
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| name | "Warhead Type" |
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| value | "tandem HEAT, fuel-air explosive, expanding rod" |
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| name | "Warhead Weight" |
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| value | "7.4" |
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| units | "kg" |
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| name | "Range of Fire" |
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| value | "6" |
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| units | "km" |
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| name | "Speed" |
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| value | "supersonic" |
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| properties | |
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| variants | | name | "9M120 Ataka" |
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| notes | "9M120 Ataka "AT-9 Spiral-2" SACLOS radio command guidance missile." |
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| name | "9M120" |
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| notes | "9M120 – This variant features a tandem HEAT warhead to defeat current and future armored fighting vehicles equipped with ERA." |
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| name | "9M120F" |
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| notes | "9M120F – This variant uses a thermobaric warhead for greater effect against buildings, unarmored targets, and bunkers." |
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| name | "9M220O" |
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| notes | "This variant is included with an expanding rod warhead for use against helicopters. It is equipped with a proximity fuse to destroy aircraft, and detonates its fragmentation warhead when less than four meters from the target." |
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| name | "9M120M" |
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| notes | "A modernized variant with an extended range of 8,000 m. The improved warhead can penetrate over 950 mm of RHA after ERA." |
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| name | "9M120D" |
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| notes | "An improved variant with a range of 10 km" |
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| name | "9M120-1 Ataka" |
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| notes | "Upgraded Ataka missiles used by Ataka-T GWS" |
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| name | "9M127-1 Ataka-VM" |
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| notes | "New air to surface version for helicopters." |
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| type | "WEG" |
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| version | 1 |
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