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CV60 -> RE: Thread for DB3000 database problems, updates or issues (11/4/2021 4:50:52 PM)
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<summary>Various suggested corrections to AS-9 Kyle ARM Missile (dB3K Weapon_1748</summary>
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According to Australia Airpower site, (citing Russian sources) the CEP of the AS-9 Kyle is 20 meters, vice 10 in the database. Max range is launch altitude dependent, but is a maximum of 60 nm, vice 65 in the database. Pk is 0.8, vice 0.85 in database. Missile speed is given as 880 m/s (1555 knots) vice 1770 knts in database. Additionally, the seeker head of the AS-9 was designed to attack a fairly narrow range of targets, including the Nike-Hercules, the Hawk and the Electric Thunderbird SAM systems. While other seeker heads may have been developed, all the sources I have found appear to claim only four seeker heads are known to exist. See Friedman, Norman. The Naval Institute Guide to World Naval Weapons Systems, 1997-1998. Annapolis, MD: Naval Inst Press, 1997, pg. 235. Because of this, and the apparent focus of the system for use against land based SAM systems, consider removing its ability to target ship-borne radars.
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http://www.ausairpower.net/APA-Rus-ASM.html#mozTocId700058
See also: Jane's Weapons Systems, Vol. 1: Air-Launched, "Kh-28 (AS-9 'Kyle')" 09 September 2013 ; Friedman, Norman. The Naval Institute Guide to World Naval Weapons Systems, 1997-1998. Annapolis, MD: Naval Inst Press, 1997, pg. 235; "As 9 Kyle Kh 28 Missile." CAT-UXO. Accessed November 3, 2021. https://cat-uxo.com/uxo-types/missiles/as-9-kyle-kh-28-missile. ; "Raduga Kh-28." Weaponsystems.net. Accessed November 3, 2021. https://weaponsystems.net/system/156-Raduga+Kh-28.
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[edit/addendum on 11/12/21: While doing some additional reading (Specifically, Milan Vego "Soviet Naval Tactics, US Naval Institute: Annapolis, MD, 1992, pg 217) I came across this sentence: "For example, the 43-to 54 nautical-mile-range AS-9 Kyle ARMs carried by Backfires and Badgers are used for defense suppression tasks when penetrating airspace or attacking CVBGs...." So, there is at least one reputable source that indicates that the AS-9 had the capability of being used against Naval targets, and not just land-based SAMs.]
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