Kitolov-2M

Kitolov-2M
From left to right: 122 mm (4.8 in) Kitolov-2M, 120 mm (4.7 in) Gran, and 152 mm (6.0 in) Krasnopol-M2.
TypePrecision-guided artillery projectile
Place of originRussian Federation
Service history
In service2002[1]
Used byRussian Federation
WarsRusso-Ukrainian War
Production history
ManufacturerKBP Instrument Design Bureau
Produced2002–present
VariantsKitolov-2 (120 mm (4.7 in) mortar shell)
Kitolov-2M (122 mm (4.8 in) howitzer shell)
Krasnopol-M2 (152 mm (6.0 in) howitzer shell)
Specifications
Mass28.3 kg (62 lb)[2]
Length1,190 mm (47 in)
Caliber122 mm (4.8 in)
Effective firing range12 km (7.5 mi)
Warhead weight5.3 kg (12 lb)
Guidance
system
Semi-active laser homing[2]

Kitolov, ("Китолов" - "Whale hunter") shells are Russian laser-guided mortar and howitzer shells with the Malakhit automated artillery fire control system, which is able to attack stationary and moving targets with a top attack mode.[3][4][5][6][7] The 120 mm (4.7 in) mortar shell is called Kitolov-2, the 122 mm (4.8 in) howitzer shell Kitolov-2M, and the 152 mm (6.0 in) howitzer shell Krasnopol-M2[8] Several mortars using this system can fire simultaneously without interfering with each other, and the system is using common data for targets spaced at up to 300 m (330 yd).

Users

See also

  • Krasnopol – (Russia, Soviet Union)
  • KM-8 Gran – (Russia)

References

  1. ^ "ОАО «Конструкторское бюро приборостроения» - Китолов-2". www.kbptula.ru. Archived from the original on 9 September 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Kitolov-2M 122-mm shell with semi-active laser guidance". Archived from the original on 2022-07-08.
  3. ^ "KBP Instrument Design Bureau - Kitolov-2M". Archived from the original on 2021-07-16.
  4. ^ "KM-3" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-09-30.
  5. ^ Ponomarenko, Vladimir P.; Filachev, Anatoly M. (2007). Infrared Techniques and Electro-optics in Russia: A History 1946–2006. SPIE Press. p. 180. ISBN 978-0-8194-6355-5.
  6. ^ Lilley, James R.; Shambaugh, David L. (2015) [1996]. Taqi Ming Cheung; June Teufel Dreyer; Richard D. Fisher Jr; Wendy Frieman; Bates Gill; Paul H.B. Godwin; Taeho Kim; Eric A. McVadon; Michael Pillsbury (eds.). China's Military Faces the Future. Routledge. p. 177. ISBN 978-0-7656-0506-1.
  7. ^ "Smart ammo: precision-guided munitions for field artillery" (PDF). Jane's Defence Weekly. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-01-12.
  8. ^ "Artillery Guided Weapon Systems". Archived from the original on 2021-07-16.
  9. ^ "Russian troops use Gran, Kitolov guided projectiles in Ukraine — source".