Eti :A S 13: ndio nini?

AS 13 ninayoijua mimi ni aina ya short range missile ya kirusi.

AS-13

Country: Russian Federation
Alternate Name: Kingbolt, Kh-59, Ovod
Class: ALCM
Target: Land/Ship
Length: 5.10 m
Diameter: 0.38 m
Wingspan: 1.26 m
Launch Weight: 790.00 kg
Payload: 148 kg HE
Propulsion: Solid
Range: 40.00 km
Guidance: INS, TV command
Status: Obsolete, In Storage
In Service: 1980-Late 1990s
Exported: Azerbeijan,Belarus, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Venezuela

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The AS-13 “Kingbolt” (Kh-59 Ovod) is a short-range, air-launched, solid propellant, single warhead, air-to-surface cruise missile developed and manufactured by Russia. It was developed in the 1980s by the Raduga OKB, and manufactured at the Smolensk Aircraft Manufacturing Plant.

An updated version of the AS-10 “Karen,” the AS-13 is similar to other missiles from this period. It is 5.1 m in length, has a body diameter of 0.38 m, and has a launch weight of 790 kg. It has four rounded nose fins reminiscent of the front end of the U.S. GBU-15 guided bomb. It also has a strake running along the bottom of the missile body to the rear-end datalink, which is used to send command and control signals and receive telemetry. Four large triangular wings are located at the rear of the missile.

The missile is guided by an inertial navigation system (INS), with a television imaging system for the terminal phase similar to AS-14 “Kedge” and the KAB-500 Kr family of TV-guided bombs. The launch aircraft carries an APK-9 datalink that receives TV pictures from the AS-13 and sends guidance commands back to the missile. The missile is powered by a solid propellant sustainer motor, and has a range of 40 km when launched from low altitude, and up to 90 km when launched from medium altitude. It has a cruising speed of Mach 0.85, and carries a 148 kg high explosive warhead.

The AS-13 entered service with the Russian Air Force in 1980, and is deployed on MiG-27 “Flogger,” Su-17/22 “Fitter,” Su-24 “Fencer,” and Su-25 “Frogfoot” aircraft. Although the AS-13 is believed to have been removed from service in the late 1990s, an upgraded version known as the AS-18 “Kazoo” (Kh-59M) entered service in the early 1990s. It is not know whether the AS-13 has been completely removed from service. Russia has sold AS-13 missiles to Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Ukraine under the designation X-59.
 
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