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| Author: | Zephyr [ Thu May 29, 2003 14:30 pm ] |
| Post subject: | AS-16 Kickback Nuke Only? |
According to the 3rd issue of Waypoint, the magazine I linked to earlier (http://www.harpoonhq.com/waypoint/), the AS-16 (Kh-15) Kickback was only produced with a nuclear warhead: Quote: Other missiles were integrated during the design phase of the Tu-22M2. A noteworthy one is the short-ranged portion of the Kh-2000 program. This missile became operational in or around 1988 (sources vary wildly) as the Kh-15 [AS-16 Kickback]. The Kh-15 was developed in 3 versions: conventional anti ship, nuclear short-range land (equivalent to the US AGM-69 SRAM) and passive radar homing anti-radar missile. However, only the nuclear version entered service. The passive-ARM version completed testing in the late-80s but was not purchased by any part of the Soviet/Russian military. It is possible that the Anti radar version will be sold abroad to countries like India in the future. In the case of the Tu-22M2 however, again the fire control system makes it impractical to integrate this missile operationally. The more modern fire-control system of the Tu-22M3 however is fully compatible with both the 3-missile Kh-22 loadout AND the Kh-15 loadout. It has this in the assessment of the Tu-22M and Tu-160. It also has a catalogue of the variants of the Kh-22. Apparently there were two Kh-22Ns, the first was a nuclear armed missile for the Tu-22K, the second was a conventional armed missile for the Tu-22M3 and Tu-95K-22. Zephyr |
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| Author: | Centurian [ Thu May 29, 2003 18:35 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: AS-16 Kickback Nuke Only? |
The conventional version entered service...It was one of the things Russia and Ukraine fought over when they split (as well as the rest of the military in Ukraine). |
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| Author: | Zephyr [ Fri Jun 06, 2003 01:41 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: AS-16 Kickback Nuke Only? |
Was the conventional version being fought over the Kh-15P radar homing version? Because IIRC the Kh-15A active radar anti-ship version was shown at the Dubai airshow in ~92,93 and I thought this was kind of its "roll out". Maybe it was just its rollout to the export market. Zephyr |
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| Author: | Centurian [ Fri Jun 06, 2003 20:40 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: AS-16 Kickback Nuke Only? |
oo wait a sec...you started by saying Kickback but then went into the Kh-22 which is the AS-4 Kitchen...me confoosed |
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| Author: | Zephyr [ Fri Jun 06, 2003 22:44 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: AS-16 Kickback Nuke Only? |
The article says only the nuke version of the Kickback was produced. It's hard to find solid info on this stuff but the rest of the Harpoon mag looks pretty accurate. Zephyr |
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| Author: | CAG Hotshot [ Tue Jun 10, 2003 21:36 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: AS-16 Kickback Nuke Only? |
I suggest going to the weapons area on ACIG... They have some very good info over there. However I beleive the Russians have been adapting the Kh-15 into a conventional armed missile, jsut as we have done with teh CALCM... They are integrating conventional weapons into the TU-160 and TU-22M3 to better project force in a conflict with limited adversaries.. |
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