Technical progress in the area of arms is much faster than in other areas of human activity.Planes fly higher and faster, more powerful tanks are, and their tower guns hit farther.Perfection and those designed to counter potential enemy military equipment.It comes to the point that it becomes blurred or unclear line separating tactical missile launchers from the anti complexes.An example is the Russian "Cornet" - weapons for fighting with armored vehicles, but also suitable for suppressing well-fortified emplacements and other elements of defense in depth.Previously, these tasks are performed by the heavy siege artillery systems and missiles with powerful special warheads.
My wonderful "Iz Cornet» ...
Only the Dutch army currently has a military rank.The etymology of the word beautiful: its root is the English name of the chief of the army trumpeter passed to the Middle Ages, the team commander of the whole army by means of sound signals.The title of this (chief officer) was in the Russian army, and maintained as long as there was the White movement.It gave the name of a small motorcycle "IZH Cornet", popular among athletes.This bike, despite its small size and low power looks quite smartly thanks to the chrome fittings and successful design.Engine capacity - a total of 50 "cubes", it is possible to drive even without a license.Homeland motorcycle "Cornet" - Izhevsk.Weapons are also often named after the ancient rank.Revolver traumatic produced in Ukraine (9 mm).It is compact and easy to use.Fans hardbol known as low-cost and high quality air gun "Cornet".But in this article we will focus on a much more formidable weapon, antitank.
Punches more than a meter of armor
With advancing tank connections to struggle hard.Modern technology is equipped with effective protection, according to the designers and crew protecting vital components from the effects of damaging factors.The thickness of the frontal armor in recent decades has increased significantly, but the creators of these efforts were not limited to military vehicles.It has become a multi-layer, impact-resistant additive, and the angle of its spatial orientation promotes reflection and ricochet.Now projectile have enough capacity to penetrate the layer thickness, for example, 100 mm, such as integrated protection measures repeatedly increase its resistance.Antitank system "Cornet" was created with a very high power reserve in order to successfully combat armored vehicles, meeting the requirements of the modern world, and even promising.Meter armor no one tank - such a mass would be incredibly heavier construction.However, a tandem shaped charge, which is equipped with 9M133 missile, capable of penetrating and thicker (1200 mm) layer, located besides the dynamic behind the defense."Cornet" - an irresistible weapon.
Guidance
the best of all situations for the use of anti-tank weapons is such at which direct fire contact with the advancing enemy eliminated.However, over the horizon shooting is possible only in case of compliance with the conditions of the visual control of its results.9M133 missile range can be up to ten kilometers, but the effective range in the daytime does not exceed 5500 m, and at night - 3500 m. The guidance system - semi-automatic laser.This means that the operator is sufficient to keep the target for the level of sight, and everything else going on without his intervention.The rocket goes in the direction of the beam, the slave system teleorientirovaniya, with active or passive interference that may expose the enemy, are ineffective.The signal comes from the guidance of the complex, from which you launched on the photodetector, the reverse direction."Cornet" - weapons suitable for use in conditions of zero visibility, in this case the aim is carried out thermal imaging sight 1PN79-1 quick.This device also has been used in the guidance station modern infantry fighting vehicles and attack helicopters.
missile container
Handlebars control missiles are located in its nose.Two of them, and they are in the transport position recessed in special recesses, located one after the start.In the front office, and it is a leading shaped charge that is used to burning armor protection.Rocket engine is solid and is made in the form of a ring, so that the inside was empty space - it is necessary to spray the gas main shaped-charge warhead (located in the back) can pass through it at the moment of impact.Nozzles for imparting torque at an angle.Wings elastically bent and straightened after the projectile from the container.They are located behind (on a "duck") and offset by 45 ° to the plane of the rudder.Release of the missile from the plastic TPK carried expelling charge.The flight path of a spiral.Antitank system "Cornet" can be stored for ten years.During this period, there is no need for routine maintenance and inspections.
cumulative effect
Missile 9M133 with shaped-charge warhead can penetrate the thick homogeneous armor veiled ERA in 1000-1200 mm.This result is due to several factors affecting.Projectile velocity is 250 m / s, its weight - 29 kg, the weight of the blasting substance - 4600 g charge of a tandem, on detonation enters the reaction as a solid residue and unspent fuel, through which the jet of plasma gas main warhead.This is how the anti "Cornet" and the danger of its action enhanced precision hitting in the most vulnerable areas of the protection provided by laser-guided.But this tool can also be used with other kind of charge, anti.
against bunkers, bunkers and armored
On the battlefield, sometimes there are situations that are difficult to predict.The upcoming unit can suddenly be faced with strong fortifications defensive point, and the attack bogged down.Missile system "Cornet" is flexible enough to address not only the task of fighting with tanks, but also effectively suppress stationary pockets of resistance.This is a fairly compact vehicle is equipped with not only cumulative, but the head thermobaric warhead.In its explosive power of the impact of missiles or 9M133F 9M133F-1 is similar to the effect of 152-mm howitzer shells or ten kilograms of TNT.In fact, this vacuum bomb delivered to rocket engine with high accuracy over a distance of 5.5 km.Explosive-thermobaric "Cornet" - weapons effectively defeat unsealed light armored vehicles of the enemy (APCs, infantry fighting vehicles and others.)
Launcher
PU in an infantry version is tripod, in a design that integrated fire control devices, guided sightingand optical media devices (including infrared).It can also be part of the regular armament combat vehicles (BMP or "Tiger").Antitank system "Cornet" as the primary vehicle chassis using BM 9P162 ("Object 699" with the chassis of the BMP-3).The crew consists of two or three people.Just shooting and guidance to the target carries gunner from his workplace, equipped with electronic complex.Management of preparations for the launch takes place at the remote control commands.Automatic reload revolver type - just 16 ammunition rounds, 12 of which are located directly in the drum.The machine is equipped with two 9P162 9P163 launchers.The time allowed for the production start-up, is 20-30 seconds.
in particularly difficult circumstances
The design of the complex, "Cornet" provides an opportunity to dismantle the launcher to combat vehicle in case of need.The situation during the war may be the most diverse.If BM has lost speed, and will fire from hidden or inaccessible to vehicles position (in the mountains or villages), installation 9P163 removed from the regular place on the BM and delivered to the right place.Suddenly appeared a powerful tool able to fire break disadvantageous to the situation and affect the outcome of a decisive battle.
«Cornet» abroad
In 1997 at an exhibition in Abu Dhabi Russian exposition was first presented to the potential buyers of complex anti-missile "Cornet".Weapons, photo made available by the leaflets, made an impression thanks to the main difference from the already known "Metis", "Competition" and "Bassoon" - a laser, rather than wire guidance system.Those wishing to purchase the complex for its own armed forces do not have to wait long.Algeria, Greece, India, Jordan, Ivory Coast, Peru, Syria, Turkey, and, according to unconfirmed reports, Libya - the country to equip its army with the latest Russian antitank weapons (intended for export modification of the "Kornet-E").Only until 2009 it was produced 35 thousand rockets and many hundreds of launchers, including those mounted on the BRDM-2M BMP-2M.Of course, the main purpose of the manufacturer's equipment was the Russian Army, but, as is often the case with successful armaments, control their spread to different countries proved difficult.
uncontrolled export
Almost immediately after receiving ATRA "Kornet-E" on the external market domain of the media has led to numerous reports of the use of effective anti-tank weapons in various international and regional conflicts.The organization "Hezbollah" has used them against the IDF in 2006 (IDF lost 46 "Mercan," although there is evidence that this figure is understated, and actually burned 164 cars).A possible explanation for the presence of "Cornet" is the "Syrian track", though to trace the origin of this technology is almost impossible.The same applies to the Islamic LIH, struck by shells (possibly Russian-made) tanks "Abrams" and several armored vehicles.It is noteworthy that the same weapons are used, and the Iraqi army against the militants "Islamic state" in the region of Diyala (2014).Then the Ukrainian experts said the discovery of the wreckage at the site of the explosion HEAT warhead, which traces marking, indicating the date of manufacture (2009) of the projectile "Cornet".Weapons have militias comes from different sources, mostly captured it, but this finding (if it is not another forgery) may weaken the position of Russia's foreign policy in relation to the situation in the Donbass.
creators and producers
VS Fimushkin, OV Sazhnikov and SN Watches awarded the State Prize of the Russian Federation for the creation of complex third-generation "Cornet" (2002).The following year was marked by achievements of another designer who had a direct bearing on this project - Leo G. Zakharova (Order "For Merit" third degree).Apparently, this award is well deserved.General development organization became famous Engineering Design Bureau.The missile is produced at an engineering plant them.VA Dektyareva (Kovrov).Industrial contractors steel and other enterprises of the defense complex of Russia, such as mechanical plant Volsk Saratov region and OAO "Tulatochmash."
