9K330 Tor NATO reporting name: SA-15 Gauntlet, SA-N-9 Gauntlet | |
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Type | Tracked SAM system |
Place of origin | Soviet Union/Russia |
Service history | |
In service | 1986–present |
Used by | See list of operators |
Production history | |
Designer | Almaz-Antey:
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Designed | 1975 |
Manufacturer |
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Produced | 1983–present |
Variants | Tor, Tor-M1, Tor-M2, Tor-M1-2U |
Specifications (Tor-M1) | |
Mass | 34 tonnes (33 long tons; 37 short tons) |
Length | 7,500 millimetres (300 in) |
Width | 3,300 millimetres (130 in) |
Height | 5,100 millimetres (200 in) (radar mast unstowed) |
Crew | 3 |
Main armament | 9M330, 9M331 |
Engine | V-12 diesel 618 kilowatts (829 hp) |
Transmission | hydromechanical |
Suspension | torsion bar |
Ground clearance | 450 millimetres (18 in) |
Operational range | 25 kilometres (16 mi)[1] |
Maximum speed | 65 kilometres per hour (40 mph) |
The Tor (Russian: Тор; English: torus[2]) is an all-weather, low-to medium-altitude, short-range surface-to-air missile system designed for destroying airplanes, helicopters, cruise missiles, unmanned aerial vehicles and short-range ballistic threats (anti-munitions). Originally developed by the Soviet Union under the GRAU designation 9K330 Tor, the system is commonly known by its NATO reporting name, SA-15 "Gauntlet". A navalized variant was developed under the name 3K95 "Kinzhal", also known as the SA-N-9 "Gauntlet". Tor was designed to shoot down guided weapons like the AGM-86 ALCM and BGM-34[3] day and night, in bad weather and jamming situations.[4] Tor can detect targets while on the move. The vehicle must stop intermittently when firing,[5][6] although trials have been conducted with the goal of eliminating this restriction.[7]
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