Tor missile system

9K330 Tor
NATO reporting name: SA-15 Gauntlet, SA-N-9 Gauntlet
9K330 TLAR (rear view of the chassis)
TypeTracked SAM system
Place of originSoviet Union/Russia
Service history
In service1986–present
Used bySee list of operators
Production history
DesignerAlmaz-Antey:
Antey design bureau (lead designer)
MKB Fakel (missile designer)
MNIIRE Altair (naval version designer)
Designed1975
Manufacturer
Produced1983–present
VariantsTor, Tor-M1, Tor-M2, Tor-M1-2U
Specifications (Tor-M1)
Mass34 tonnes (33 long tons; 37 short tons)
Length7,500 millimetres (300 in)
Width3,300 millimetres (130 in)
Height5,100 millimetres (200 in) (radar mast unstowed)
Crew3

Main
armament
9M330, 9M331
EngineV-12 diesel
618 kilowatts (829 hp)
Transmissionhydromechanical
Suspensiontorsion bar
Ground clearance450 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]

  1. ^ "TOR M1 - Hellenic Air Force". Haf.gr. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Бублик" остроконечный (in Russian). RIA Novosti. 15 December 2005. Archived from the original on 7 October 2008. Retrieved 4 September 2008.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference PVO was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Российские зенитные ракетные комплексы "Тор" на международной авиационно- космической выставке "Аэрошоу Чайна – 2014"". dokwar.ru. Archived from the original on 29 March 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  5. ^ "На вооружение войск ЮВО поступили новые ЗРС "Тор-М1-2У"". aftershock.su. Archived from the original on 6 November 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  6. ^ "Техника ПВО". russianguns.chat.ru/pvo.htm. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  7. ^ "Tor-M2U po raz pierwszy strzelał w marszu". konflikty.pl. 30 September 2015. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.