Sf2:Na Soviet Bombers and Cruise Missiles Reference Guide

SF2:NA SOVIET BOMBERS AND CRUISE MISSILES
REFERENCE GUIDE (WIP)
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Guide by pureblue
AS-
AS-2 KIPPER (KS-
(KS-10S)
The AS-2 air-to-surface missile is a supersonic, turbojet-powered, low-level run-in, cruise
missile with a range of 30 to 100 nm. The K-10S missile (Article 352), developed especially
for the Tu-16K-10 (Badger-C) as an anti-ship weapon, was in October 1961, together with that
aircraft certified for ordnance. One K-10S missile is suspended from the aircraft, under the
middle section of the fuselage. It carries either a conventional or a nuclear 2200-lb warhead.
The missile weighs approximately 9120 pounds. For guidance, it uses a preprogrammed
autopilot for launch and climb, an autopilot with command correction for mid-course flight,
and active radar for terminal flight. The guidance system combines inertial guidance during
the initial flight stage and active-radar homing close to the target. The missile can carry a
nuclear warhead. It has a CEP of 150 ft when used in an anti-ship role and a CEP of 1 to 2 nm
when used against land targets. [Ref: globalsecurity.org]
[Diagram Ref: ausairpower.net]

AS-
AS-6 KINGFISH (KSR-
(KSR-5)
The Kingfish was essentially a scaled down AS-4 Kitchen, with less range
and launch weight, but similar performance and lethality. It used the
Isayev S5.33 engine, rated at 7,100 kp, based on the S5.44 in the Kitchen,
and used similar airframe construction and inertial, active radar and anti-
radiation guidance systems.
The baseline missile was equipped with a VS-

KN active radar seeker, a BSU-7 autopilot, and
a 700 kg 9-A-52 shaped charge warhead. The
internal tanks carried 1010 litres of AK-20P
oxidiser and 660 litres of TG-02 fuel. The
KSR-5P anti-radiation variant used a VSP-K
anti-radiation seeker and BSU-7N autopilot,
entering production in 1973.
The Kingfish was carried by Tu-16K-11-26

Badger G equipped with the Leninetz Rubin-
1K Short Horn attack radar under nose, and the
Tu-16K-26, Tu-16K-10-26, and Tu-16K-10-
26B Badger C (Mod) variants. The Leninetz
Rubin-1KV Short Horn attack radar was
retrofitted.
Some Badger Gs were also retrofitted with the

Rubin-1M or ME with a much enlarged
antenna/radome assembly under the engine
inlets, this arrangement doubling search range
to 240 nautical miles.
The KSR-5 was carried under one wing on the

BD-487 adaptor, the missile being that much
heavier than the Kelt that only one could be
carried on a typical profile. [Ref:
ausairpower.net]
AS-
AS-4 KITCHEN (KH-
(KH-22)
The mighty Kh-22 (AS-4 Kitchen) was the weapon which

stimulated the development of the SPY-1 Aegis system.
Designed during the 1960s for dual role use as a nuclear armed
standoff weapon, and as an anti-shipping missile with either
radar or anti-radiation seekers, the Kh-22 remains in service as
the primary armament of the RuAF's residual fleet of Tu-22M3
Backfires. While the Tu-95K-22 Bear G was equipped to carry
up to three Kh-22s, its progressive retirement has limited use to
the Backfire.
The Kh-22 is a formidable weapon. Powered by an

Isayev R-201-300 / S5.44 liquid rocket delivering
83 kN full thrust and 5.9 kN cruise thrust, it is
claimed to exceed 4.6 Mach in cruise at 80,000 ft
AGL. Around 3 tonnes of TG02 fuel and AK-20K
oxidiser are carried providing a cited range
between 145 NMI (270 km) and 300 NMI (550
km), subject to variant, profile and launch
speed/altitude. The engine uses gas generator
driven turbopumps and a central power generator
to power the onboard avionics and hydraulics.
[Ref: ausairpower.net]
TU-
TU-95RT BEAR-
BEAR-D
A much more ambitious conversion was the maritime

ISR and targeting variant designated the Tu-95RTs
(Razvedchik - Tseleukazatel' = Reconnaissance -
Targeting) or Bear D, which entered service in 1964 and
was identified by Western intelligence in 1967. While the
Bear D was derived from the Bear A airframe, it was
extensively modified for this role and carried no
offensive weapons, but retained the ventral barbette, tail
guns and Box Tail tail warning radar. Some Bear Ds are
also claimed to have had their tail turret replaced with a
fairing housing the SPS-151 jammer in an arrangement
similar to the Bear G.
The Bear D was equipped with passive and active targeting sensors
intended to provide over-the-horizon targeting for submarine
launched anti-shipping missiles. The passive detection suite included
the SRS-6/7 'Romb 4' series ELINT receivers, Kvadrat ELINT
analysis receiver in the aft bomb bay, and the Vishnia SIGINT
receiver system, all used to locate and identify the radar and
communications emissions of Western warships. The passive ELINT
package was largely common with the dedicated Il-20 Coot-A
electronic reconnaissance and intelligence gathering aircraft.
The active sensor package was more ambitious and centred on the
large Kvant Research Institute МЦРС-1 «Успех» / MTsRS-1
Uspekh-1A or 'Big Bulge' maritime search and targeting radar system,
located in a large radome under a rebuilt bomb bay. The I/J band
Uspekh-1A is credited with a range of about 215 NMI (400 km)
against maritime surface targets, it was later replaced with the
improved Uspekh-U. The Bear A's Short Horn attack radar was
replaced with a steerable datalink antenna for missile guidance, under
an ventral nose enlarged radome. [Ref: ausairpower.net]

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REFERENCE GUIDE (WIP)

[Diagram Ref: ausairpower.net]

The baseline missile was equipped with a VS-

The Kingfish was carried by Tu-16K-11-26

Some Badger Gs were also retrofitted with the

The KSR-5 was carried under one wing on the

The mighty Kh-22 (AS-4 Kitchen) was the weapon which

The Kh-22 is a formidable weapon. Powered by an

A much more ambitious conversion was the maritime

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