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Assault Rifles
ARS-8KOM
Caliber
5.56/7.62
Barrel length, mm
215/215
Magazine capacity
30/30
Overview
The 80 mm Unguided Aviation Rocket ARS-8KOM is of “air–to–ground” type, designed to be fired from the B8, B8M, B8M-1, B8-V20-A, B-8V7 and B-8S7 rocket pods carried on aircraft and helicopters of the front-line and army aviation, is intended for destruction of:
- Armoured ground targets – tanks, armoured personnel carriers (APCs) and machinery, etc.;
- Unarmoured ground targets – radiolocation stations, rocket launching units, soft-skinned combat materiel on the ground, aircrafts in park position, etc., and
- Enemy manpower.
Main Features:
The ARS-8KOM Rocket is loaded into and fired from the corresponding container launchers B8, B8M, B8M-1, B8-V20-A, B-8V7 and B-8S7, which are carried by various aircraft - attack aircraft, bombers and fighter-bombers: Su-17, Su-24, Su-34, Su-25, Su-27, Su-35, MiG-23 and MiG-27; and attack helicopters: Mi-8, Mi-24, Mi-35, Mi-28, Ka-52 and Ka-50.
MAIN-TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS | ARS-8KOM |
|---|---|
| Type | Unguided Aviation Rocket with hollow-charge and fragmentation warhead |
| Caliber, mm | 80 |
| Rocket overall length, mm | 1542 max |
Weight, kg | |
| ● Rocket total weight, kg: Weight, kg | 11.3 |
| ● Warhead (without the cup) Weight, kg | 3.6 |
| ● Explosive Weight, kg | 1.0 |
| Muzzle velocity, m/s | 55 to 75 |
| Maximum velocity, m/s | 600 |
| Armour penetration, mm | 400 |
| Casualty fragments of weight 3 g, pcs. | about 400 |
| Rocket firing range, m | from 1300 to 4000 |
Probable deviation of the technical circular dispersion in the picture plane upon fire | |
| ● With aircraft flying at speed from 600 to 1200 km/h, mrad Probable deviation of the technical circular dispersion in the picture plane upon fire | ≤ 3 |
| ● With helicopter flying at speed from 200 to 300 km/h, mrad Probable deviation of the technical circular dispersion in the picture plane upon fire | ≤8 |
| Fuze | Piezoelectric, AF 82 |
| Operational temperature range, °C | from minus 60 to 60 |
| Shelf life | 15 years, provided they are stored unopened original package of the Manufacturer, in unheated storage rooms, under a shed or canvas, without direct impact on them from precipitation and solar radiation, strictly observing all handling and storage instructions of the Manufacturer. |
Packing Four (4) Rounds per wooden case | |
|---|---|
| Wooden case dimensions, mm | 1675 x 315 x 290 |
| Wooden case volume, m3 | 0.153 |
| Gross weight, kg: | 72 |
| CLASS OF EXPLOSION HAZARD | 1.1E, UN 0181 |