Roketsan Cirit
| Cirit | |
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| Type | Air-to-surface anti-armor and soft target |
| Place of origin | Turkey |
| Service history | |
| Used by | UAE Army |
| Production history | |
| Designed | 2004 – 2009 |
| Manufacturer | Roketsan |
| Produced | 2011 - present |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 15 kg |
| Length | 1.9 m |
| Diameter | 2.75" (70 mm) |
| Warhead |
Tri-Mode: Anti Armour, Anti Personnel and Incendiary Anti Personnel: Increased Anti Personnel and Incendiary Thermobaric: Increased Anti Personnel and Anti Structure |
| Warhead weight | 3 kg insensitive explosive |
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| Engine | Solid-fuel rocket |
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Operational
range |
1.5 - 8 km |
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Guidance
system |
Midcourse Guidance: MEMS-IMU, MEMS-INS, Magnetometer Terminal Guidance: Semi-Active Laser Seeker |
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Steering
system |
Pop-out fins |
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Launch
platform |
Attack Helicopter Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Land combat vehicle Naval platforms Stationary platforms |
| Launch and Warhead test | |
 Tri-Mode Warhead
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moving target
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Tri-Mode: Anti Armour, Anti Personnel and Incendiary Anti Personnel: Increased Anti Personnel and Incendiary
Midcourse Guidance: MEMS-IMU, MEMS-INS, Magnetometer
Cirit is a laser-guided 70 mm rocket system under production by Turkish missile manufacturer Roketsan. It is one of the projects launched by Turkey to equip the Turkish Army's T-129 Atak, AH-1P Cobra and AH-1W Super Cobra attack helicopters with low-cost precision strike capabilities. It has been selected by Eurocopter for execution of a test and integration program to equip the Eurocopter EC635. The weapon's name comes from a traditional Turkish horseback game, Cirit (pronounced Jirit), where two teams of riders fight a mock battle using wooden javelins which are called cirit.
Cirit is a next generation 70 mm (2.75 in) guided rocket system fitted with a semi-active laser homing seeker. The seeker and guidance section is attached to a purpose-built warhead with a Class 5 Insensitive Munition (IM). The multipurpose warhead has a combined armour-piercing ammunition with enhanced behind armor anti-personnel and incendiary effects. The engine is of reduced smoke design, with IM properties. It is connected to the rear section by a roll bearing that enables it to rotate in flight. There are four small stabilising surfaces at the very rear of the missile in front of the exhaust nozzle that ensures stable flight. Roketsan has developed a new launch pod and a new canister in which Cirit is delivered as an all-up round. The Cirit has a maximum effective guided range of 8 km with a high probability of hit on a 3×3 m target at this range.
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