Tor Missile System
| 9K330 Tor NATO reporting name: SA-15 "Gauntlet" |
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9K330 TLAR (rear view of the chassis)
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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 |
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| Designed | 1975 |
| Manufacturer |
IEMZ Kupol Metrowagonmash (GM chassis designer), MZKT (wheeled chassis designer) |
| Unit cost | US$ 25 million |
| Produced | 1983 |
| Variants | Tor, Tor-M1, Tor-M2, Tor-M1-2U |
| Specifications (Tor-M1) | |
| Weight | 34 tonnes |
| Length | 7.5 m |
| Width | 3.3 m |
| Height | 5.1 m (radar mast unstowed) |
| Crew | 3 |
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Main
armament |
9M330, 9M331 |
| Engine | V-12 diesel 618 kW (830 hp) |
| Transmission | hydromechanical |
| Suspension | torsion bar |
| Ground clearance | 450 mm |
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Operational
range |
500 km |
| Speed | 65 km/h |
| 9M330 | |
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4 9M330 Missiles in one of the two launching racks
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| Type | Surface-to-air missile |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1986-present |
| Used by | See list of operators |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Fakel |
| Designed | 1975 |
| Manufacturer | IEMZ Kupol |
| Produced | 1983 |
| Variants | 9M330, 9M331, 9M332, 9M338 |
| Specifications (9M331) | |
| Weight | 167 kg |
| Length | 2900 mm |
| Diameter | 235 mm |
| Warhead | Frag-HE |
| Warhead weight | 15 kg |
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Detonation
mechanism |
RF Proximity |
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| Wingspan | 650 mm |
| Propellant | Solid-fuel rocket |
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Operational
range |
12 kilometres (7.5 mi) |
| Flight ceiling | 6,000 metres (20,000 ft) |
| Boost time | Cold launch ejection for 20 m |
| Speed | 850 m/s |
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Guidance
system |
Radio command |
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Steering
system |
Gas dynamic control system, with four control surfaces |
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Launch
platform |
9A331 combat vehicle |
| Transport | GM-569 tracked vehicle |
The Tor missile system (Russian: "Тор"; English: torus) is an all-weather low to medium altitude, short-range surface-to-air missile system designed for engaging airplanes, helicopters, cruise missiles, precision guided munitions, unmanned aerial vehicles and short-range ballistic threats (Anti-Munitions). Originally developed by the Soviet Union under the GRAU designation 9K330, 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 also the first air defence system in the world designed from the start to shoot down precision guided weapons like the AGM-86 ALCM day and night, in bad weather and jamming situation. Tor can detect targets while on the move. The vehicle must stop intermittently when firing, although trials are being conducted to eliminate this restriction.
The development of the Tor missile system started on the 4th of February 1975, in response to the directives of the Central Committee of the CPSU. Initiated as a successor to the 9K33 Osa (NATO reporting name SA-8 "Gecko"), development on the land based version was conducted in parallel with a navalized variant of the system (3K95 Kinzhal/SA-N-9 "Gauntlet), to be installed on a number of upcoming ship classes, including the Kirov class battlecruisers, and retrofitted onto older ships. Responsibility for development was given to the Antey design bureau (headed by V.P. Efremov), the missiles designed by MKB Fakel (under P.D. Grushin) and the Altair design bureau (headed by S.A. Fadeyev)was responsible for the development of Kinzhal. All the developers and manufacturers of the Tor missile system unified into Almaz-Antey in 2002.
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