| Kitolov-2M | |
|---|---|
 From left to right: 122mm Kitolov-2M, 120mm Gran and 155mm Krasnopol-M2. | |
| Type | Precision-guided artillery projectile |
| Place of origin | Russian Federation |
| Service history | |
| In service | 2002[1] |
| Used by | Russian Federation |
| Wars | Russo-Ukrainian War |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | KBP Instrument Design Bureau |
| Produced | 2002 |
| Variants | The 120mm mortar round is called Kitolov-2 and the 122mm artillery shell Kitolov-2M. |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 28.3 kg (62 lb)[2] |
| Length | 1,190 mm (47 in) |
| Caliber | 122 mm |
| Effective firing range | 12 km (7.5 mi) |
| Warhead weight | 5.3 kg (12 lb) |
Guidance system | Semi-active laser homing[2] |
Kitolov shells are Russian laser-guided mortar and artillery shells with Malakhit automated artillery fire control system able to attack stationary and moving targets with top attack pattern.[3][4][5][6][7] The 120mm mortar round is called Kitolov-2 and the 122mm artillery shell Kitolov-2M.[8] Several mortars using this system can fire simultaneously without interfering with each other, and the system is using common data for targets spaced at up to 300 m.
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References
- ↑ "ОАО «Конструкторское бюро приборостроения» - Китолов-2". www.kbptula.ru. Archived from the original on 9 September 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- 1 2 "Kitolov-2M 122-mm shell with semi-active laser guidance". Archived from the original on 2022-07-08.
- ↑ "KBP Instrument Design Bureau - Kitolov-2M". Archived from the original on 2021-07-16.
- ↑ "KM-3" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-09-30.
- ↑ Ponomarenko, Vladimir P.; Filachev, Anatoly M. (2007). Infrared Techniques and Electro-optics in Russia: A History 1946–2006. SPIE Press. p. 180. ISBN 978-0-8194-6355-5.
- ↑ Lilley, James R.; Shambaugh, David L. (2015) [1996]. Taqi Ming Cheung; June Teufel Dreyer; Richard D. Fisher Jr; Wendy Frieman; Bates Gill; Paul H.B. Godwin; Taeho Kim; Eric A. McVadon; Michael Pillsbury (eds.). China's Military Faces the Future. Routledge. p. 177. ISBN 978-0-7656-0506-1.
- ↑ "Smart ammo: precision-guided munitions for field artillery" (PDF). Jane's Defence Weekly. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-01-12.
- ↑ "Artillery Guided Weapon Systems". Archived from the original on 2021-07-16.
- ↑ "Russian troops use Gran, Kitolov guided projectiles in Ukraine — source".
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