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Kitolov-2M

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Kitolov-2M
From left to right: 122mm Kitolov-2M, 120mm Gran and 155mm Krasnopol-M2.
TypePrecision-guided artillery projectile
Place of originRussian Federation
Service history
In service2002[1]
Used byRussian Federation
WarsRusso-Ukrainian War
Production history
ManufacturerKBP Instrument Design Bureau
Produced2002
VariantsThe 120mm mortar round is called Kitolov-2 and the 122mm artillery shell Kitolov-2M.
Specifications
Mass28.3 kg (62 lb)[2]
Length1,190 mm (47 in)

Caliber122 mm
Effective firing range12 km (7.5 mi)
Warhead weight5.3 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 120 mm mortar round is called Kitolov-2 and the 122 mm 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.

Users

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See also

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  • Krasnopol – (Russia, Soviet Union)
  • KM-8 Gran – (Russia)

References

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  1. ^ "ОАО «Конструкторское бюро приборостроения» - Китолов-2". www.kbptula.ru. Archived from the original on 9 September 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Kitolov-2M 122-mm shell with semi-active laser guidance". Archived from the original on 2022-07-08.
  3. ^ "KBP Instrument Design Bureau - Kitolov-2M". Archived from the original on 2021-07-16.
  4. ^ "KM-3" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-09-30.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Smart ammo: precision-guided munitions for field artillery" (PDF). Jane's Defence Weekly. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-01-12.
  8. ^ "Artillery Guided Weapon Systems". Archived from the original on 2021-07-16.
  9. ^ "Russian troops use Gran, Kitolov guided projectiles in Ukraine — source".