Karaok
| Karaok | |
|---|---|
| Type | Anti-tank missile |
| Place of origin | Turkey |
| Service history | |
| In service | 2022-present[1] |
| Used by | Turkish Army |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Roketsan[2] |
| Designed | 2016[1] |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | <16 kg (35 lb) (tube and missile)[2] |
| Length | 110 cm (43 in) |
| Diameter | 125 mm (4.9 in)[2] |
| Effective firing range | >2,500 m (1.6 mi)[2] |
| Warhead | Tandem-charge HEAT[2] |
Guidance system | Infrared homing |
Launch platform | Man-portable launcher |
Karaok (Turkish: Black Arrow) is a 125 mm manportable, lightweight, fire-and-forget, short-range anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) in development by Roketsan.[2]
Design
[edit]The missile is equipped with a tandem warhead and a new indigenously developed hybrid dual-stage rocket motor designed to enable fire from an enclosed space. Range was initially over 2500 m,[2][3] weight is less than 16 kg (tube and missile), length is 110 cm.[4] The missile is capable of both direct and top attack.[2] The system is effective at both day or night due to its Imaging Infrared Seeker.[5] The weapon system achieved Initial Operational Capability (IOC) in 2020 and was inducted into the Turkish Army in 2022.[6][1]
Operators
[edit]Malaysia: 18 launchers and 108 missiles on order. To be mounted on Cendana Auto 4x4.[7][8][1]
Turkey: 330 on order.[9]
See also
[edit]- List of rocket launchers
- Akeron MP
- AT-1K Raybolt
- FGM-148 Javelin
- HJ-12
- MPATGM
- NLAW
- Spike (missile)
- Type 01 LMAT
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Turkey’s Roketsan wins Malaysian deal for Karaok anti-tank missiles. Defense News. 14 September 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "KARAOK Short-Range Anti-Tank Weapon". Ankara, Turkey: Roketsan. Archived from the original on 11 November 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
- ^ Kıvrak, Salih (3 January 2021). "Tek er tarafından kullanılan tanksavar silahı KARAOK'un menzili 2,5 katına çıktı" [The range of the anti-tank gun KARAOK, used by a single soldier, has been increased by 2.5 times.]. Defence Turk. Archived from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- ^ Hughes, Robin. "Roketsan discloses Karaok short-range ATGM development". Janes. London, United Kingdom. Archived from the original on 1 March 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- ^ "Roketsan KaraOK anti-tank missile to be inducted in Turkish army in 2021". www.armyrecognition.com. 26 May 2021. Archived from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- ^ Insight, Global Defense (2022-08-07). "Turkiye's Latest Anti Tank Guided Missile "KARAOK"". Global Defense Insight. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
- ^ "KARAOK Füzesinin ilk ihracat durağı Malezya" (in Turkish). 2023-09-05. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
- ^ "Black Arrow – The Turkish Delights".
- ^ "KARAOK Omuzdan Atılan Tanksavar Füzesi | SavunmaSanayiST". 18 November 2018.
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