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S-13 rocket
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The S-13 is a 122 mm calibre unguided rocket weapon developed by the Soviet Air Force for use by military
aircraft. It remains in service with the Russian Air Force and some other countries.

Contents
1 Development
2 Launcher specifications
3 Rocket specifications
4 See also
5 References
6 External links

Development
The S-13 rocket was developed in the 1970s to meet requirements for a penetrating weapon capable of
cratering runways and penetrating hardened aircraft shelters, bunkers and pillboxes, to fill a gap between
80 mm and 240 mm rockets and fulfill a role similar to the 127 mm Zuni rocket. The S-13 is conventional in
layout, with a solid rocket motor and folding tail fins that provide stability after launch.

The first trials were in 1973, but it was introduced only in 1983. S-13 rockets are shot from 5-tube launchers B-
13L, that can be carried by most of Soviet and Russian attack and new fighter aircraft, like Sukhoi Su-17/20/22,
Sukhoi Su-24, Sukhoi Su-25, Sukhoi Su-27, MiG-23BN, MiG-27, MiG-29. B-13L1 launcher is used by
helicopters such as Mil Mi-24, Mil Mi-28, Kamov Ka-29TB, Kamov Ka-50 and Kamov Ka-52.

Launcher specifications
Designation Length Diameter Unloaded weight Number of rockets Notes

B-13L 3.56 m 0.410 m 160 kg 5 0.15 seconds firing interval

B-13L1 3.06 m 0.410 m 140 kg 5 0.15 seconds firing interval

Rocket specifications

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Length Launch Warhead

Designation Type Range Notes
overall weight weight

21 kg Penetrates 3 m of earth and 1 m of reinforced

1.1
S-13 Penetration 2.54 m 57 kg (1.82 kg of concrete. On runways it produces a
3 km
explosive) demolition area of 20 m. Velocity 650 m/s

23 kg
S-13B Penetration 2.63 m 60 kg (1.92 kg of n/a Penetrates 3 m of earth and 1 m of concrete.
explosive)

21 kg and
Tandem 16.3 kg (1.8 kg 1.1 Combined penetration of 6 m of earth and 1 m
S-13T 2.99 m 75 kg
HEAT and 2.7 kg of 4 km of reinforced concrete. Velocity 500 m/s
explosives)

Produces 450 splinters between 23 and 35 g,

33 kg
1.6 capable of penetrating lightly armoured
S-13OF APAM/FRAG 2.97 m 69 kg (7 kg of
3 km vehicles such as APCs and IFVs. Velocity
explosive)
530 m/s. Introduced in 1993.

32 kg
1.6 35 40 kg TNT equivalent. Velocity 530 m/s.
S-13D FAE 3.12 m 68 kg (14.2 kg of
3 km Introduced in 1995.
fuel)

32 kg
0.5 Up to 40 kg TNT equivalent. Velocity
S-13DF FAE 3.12 m 68 kg (14.6 kg of
6 km 530 m/s
fuel)

See also
S-8 rocket
S-24 rocket
Ugroza, a proposed upgrade of "dumb" rockets to salvo-fired laser-guided precision missiles

References
Soviet/Russian Aircraft Weapons Since World War Two, Yefim Gordon, ISBN 1-85780-188-1
Mil Mi-24 Hind Attack Helicopter, Yefim Gordon and Dimitri Komissarov, ISBN 1-84037-238-9
Jane's Air Launched Weapons Issue 36, Duncan Lennox, ISBN 0-7106-0866-7
Robert Grzda: Npr S-13 i wyrzutnia B-13L in: Aeroplan nr. 1(58)/2006 (in Polish)

External links
http://warfare.be/?linkid=2513&catid=346
http://worldweapon.ru/vertuski/s13.php - photos (and description in Russian)

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