SA-4 'Ganef'  / 2K11 Krug
 Air Defense Missile System

 

SA-4 'Ganef' Air Defense System

Designer: L. V. Lyul'yev
Russian Designation: 2K11 Krug (meaning: Circle)

Manufacturer:

Lyul'yev design bureau at Sverdlovsk
(Now called Navator NPO in Ekaterinburg)

Role:

Medium to High altitude long range air defense

Year Adopted:

1967 (introduced in 1964 at May Day parade)

Weight: 2,500 kg

Operational Status:

Russia - Out-dated, but still in very limited use.
Was used in East Germany until unification

In Service (as of 1999): Bulgaria, Hungary, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Poland.

Armament:

2x 1974 Mod 1 missiles (2x 3M8M2 missiles)

Engine:

Water-cooled Diesel Engine, 600 horsepower

Crew:

5 men
Armor: Very thin (protects against small arms fire)

Length:
     (with missiles)
     (vehicle only)


31 feet
25 feet, 7 inches

 
9.46 meters
7.8 meters

Height (with missiles):

14 feet, 8 inches
(4.472 meters)

Width (vehicle only):

10 feet, 6 inches
(3.2 meters)

Maximum Speed:

32 miles per hour
(50 kilometers per hour)

Vehicle Range:

186 miles on road
(300 km)

 

Missile Statistics

Missile Variant: 3M8M 3M8M1 3M8M2
Speed: Mach 2.5
Maximum Range: 8000 meters 9,300 meters 11,000 meters
Minimum Range: 55,000 meters 72,000 meters 50,000 meters
Maximum Altitude: 27,000 meters 27,000 meters 24,000 meters
Warhead:

135kg of HE fragmentation

Fuze: Contact and Proximity

 

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Works Cited

(1) Janes Land Based Air Defense 1997-98, edited by Chris Foss, Copyright 1997, Jane's Publishing Ltd.
(2) Janes Armor and Artillery 1981-82, edited by Chris Foss, Copyright 1981 Jane's Publishing Ltd
(3) FM-100-2-3, The Soviet Army, Headquarters Department of the Army, July, 1984