SA-6

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SA-6 is a Soviet-era mobile surface-to-air missile system, known by the NATO reporting name "Gainful," designed to engage low- to medium-altitude aircraft.

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SA-6 canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Soviet weapon system
mobile air defense system
surface-to-air missile system
controlMethod aerodynamic control surfaces
countryOfOrigin Soviet Union
deploymentType regimental-level air defense
designedFor battlefield air defense
engaging low-altitude aircraft
engaging medium-altitude aircraft
designedToCounter fighter-bombers
low-flying attack aircraft
developedBy OKB-134
Soviet Union
enteredService 1967
era Cold War
exported yes
guidanceType semi-active radar homing
hasNATOReportingName Gainful
hasSovietDesignation 2K12 Kub
launchMethod rail-launched from TEL
launchPlatform tracked transporter erector launcher
missileConfiguration two-stage solid-fuel missile
missileCountPerTEL 3
mobilityType tracked
notableFeature effective against low-altitude targets for its time
high mobility compared to earlier Soviet SAMs
operationalEnvironment field-mobile units
primaryRole air defense
propulsion solid-fuel rocket motor
radarBand C-band
radarComponent Straight Flush fire-control radar
successorSystem Buk (SA-11 Gadfly)
systemComponents TEL vehicles
command and control elements
fire-control radar
missiles
typicalBatteryComposition multiple TELs with associated radar
usedBy African countries
Asian countries
Middle Eastern countries
linked to: Middle East

Soviet Armed Forces
linked to: Soviet armed forces

Warsaw Pact countries
linked to: Warsaw Pact
usedInConflict Balkan conflicts
Gulf War
Iran–Iraq War
Lebanon War
linked to: 1982 Lebanon War

Yom Kippur War
warheadType high-explosive fragmentation

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S-I usedInMission SA-6