Engineering:KARAOK

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KARAOK
File:Karaoktube.jpg
TypeAnti-tank missile
Place of originTurkey
Production history
ManufacturerRoketsan[1]
Specifications
Mass<16 kg (35 lb) (tube and missile)[1]
Length110 cm
Diameter125 mm[1]

Effective firing range>1,000 m (0.62 mi)[1]
WarheadTandem-charge HEAT[1]

Guidance
system
Imaging infrared (IIR) seeker

KARAOK (Turkish: Black Arrow) is a new 125 mm manportable, lightweight, fire-and-forget, short-range anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) in development by ROKETSAN.[1]

File:Karaok.jpg
KARAOK missile

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 1000 m,[1][2] weight is less than 16 kg (tube and missile), length is 110 cm.[3] The missile is capable of top attack[1] and can operate in day or night.[4]

See also

  • MBT LAW
  • FGM-148 Javelin
  • Spike (missile)
  • Type 01 LMAT
  • HJ-12
  • AT-1K Raybolt
  • Missile Moyenne Portée
  • MPATGM

References