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[[File:WeaponImage Kh-66.png|thumb|left|420px|The Kh-66 missile (scale is approximate)]]
 
[[File:WeaponImage Kh-66.png|thumb|left|420px|The Kh-66 missile (scale is approximate)]]
 
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''The Zvezda '''Kh-66''' is an early Soviet tactical air-to-surface missiles with a range of 10 km. It was introduced in the [[Operation W.I.N.T.E.R.|Operation W.I.N.T.E.R]].''
  
 
=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
 
=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
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== General info ==
 
== General info ==
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''The Kh-66 used the airframe of the Kaliningrad K-8 (AA-3 'Anab') air-to-air missile, with the nozzle split to make room for the antenna of the beam-riding guidance system of the Kaliningrad K-5 (AA-1 'Alkali'). It has cruciform control fins on the nose, and four clipped-tip delta-wings at the rear with elevators for control.''
  
 
=== Effective damage ===
 
=== Effective damage ===
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This missiles mostly deals explosive damages, due to it's 65.28 kg of TNT. With some sort of penetrating damages, as it's laser guided and can hit the unprotected roof of most tanks.
  
 
=== Comparison with analogues ===
 
=== Comparison with analogues ===
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''This missiles specs is almost identical to the American AGM-12B Bullpup, except it's not laser guided.''
  
 
== Usage in battles ==
 
== Usage in battles ==
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''Often used to perform Close Air Support from outside enemy AA effective range. Climb up, nose down, flaps and airbrakes out, and aim.''
  
 
=== Pros and cons ===
 
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* Greater range than most AA missiles
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* Almost guaranteed kill
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* Hard to aim
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* Only two missiles
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* Slows you down a lot
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== History ==
 
== History ==
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''The Zvezda '''Kh-66''' and '''Kh-23 Grom''' (Russian: Х-23 Гром 'Thunder';  NATO:'''AS-7 'Kerry'<nowiki/>''') are a family  of early Soviet tactical air-to-surface missiles with a range of 10 km. They were intended for use against small ground or naval targets. The Kh-66 was effectively a heavy-warhead, beam-riding version of the K-8 (AA-3 'Anab') air-to-air missile rushed into service in Vietnam in 1968. The Kh-23 was an improved Kh-66 with command-guidance, similar to the AGM-12 Bullpup.''
  
 
== Media ==
 
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== See also ==
 
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* ''reference to the article about the variant of the weapon;''
 
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== External links ==
 
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Revision as of 12:42, 11 November 2021

Description

The Kh-66 missile (scale is approximate)


The Zvezda Kh-66 is an early Soviet tactical air-to-surface missiles with a range of 10 km. It was introduced in the Operation W.I.N.T.E.R.

Vehicles equipped with this weapon

General info

The Kh-66 used the airframe of the Kaliningrad K-8 (AA-3 'Anab') air-to-air missile, with the nozzle split to make room for the antenna of the beam-riding guidance system of the Kaliningrad K-5 (AA-1 'Alkali'). It has cruciform control fins on the nose, and four clipped-tip delta-wings at the rear with elevators for control.

Effective damage

This missiles mostly deals explosive damages, due to it's 65.28 kg of TNT. With some sort of penetrating damages, as it's laser guided and can hit the unprotected roof of most tanks.

Comparison with analogues

This missiles specs is almost identical to the American AGM-12B Bullpup, except it's not laser guided.

Usage in battles

Often used to perform Close Air Support from outside enemy AA effective range. Climb up, nose down, flaps and airbrakes out, and aim.

Pros and cons

Summarise and briefly evaluate the weaponry in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark pros and cons as a list.

Pros:

  • Greater range than most AA missiles
  • Almost guaranteed kill

Cons:

  • Hard to aim
  • Only two missiles
  • Slows you down a lot

History

The Zvezda Kh-66 and Kh-23 Grom (Russian: Х-23 Гром 'Thunder'; NATO:AS-7 'Kerry') are a family of early Soviet tactical air-to-surface missiles with a range of 10 km. They were intended for use against small ground or naval targets. The Kh-66 was effectively a heavy-warhead, beam-riding version of the K-8 (AA-3 'Anab') air-to-air missile rushed into service in Vietnam in 1968. The Kh-23 was an improved Kh-66 with command-guidance, similar to the AGM-12 Bullpup.

Media

Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.

See also

Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:

  • reference to the article about the variant of the weapon;
  • references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.

External links

Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:

  • topic on the official game forum;
  • encyclopedia page on the weapon;
  • other literature.


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AGM  AGM-22 · APKWS II (M151) · APKWS II (M282) · BGM-71D TOW-2
Bullpup  AGM-12B Bullpup · AGM-12C Bullpup
Hellfire  AGM-114B Hellfire · AGM-114K Hellfire II
Maverick  AGM-65A · AGM-65B · AGM-65D
ATGM  LOSAT/MGM-166A
TOW  BGM-71 · BGM-71A · BGM-71B · BGM-71C
SAM  FIM-92 Stinger · MIM-72 · MIM146
Naval SAM  RIM-24A
Germany 
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AGM  9M14M Malyutka · Flz Lwf LB 82 · HOT-1 · HOT-2 TOW · HOT-3 · PARS 3 LR
AShM  AS.34 Kormoran
ATGM  HOT-K3S
SAM  Roland
USSR 
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AGM  9K127 Vikhr · 9M17M Falanga · 9M120 Ataka · 9M120-1 Ataka
  Kh-23M · Kh-25 · Kh-25ML · Kh-29L · Kh-29T · Kh-29TE · Kh-29TD · Kh-66 · S-25L
ATGM  3M7 · 9M14 · 9M113 Konkurs · 9M114 Shturm · 9M123 Khrizantema · 9M133 · 9M133FM3 · 9M133M-2
SAM  95Ya6 · 9M311 · 9M311-1M · 9M331 · 9M37M
Naval SAM  Volna-M
Britain 
AAM  Fireflash · Firestreak · Red Top · Skyflash · Skyflash SuperTEMP · SRAAM
AGM  AS.12 · ZT-6 Mokopa
AShM  AJ.168
ATGM  BAe Swingfire · MILAN · MILAN 2 · ZT3
SAM  Starstreak
Japan 
AAM  AAM-3
AGM  Ki-148 I-Go Model 1B
ATGM  Type 64 MAT · Type 79 Jyu-MAT
SAM  Type 81 SAM-1C · Type 91
China 
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AGM  AKD-9 · AKD-10 · HJ-8A · HJ-8C · HJ-8E · HJ-8H
ATGM  302 · HJ-73 · HJ-73E · HJ-9 · QN201DD · QN502CDD
SAM  HN-6
Italy 
AAM  Aspide-1A
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ATGM  Spike-LR2MR
Naval AShM  Nettuno
SAM  Mistral SATCP
France 
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AGM  9M14-2 Malyutka-2 · AS-20 Nord · AS-30 Nord · AS-30L Nord · HOT-1 · HOT-2 TOW · HOT-3 · Spike ER
ATGM  HOT · SS.11
SAM  Roland · VT1
Sweden 
AAM  RB24 · RB24J · RB71 · RB 74 · RB 74(M)
AGM  Rb05A · RB 53 Bantam · RB 55B Heli TOW · RB 55C Heli TOW · RB 75
ATGM  Rbs 55 · Rbs 56
SAM  Rbs 70
Israel 
AAM  Shafrir · Shafrir 2 · Python 3
ATGM  Spike-MR
  AAM = Air-to-Air Missile   AGM = Air-to-Ground Missile   AShM = Anti-Ship Missile   ATGM = Anti-Tank Guided Missile (Ground mounts)   SAM = Surface-to-Air Missile