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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…
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
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| Kh-23 Grom | .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Maximum speed | 2,160–2,700 km/h (1,340–1,680 mph) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Kh-23 Grom | Designer | Yurii N. Korolyov | 1.00 | infobox |
| Kh-23 Grom | Diameter | 27.5 cm (10.8 in) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Kh-23 Grom | Engine | Solid fuel rocket | 1.00 | infobox |
| Kh-23 Grom | Guidance system | Kh-66: Line-Of-Sight Beam riding Kh-23: Radio command guidance Grom-B: TV guidance | 1.00 | infobox |
| Kh-23 Grom | In service | Kh-66 :20 June 1968 Kh-23 :1973 Kh-23M :1974 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Kh-23 Grom | Launch platform | Yak-38, MiG-21PFM, MiG-23, MiG-27, Su-17M3/20/22/22M3/M4, | 1.00 | infobox |
| Kh-23 Grom | Length | A921 :3.525 m (11 ft 7 in) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Kh-23 Grom | Manufacturer | Zvezda-Strela | 1.00 | infobox |
| Kh-23 Grom | Mass | A921 :287 kg (633 lb) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Kh-23 Grom | Operational range | 2–10 km (1.1–5.4 nmi) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Kh-23 Grom | Place of origin | Soviet Union | 1.00 | infobox |
| Kh-23 Grom | Type | Tactical air-to-surface missile | 1.00 | infobox |
| Kh-23 Grom | Used by | FSU, Warsaw Pact, Iraq, India | 1.00 | infobox |
| Kh-23 Grom | Warhead weight | 111 kg (245 lb) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Kh-23 Grom | Wingspan | 78.5 cm (2 ft 6.9 in) | 1.00 | infobox |
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