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Kh-23 Grom: Operators, Development & Variants

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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Kh-23 Grom topic overview

The analysis highlights Operators, Development and Variants as prominent areas in the source structure around Kh-23 Grom.

Related topics
54
Source areas
5
Connected nodes
59
Extracted relationships
17
Concept neighborhoods
14
Bridge connections
59

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Operators · 32 topics
Development · 11 topics
Overview · 6 topics
Variants · 4 topics
Similar weapons · 1 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Maximum speed
2,160–2,700 km/h (1,340–1,680 mph)
Designer
Yurii N. Korolyov
Diameter
27.5 cm (10.8 in)
Engine
Solid fuel rocket
Guidance system
Kh-66: Line-Of-Sight Beam riding Kh-23: Radio command guidance Grom-B: TV guidance
In service
Kh-66 :20 June 1968 Kh-23 :1973 Kh-23M :1974

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Development

Variants

Operators

Similar weapons

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How Kh-23 Grom connects Entity context

The extracted context around Kh-23 Grom shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Kh-23 Grom → 2,160–2,700 km/h (1,340–1,680 mph) Another extracted example is Kh-23 Grom → Yurii N. Korolyov. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Kh-23 Grom

Top relations

.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Maximum speed · 1
Kh-23 Grom → 2,160–2,700 km/h (1,340–1,680 mph)
Designer · 1
Kh-23 Grom → Yurii N. Korolyov
Diameter · 1
Kh-23 Grom → 27.5 cm (10.8 in)
Engine · 1
Kh-23 Grom → Solid fuel rocket
Guidance system · 1
Kh-23 Grom → Kh-66: Line-Of-Sight Beam riding Kh-23: Radio command guidance Grom-B: TV guidance
In service · 1
Kh-23 Grom → Kh-66 :20 June 1968 Kh-23 :1973 Kh-23M :1974
Launch platform · 1
Kh-23 Grom → Yak-38, MiG-21PFM, MiG-23, MiG-27, Su-17M3/20/22/22M3/M4,
Length · 1
Kh-23 Grom → A921 :3.525 m (11 ft 7 in)
Manufacturer · 1
Kh-23 Grom → Zvezda-Strela
Mass · 1
Kh-23 Grom → A921 :287 kg (633 lb)

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

kh-66 kh-23 missile soviet guidance service aircraft missiles beam-riding 1968 mig-23 air-to-surface entered family version k-8 air-to-air bullpup vietnam design

Kh-23 Grom relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 17 structured relationships around Kh-23 Grom. Examples in this analysis include 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) and Kh-23 Grom → Designer → Yurii N. Korolyov. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Kh-23 Grom.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Maximum speed2,160–2,700 km/h (1,340–1,680 mph)1.00infobox
Kh-23 GromDesignerYurii N. Korolyov1.00infobox
Kh-23 GromDiameter27.5 cm (10.8 in)1.00infobox
Kh-23 GromEngineSolid fuel rocket1.00infobox
Kh-23 GromGuidance systemKh-66: Line-Of-Sight Beam riding Kh-23: Radio command guidance Grom-B: TV guidance1.00infobox
Kh-23 GromIn serviceKh-66 :20 June 1968 Kh-23 :1973 Kh-23M :19741.00infobox
Kh-23 GromLaunch platformYak-38, MiG-21PFM, MiG-23, MiG-27, Su-17M3/20/22/22M3/M4,1.00infobox
Kh-23 GromLengthA921 :3.525 m (11 ft 7 in)1.00infobox
Kh-23 GromManufacturerZvezda-Strela1.00infobox
Kh-23 GromMassA921 :287 kg (633 lb)1.00infobox
Kh-23 GromOperational range2–10 km (1.1–5.4 nmi)1.00infobox
Kh-23 GromPlace of originSoviet Union1.00infobox
Kh-23 GromTypeTactical air-to-surface missile1.00infobox
Kh-23 GromUsed byFSU, Warsaw Pact, Iraq, India1.00infobox
Kh-23 GromWarhead weight111 kg (245 lb)1.00infobox
Kh-23 GromWingspan78.5 cm (2 ft 6.9 in)1.00infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around Kh-23 Grom bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Kh-66, Improved and Family. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • Kh-23 Grom
    • Kh-66
    • Improved
    • Family
    • Later
    • System
    • Mig-23
    • Missiles
    • Iraq
    • Vietnam
    • Guidance
    • Grom
    • Kh-23
  • kh-23 grom
    • Early
    • Romania
    • Family
    • Version
    • Kh-66
    • Soviet
    • Improved
    • Later
    • System
    • Mig-23
    • Missiles
    • Agm-12
  • air-to-surface missiles
    • Soviet
    • Later
    • Missile
    • Service
    • Agm-12
    • Early
    • Grom
    • Iraq
    • Similar
    • Used
    • Vietnam
    • Bullpup
  • k-8 (aa-3 'anab')
    • 'anab'
    • Aa-3
    • K-8
    • Used
    • Air-to-air
    • K-5
    • Beam-riding
    • Version
    • Guidance
    • Missile
    • Kh-66
    • Vietnam
  • agm-12 bullpup
    • Bullpup
    • Vietnam
    • Similar
    • Soviet
    • Early
    • Grom
    • Improved
    • Iraq
    • Romania
    • Air-to-air
    • Air-to-surface
    • Missile
  • north vietnam
    • Agm-12
    • Air-to-air
    • Bullpup
    • Version
    • Service
    • Soviet
    • Missile
    • 'anab'
    • Aa-3
    • Early
    • Grom
    • Iraq
  • vietnam war
    • Agm-12
    • Air-to-air
    • Bullpup
    • Version
    • Service
    • Soviet
    • Missile
    • 'anab'
    • Aa-3
    • Early
    • Grom
    • Iraq
  • vietnam
    • Agm-12
    • Air-to-air
    • Bullpup
    • Version
    • Service
    • Soviet
    • Missile
    • 'anab'
    • Aa-3
    • Early
    • Grom
    • Iraq

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Kh-23 Grom, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Kh-23 Grom with Operators. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
Kh-23 Grom — Operators · splits 27 ⟂ 33
Kh-23 Grom — Development · splits 48 ⟂ 12
Kh-23 Grom — Overview · splits 53 ⟂ 7
Kh-23 Grom — Variants · splits 55 ⟂ 5

Map overview Semantic statistics

Kh-23 Grom

Nodes60
Edges59
Triples17
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.033333
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Kh-23 Grom to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Operators, Development & Variants, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — Kh-23 Grom · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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