| Karaok | |
|---|---|
| Type | Anti-tank missile |
| Place of origin | Turkey |
| Service history | |
| In service | 2022-present |
| Used by | Turkish Army |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Roketsan |
| Designed | 2016 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | <16 kg (35 lb) (tube and missile) |
| Length | 110 cm (43 in) |
| Diameter | 125 mm (4.9 in) |
| Effective firing range | >2,500 m (1.6 mi) |
| Warhead | Tandem-charge HEAT |
| Guidance system | Infrared homing |
| Launch platform | Man-portable launcher |
Karaok (Turkish: Black Arrow) is a 125 mm manportable, lightweight, fire-and-forget, short-range anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) in development by Roketsan.
Design
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 2500 m, weight is less than 16 kg (tube and missile), length is 110 cm. The missile is capable of both direct and top attack. The system is effective at both day or night due to its Imaging Infrared Seeker. The weapon system achieved Initial Operational Capability (IOC) in 2020 and was inducted into the Turkish Army in 2022.
Operators
Malaysia: 18 launchers and 108 missiles on order. To be mounted on Cendana Auto 4x4.
Turkey: 330 on order.
See also
- List of rocket launchers
- Akeron MP
- AT-1K Raybolt
- FGM-148 Javelin
- HJ-12
- MPATGM
- NLAW
- Spike (missile)
- Type 01 LMAT
References
- ^ Turkey’s Roketsan wins Malaysian deal for Karaok anti-tank missiles. Defense News. 14 September 2023.
- ^ "KARAOK Short-Range Anti-Tank Weapon". Ankara, Turkey: Roketsan. Archived from the original on 11 November 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
- Kıvrak, Salih (3 January 2021). "Tek er tarafından kullanılan tanksavar silahı KARAOK'un menzili 2,5 katına çıktı" [The range of the anti-tank gun KARAOK, used by a single soldier, has been increased by 2.5 times.]. Defence Turk. Archived from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- Hughes, Robin. "Roketsan discloses Karaok short-range ATGM development". Janes. London, United Kingdom. Archived from the original on 1 March 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- "Roketsan KaraOK anti-tank missile to be inducted in Turkish army in 2021". www.armyrecognition.com. 26 May 2021. Archived from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- Insight, Global Defense (2022-08-07). "Turkiye's Latest Anti Tank Guided Missile "KARAOK"". Global Defense Insight. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
- "KARAOK Füzesinin ilk ihracat durağı Malezya" (in Turkish). 2023-09-05. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
- "Black Arrow – The Turkish Delights".
- "KARAOK Omuzdan Atılan Tanksavar Füzesi | SavunmaSanayiST". 18 November 2018.
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