Description:
The Klub is a family of modular, two-stage, multi-purpose missiles intended to engage ships, submarines and targets onshore. The Klub missiles can be launched from surface ships and submarines employing canisters, torpedo tubes and VLS. The missile can follow a ballistic or a cruise trajectory pattern depending on the Klub missile version. They have been designed to destroy targets protected by sophisticated active defenses and countermeasures.
Club-N designation applies to missile variants employed by surface vessels which launch this kind of weapon through Vertical Launch System (VLS). Club-N missiles are provided with Transport-Launch Containers (TLCs). Club-S refers to submarine applications which utilize torpedo tubes to fire the weapon out of the submarine.
The 3M-54E Club-S is a submarine launched anti-ship missile capable of penetrating ships' sophisticated air defenses. It features a booster, a cruise low-altitude subsonic sustainer and a supersonic (Mach 3) terminal stage which activates at 60 km from target after the cruise stage drops. Its guidance system is based on inertial navigation system with end-game active radar homing.
Specifications Dimensions: Diameter 533 mm, Length 8.2 m
Weights: Max Weight 2,300 kg (5,071 lb), Warhead 200 kg (441 lb)
Performance: Cruise Speed 266 mps (Mach 0.80), Max Range 220 km (119 nm), Top Speed 996 mps (Mach 3)
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