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26-463: It was manufactured by the Tula Arms Plant for Soviet Spetsnaz troops in the 1980s, and is still used as a personal weapon for modern Spetsnaz troops and special law enforcement groups. The NRS-2 is designed for either stabbing or throwing with the blade, or fired at distances of up to 25 metres. To load the shooting mechanism, the opening lever is pressed, and the barrel rotated out of

52-659: Is a manual command to line of sight (MCLOS) wire-guided anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) system developed in the Soviet Union . It was the first man-portable anti-tank guided missile of the Soviet Union and is probably the most widely produced ATGM of all time—with Soviet production peaking at 25,000 missiles a year during the 1960s and 1970s. In addition, copies of the missile have been manufactured under various names by at least six countries. Although they have been supplanted by more advanced anti-tank guided missiles,

78-454: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Tula Arms Plant Imperial Tula Arms Plant ( Russian : Императорский Тульский оружейный завод , romanized :  Imperatorskiy Tulsky Oruzheiny Zavod ) is a Russian weapons manufacturer founded by Tsar Peter I of Russia in 1712 in Tula , Tula Oblast as Tula Arsenal . Throughout its history, it has produced weapons for

104-439: Is initially spun by its booster, and the spin is maintained by the slight angle of the wings. The missile uses a small gyroscope to orient itself relative to the ground; as a result, the missile can take some time to bring back in line with the target, which gives it a minimum range of between 500 and 800 metres (550 and 870 yd). For targets under 1,000 m, the operator can guide the missile by eye; for targets beyond this range

130-517: Is used to hold the underside of the grip, and the right hand held against the right side, with the right index finger being placed on the single action push-button trigger, which is located above the safety catch beside the gun barrel. A modified version of the NRS-2, the NR-2, with the shooting mechanism replaced by a container of survival equipment, was also developed. This article related to weaponry

156-578: The Battle of Cửa Việt (1973), the PAVN put up fierce resistance to the attack, destroying 26 M48s and M113s with 9M14 missiles. Vietnam claims that throughout the war, PAVN gunner Dao Van Tien fired 134 missiles and 130 hit, destroying 23 tanks and APCs, 12 howitzers, 27 bunkers and 17 other targets. The missile was employed by Arab armies during the initial phases of the Yom Kippur War . Later in

182-621: The M48 Patton tank. This first employment of the Malyutka destroyed one M48A3 and one M113 armored cavalry assault vehicle (ACAV), and a second ACAV was damaged. During this engagement with the weapon, the ARVN tankers appeared fascinated by the missile's slow and erratic flight, but through experience, they soon deployed countermeasures against the weapon system. Upon launching by the enemy, ARVN crewmen would fire all their weapons towards

208-782: The 1950s, such as the French ENTAC and the Swiss Cobra . In the end, the prototype developed by the Kolomna Machine Design Bureau , who were also responsible for the 3M6 Shmel , was chosen. Initial tests were completed by 20 December 1962, and the missile was accepted for service on 16 September 1963. The missile can be fired from a portable suitcase launcher (9P111), ground vehicles ( BMP-1 , BRDM-2 ) and helicopters ( Mi-2 , Mi-8 , Mi-24 , Soko Gazelle ). The missile takes about five minutes to deploy from its 9P111 fibreglass suitcase, which also serves as

234-606: The German 2nd Panzer Division had advanced to within a few kilometers of Tula, forcing the Soviets to evacuate Tula Arms Plant. As a result, far fewer weapons were produced there than at other Soviet factories such as Izhevsk Mechanical Plant . In 1941-1945, working under the slogan "Everything for the front, everything for victory", Tula gunsmiths produced Mosin–Nagant 91/30 rifles, SVT-40 self-loading rifles, ShVAK aircraft guns, Nagant revolvers and Tokarev pistols . Tula

260-517: The Malyutka and its variants have seen widespread use in nearly every regional conflict since the 1960s and are still kept in large stockpiles and sometimes used to this day by non state actors such as Hezbollah . Development began in July 1961 with the government assigning the project to two design teams: Tula and Kolomna. The requirements were: The designs were based on the Western ATGMs of

286-675: The Russian state . Its name was changed from Tula Arsenal to Tula Arms Plant during the Soviet era . Historically, the plant produced a wide variety of sports weapons and arms for the Imperial Russian Army . In the 18th century, Tula Arms Plant was recognized as setting the standard for Russian Arms Production. Reconstructed in the 19th century Tula Arms Factory became one of the most prominent arms factories in Europe. In 1910

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312-500: The factory started production of the Maxim machine gun . In 1927 planning and design office was established in order to improve the work of all of the plant's designers, the result of which was the development of aircraft machine guns - PV-1 and ShKAS . Between 1927 and 1938 the plant built the country's first spinning machines . During World War II , Axis countries invaded USSR as part of Operation Barbarossa . By December 5, 1941,

338-427: The intended target time to take appropriate action, either by retreating behind an obstacle, laying down a smoke-screen , or by returning fire on the operator. [1] Later versions of the missile addressed these problems by implementing the much easier to use SACLOS Tooltip semi-automatic command to line of sight guidance system (though only available for ground vehicle and helicopter mounts), as well as upgrading

364-412: The knife handle, then the cartridge is reinserted into the firing chamber and the barrel is inserted back into the handle and rotated back into place using two prongs that fit into the outer latch. The flip-up lever on the right side of the NRS-2 is pulled to cock the internal hammer, and before firing the safety catch located beside the barrel must be turned to the "fire" position. Then the user's left hand

390-961: The late 1970s to the early 1980s, the factory produced the AK-74 , and went on to manufacture the VSS Vintorez , AS Val , OTs-14 Groza , and TOZ rifle weapons designed by TsNIITochMash . The plant also produces large quantities of small arms ammunition for the military as well as for commercial sale. The factory has also manufactured a number of pistols over the years such as the Korovin pistol , TT pistol , Stechkin automatic pistol , SPP-1 underwater pistol , and MSP Groza silent pistol . Knives Pistols Shotguns Rifles 54°12′02″N 37°36′53.4″E  /  54.20056°N 37.614833°E  / 54.20056; 37.614833 9M14 Malyutka The 9M14 Malyutka (Russian: Малютка ; "Little one", NATO reporting name : AT-3 Sagger )

416-400: The launch axis—falling to approximately half its optimal accuracy at the extremes. While early estimates of the missile hitting the target ranged from 60 to 90%, experience has shown that it can drop to an efficiency between 2 and 25% in case of less than optimal conditions and lack of skill from the operator. In fact, MCLOS requires considerable skill on the part of the operator, nevertheless,

442-445: The launching platform. The missile is guided to the target by means of a small joystick (9S415), which requires intensive training of the operator. The operator's adjustments are transmitted to the missile via a thin three-strand wire that trails behind the missile. The missile climbs into the air immediately after launch, which prevents it from hitting obstacles or the ground. In flight, the missile spins at 8.5 revolutions per second—it

468-527: The missile's firing position, which would make the gunner flinch and lose control of his missile. Although the gunner could take cover away from the launch site, the joystick control wire only allowed 15 meters of clearance. During the engagement, the ARVN eventually lost eight tanks to the 9M14M missile, but had developed tactics to defend themselves against it. During the Battle of Kontum (1972), 33 missiles were fired and 32 hit, destroying four tanks, two howitzers, six bunkers and seven other targets. During

494-430: The operator uses the eight-power, 22.5-degree field of view, 9Sh16 periscope sight. The engagement envelope is a 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) wide, 45-degree arc centered on the missile's launch axis. At ranges under 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi), this arc reduces until, at the 500 metres (550 yd) range, the missile can only hit targets 50 metres (55 yd) either side of the center line. Accuracy falls off away from

520-600: The plant received an order for production of the world-famous Kalashnikov assault rifles (six variants), anti-tank guided missiles - 9M14 Malyutka , 9M133 Kornet , 9M113 Konkurs and the Bonfire underslung grenade launcher. During the early to mid-Soviet era, Tula Arms Plant produced a variety military rifles, including the Mosin–Nagant , SVT-40 , SKS , and AKM . It also produced the Nagant M1895 revolver . From

546-606: The propulsion system to increase the average flight speed. The latest updates feature tandem-charge warheads or standoff probes to counteract explosive reactive armor , as well as thermal imaging systems. Even in these latest versions, the Malyutka is probably the most inexpensive ATGM in service today. In Soviet service, the man-portable version was deployed as part of the anti-tank platoon of motor rifle battalions . Each platoon had two Malyutka sections, each with two teams. Each team had two launcher stations. One assistant gunner in each team served as an RPG-7 gunner. The RPG-7

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572-568: The threat posed by Warsaw Pact ATGMs . In total, Malyutkas knocked out more than 800 Israeli tanks and other combat vehicles during the war. Rebels of the Free Libyan Army have been filmed using Malyutkas during the Libyan Civil War . Syrian rebels have also uploaded videos of themselves firing Malyutkas against government forces since late 2012. On 7 October 2023, a Palestinian faction, Al-Quds Brigades uploaded

598-550: The war, the Israelis adopted new tactics and learned to neutralize the threat by employing large concentrations of artillery fire to either distract or kill the missile operators. Other improvised methods used by the Israelis to defeat the Malyutkas involved firing in front of the tank to create dust, moving back and forth and firing at the source of the missile. These Israeli tactics were later adopted by NATO forces to counter

624-517: The weapon has always been quite popular with its operators and has enjoyed a constant updating effort both in the Soviet Union/Russia and in other countries. The two most serious defects of the original weapon are its minimum range of between 500 and 800 metres (550 and 870 yd) (targets that are closer cannot be effectively engaged) and the amount of time it takes the slow moving missile to reach maximum range—around 30 seconds—giving

650-593: Was needed to cover the 500 meter deadzone created by the minimum range of the missile. It is also an integrated part of the BMP-1 , BMD-1 , and BRDM-2 vehicles. On 23 April 1972, the recently organized Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) 20th Tank Regiment was attacked by the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) employing the Malyutka for the first time. The 20th was the only South Vietnamese armor unit equipped with

676-517: Was strategically important to the Soviet Union during the Cold War . Significant ore deposits were situated relatively close to it and it had access to ample transportation routes like the Upa River and many rail lines coming in and out of the city. In 1965 constructors N. I. Korovyakov and V.P. Ochneva created a reliable double-barreled over-and-under shotgun TOZ-34 . During 1960s–1980s,

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