9K114 Shturm

9K114 SHTURM (AT-6 SPIRAL)

Note: The AT-6 anti-tank missile is used by the the Mi-25/35 attack helicopter. SIPRI (Stockholm International Peace Research Institute) reported that 800 AT-6 ATGMs were ordered in 1995 and all 800 were delivered by 1999.

The 9K114 Shturm (AT-6 Spiral) is a tube-launched, radio-command guided, semi-automatic command to line-of-sight, anti-tank guided missile mounted on both vehicles and helicopters. Industrial designation is the 9K114. The ground launched version is called the 9K114 Shturm-S. The AT-6 is also found on the 9P149 tank destroyer, which is based on the MT-LB tracked multi-purpose vehicle. The helicopter version is called the 9K114 Shturm-V and used on the Mi-24E/F Hind.

An AT-6 Spiral ATGM

As with many contemporary Russian tactical missiles, the AT-6 missile is transported and launched from a glass-reinforced plastic tube. There are at least 4 versions of the AT-6 missile. The basic 9K114 has a conventional shaped-charge anti-armor warhead capable of defeating 600mm of armour. A special bunker-buster missile is in service which uses an enhanced blast warhead. These two variants have a maximum range of 5000 metres. Two highly advanced anti-armour warheads are also available, which have been developed to defeat the Explosive Reactive Armor (ERA). These two missiles differ in the missile's maximum range, which is 6km for 9K114M1 and 7km for 9K114M2.