SOV - R-3, R-13 / AA-2 Atoll

R-3S / R-3R / R-3U / R-13M / R-13M1
R-3 / R-13
Version Overview




R-3 ? (K-13, Izdělije 310, in NATO code AA-2 Atoll)
The first variant produced in small numbers from 1960. A copy of the American AIM-9B Sidewinder.


R-3S (K-13A, Izdělije 310A, in NATO code AA-2 Atoll-A)
An upgrade of the previous variant with a new power source and range extended to 7.6 km. Serial production probably from 1962.




R-3R (K-13R, Izdělije 320, in NATO code AA-2 Atoll-C)

Variant with semi-active radar guidance, introduced into Soviet Air Force armament in 1967.



R-3P
Weight-size equivalent (without combat part).



R-3U (Issue 318)
Register used in air combat training, allows to simulate all necessary actions up to the moment of launch.



R-3V (K-13V)
Modification for high altitude deployment (project).




R-3VV (K-13VV)
Simplified version for war production (project).


R-13M (K-13M, Issue 380, in NATO code AA-2 Atoll-D)

A version based on copying more modern variants of the AIM-9 missiles, among others, captured during the Vietnam War, introduced into the Soviet Air Force's arsenal in 1974.



R-13M1 (K-13M1, Izdělije 380M, in NATO code AA-2 Atoll-E)

Modernized version developed since 1974, produced since the late 1970s. Used in limited numbers only in the USSR.



K-14
A significantly redesigned version developed virtually in parallel with the R-13M1 (project).



Missile designation legend:
R-xx - Soviet Air Force designation
K-xx - design bureau designation
Izdelije xxx - factory designation
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