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2K11 Krug

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The 2K11 Krug is a Soviet, and now Russian, medium-range, medium-to-high altitude surface-to-air missile system, designed by NPO Novator and produced by the Kalinin Machine Building Plant. Its GRAU designation is 2K11 and its NATO reporting name is SA-4 Ganef, taken from the Yiddish word for thief because the system resembled the Bristol Bloodhound missile. It was designed starting in 1957 and entered service in 1965. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Weapon Class
Medium-range surface-to-air missile (SAM) system 1
Introduced Year
1964 2
Classification
Service Status
In Service 1
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Guided Missile 1
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1. Wikipedia: 2K11 Krug
  • 2K11 Krug: extracts/exintro first sentence, weapon-class clause
    The 2K11 Krug is a Soviet and now Russian medium-range, medium-to-high altitude surface-to-air missile (SAM) system.
  • service-status
    service = 1965-present ; 1965-1990s (USSR)
  • Used In: Soviet-Afghan War, Wikipedia article text
    The 2K11 was briefly operated by the Soviet army during the war in Afghanistan in 1979 and 1980, but was withdrawn several months after the initial invasion.
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2. Wikidata: 2K11 Krug
Wikidata Q587709, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
2K11 Krug (Wikidata)
WikidataWikidata Q587709 (P729 service entry): 1964
Quote, Wikidata Q587709 (P729 service entry): 1964
Service entry (Wikidata property P729): 1964.
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