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R-60 aka AA-8 "Aphid"

The Molniya (now Vympel) R-60 (NATO reporting name: AA-8 “Aphid”) is a short-range lightweight infrared homing air-to-air missile designed for use by Soviet fighter aircraft. It has been widely exported, and remains in service with the CIS and many other nations.

When introduced, the R-60 was one of the world's lightest and most agile air-to-air missiles, with a launch weight of 44 kg (97 lb). It has infrared guidance, with an uncooled Komar (Mosquito) seeker head. Control is by forward rudders with large rear fins. The distinctive canards on the nose, known as “destabilizers,” serve to improve the rudders' efficiency at high angles of attack. The R-60 uses a small, 3 kg (6.6 lb) tungsten expanding-rod surrounding a high explosive fragmentation warhead. Two different types of proximity fuze can be fitted: the standard Strizh (Swift) optical fuse, which can be replaced with a Kolibri active radar fuse. Missiles equipped with the latter fuse were designated R-60K.

Class Names

WPN Class rksla3_wpn_r60 Mass
Mag Class name rksla3_mag_r60_aku470x1 Hardpoint RKSLA3_R60_AKU470 94
rksla3_mag_r60_apu13mtx1 RKSLA3_R60_APU13MT 94
rksla3_mag_r60_apu60x1 RKSLA3_R60_APU60 94
rksla3_mag_r60_apu60x2 RKSLA3_R60_APU60_X2 138
rksla3_mag_r60_directx1 RKSLA3_R60_APU60 44
Ammo Class rksla3_ammo_r60 44
submunitionAmmo NONE N/A
a3_documentation/cvwp/r60.txt · Last modified: by rock