9K112 Kobra | |
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![]() A 125 mm calibre 9K112 "Kobra" anti-tank round. From the collection of the Military Historical Museum of Artillery, Engineer & Signal Corps - St. Petersburg, Russia. | |
Type | Anti-tank missile |
Place of origin | Soviet Union |
Service history | |
In service | 1976–present |
Used by | Soviet Union |
Production history | |
Designer | KB Tochmash |
Designed | 1970s |
Produced | 1975–1979 (9M112), 1979–1984 (9M112M) |
Variants | 9M112M, 9M112M2, 9M124 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 23.2 kg |
Effective firing range | 100–4,000 meters |
Warhead weight | 4.5 kg |
Guidance system | SACLOS radio |
The 9K112 Kobra (NATO reporting name: AT-8 Songster) is a SACLOS anti-tank missile system of the Soviet Union. It is fired from the 125 mm main guns of the T-64 and T-80 series of tanks. A newer design based on the same concept is the 9M119 (NATO reporting name AT-11 Sniper).