9K112 Kobra

The 9K112 Kobra (NATO reporting name: AT-8 Songster) is a SACLOS anti-tank missile system of the Soviet Union.

These limitations led to the development of a hybrid system, where the missile was fired through the barrel of the tank's main cannon.

The first generation of this concept was the Obiekt 775 tank, armed with a 125 mm smoothbore gun that could fire high explosive unguided rockets, or a radio command guided projectile.

The project was a failure, as the Rubin's shaped charge warhead was not effective enough, and there were concerns that the missile's command link could be jammed.

The IR guidance system of the Gyurza missile proved troublesome and the Kobra was put into production.

The two sections of the missile in a loading chute prior to being joined
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