9K111 Fagot

9K111 Fagot
9K111 Fagot
	9K111 Fagot in Russian service
Type	Anti-tank weapon
Place of origin	Soviet Union
Service history
In service	1970–present
Used by	See Operators
Wars	Vietnam War; Soviet–Afghan War; Kargil War; War in Afghanistan; Iran–Iraq War; Western Sahara War; Second Chechen War; Russo-Georgian War; War in Donbass; Iraq War; Syrian Civil War; Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017); Yemeni Civil War (2015–present); Saudi-led intervention in Yemen; Conflict in Najran, Jizan and Asir; 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict; 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine;
Production history
Designer	Tula Machinery Design Bureau (Tula KBP)
Designed	1962
Produced	1970
Variants	See Models
Specifications
Mass	12.5 kg (28 lb) (missile weight); 22.5 kg (50 lb) (9P135 launching post);
Length	1,100 mm (3 ft 7 in)
Diameter	120 mm (4.7 in)
Action	400 mm versus RHA or 200 mm toward armour inclined at 60°
Rate of fire	3 rds / min
Muzzle velocity	80 m/s (180 mph; 290 km/h) at launch; 186 m/s (420 mph; 670 km/h) in flight speed;
Effective firing range	70–2,500 m (230–8,200 ft)
Warhead	High-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) warhead
Warhead weight	1.7 kg (3.7 lb)
Guidance; system	SACLOS wire-guided missile

The 9K111 Fagot (Russian: Фагот; "bassoon") is a second-generation tube-launched semi-automatic command to line of sight (SACLOS) wire-guided anti-tank missile system of the Soviet Union for use from ground or vehicle mounts. The 9K111 Fagot missile system was developed by the Tula KBP Design Bureau for Instrument Building. 9M111 is the designation for the missile. Its NATO reporting name is AT-4 Spigot.

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