The 2K12 "Kub" (Russian: 2К12 Куб; English: 'cube') (NATO reporting name: SA-6 "Gainful") mobile surface-to-air missile system is a Soviet low to medium-level air defence system designed to protect ground forces from air attack. 2К12 is the GRAU designation of the system.

The 2K12 "Kub" was the main tracked armoured carrier for the medium-range anti-aircraft ground-to-air missile SA-6 (NATO codename "Gainful").

The 2K12M4 Kub M4 was a variant which was for all intents and purposes a compatible hybrid with the 9M38 Buk / SA-11 Gadfly. Depicted a 9A38 TEL with 9S35 Fire Dome track/illuminate radar and 3M9M3 rounds (RuMoD image).

Dec 22, 2024 · The SA-6 Gainful (Russian denomination 2K12 Kub) is a Russian-made low-to-medium-altitude surface-to-air missile system. The SA-6 entered into service with the Russian army in 1967 and was unveiled for the first time to the public the same year during a military parade in Moscow Parade.

These missiles, propelled by solid rocket motors, can engage targets up to 15 miles away and at altitudes of 45,930 feet. With speeds reaching up to Mach 2.8, they pose a threat to modern aircraft. Operating as a low-to-mid-altitude interceptor, the system's tracking capabilities enable it to defend critical installations effectively.

Anti-aircraft missile complex of the small range of the 2K12 Kub (NATO code SA-6 Gainful) is a mobile device intended for air defense of important objects and groupings of the ground forces from means of air attack of the adversary.

The 2k12 "Kub" (English "Cube"; NATO reporting name "SA-6 Gainful") is a Russian military vehicle that fires surface-to-air missiles.

The 2K12 "Kub" (Russian: 2К12 "Куб"; English: cube) (NATO reporting name: SA-6 "Gainful") mobile surface-to-air missile system is a Soviet low to medium-level air defence system designed to protect ground forces from air attack. "2К12" is the GRAU designation of the system.

The 2K12 "Kub" (NATO reporting name: SA-6 "Gainful") mobile surface-to-air missile system is a Soviet low to medium-level air defense system designed to protect ground forces from air attack....

The "Cube" self-propelled air defense missile system (2K12) is designed to protect the Ground Forces, mainly - tank divisions, from air attack means flying at medium and low altitudes.