K-13

K-13

The Soviet AA-2 Atoll missile (K-13) was reverse engineered from a US-AIM-9 Sidewinder after it became lodged in a Chinese MiG-17 without exploding. The lead Soviet engineer at Vympel said the missile was a "university offering a course in missile construction technology."

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