Development
Development began in July 1961 with the government assigning the project to two design teams: Tula and Kolomna. The requirements were:
- Vehicle mountable and/or man portable
- Range of 3,000 meters
- Armor penetration of 200 millimetres at 60°
- Weight at most 10 kilograms
The designs were based on the western ATGMs of the 1950s, such as the French Entac and the Swiss Cobra. In the end, the prototype developed by the Kolomna Machine Design Bureau, who were also responsible for the AT-1 Snapper, was chosen. Initial tests were completed by 20 December 1962, and the missile was accepted for service on 16 September 1963.
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