S-300 air defense missiles (SA-10 Grumble)

The S-300PMU [SA-10 land-based, SA-N-6 naval version] surface-to-air missile system is able to engage a number of targets simultaneously, countering intensive aircraft raids at low-to-high altitude. The SA-10 offers significant advantages over older strategic surface-to-air missile systems, including multitarget handling and engagement characteristics, a capability against low altitude targets with small radar cross-sections such as cruise missiles, a capability against tactical ballistic missiles, and possibly a potential to intercept some types of strategic ballistic missiles.

This vertically launched missile uses a single-stage solid propellant rocket motor. It is normally armed with a 100 kg HE-fragmentation warhead with a proximity fuse, though a low yield tactical nuclear type is believed to be an alternative warhead option. The missile's vertical launch trajectory provides fastest available reaction time capability to counter targets approaching from any azimuth. Missile engagement altitude extend from 25 m up to about 30000 m. The maximum engagement range is stated as at least 90000 m, though in practice it is probably greater.

The battery takes only five minutes to deploy once it comes to the halt. The vehicles have electronic inter-vehicle communications and data transmission links with elevatable pole-type antenna, and thus it does not require interconnecting vehicle cables. Each of the MAZ-7910 derivative vehicles has four hydraulic jacks positioned either side between the first/second and third/fourth road wheels which are lowered to the ground to provide a more stable and level environment.

Missile guidance is of the Track-Via-Missile (TVM) type with the FLAP LID guidance radar capable of engaging up to six targets simultaneously, with two missiles assigned per target to ensure a high kill probability. Maximum target velocity is stated as 4200 km/h with the battery capable of firing three missiles per second.

If the battery is employed in rugged terrain or forest then the engagement radar system can be mounted on a special trailer-mounted extendible 24.4 m high tower to improve radar coverage. The use of this extended-range radar for low level engagements increases the system's range to 43,200 m from the original 32,000 m. In its sealed container-launcher cylinder the missile is considered to be a round of ammunition and is said not to require any check-ups or adjustments for a period of 10 years.

The S-300PMU1 is an extended range version of S-300PMU with a limited anti-ballistic missile capability, including capabilities against aerodynamic targets with speeds up to 3 kilometers/second.
The S-300PMU2 Favorit variant is a new missile with larger warhead and better guidance with a range of 200 km, versus the 150 km of previous versions. Unveiled at the MAKS'97 exhibition in August 1997, it represents a thorough modification of the S-300PMU1. The first tests were performed on 10 August 1995 at the Kapustin Yar firing range. One new element is the entirely new 96L6E autonomous mobile radar, which works in conjunction with the 83M6E2 control post and S-300MPU2 launchers. The new 48N6E2 missile, developed by MKB Fakel, weighs 1,800 kg, and is 7.5 m long and 0.5 m in diameter. After a cold start in the upright position with help of a catapult, the 48N6E2 accelerates up to 1,900 m/s in 12 sec time, and then approaches the target from above. The 48N6E2 differs from the older 48N6E in having a new warhead specially designed for destroying ballistic missiles, with a warhead weight of 145 kg versus 70-100 kg.
The S-300PMU2 Favorit can engage targets flying from 10 m to 27 km above the surface at a speed of up to 10,000 km/h. It is claimed that it has a kill ratio ranging from 0.8 to 0.93 against aircraft and from 0.8 to 0.98 against Tomahawk-class cruise missiles.

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[metempsychosis696]

Well see that when one day you encounter S-300 in real battle! Just like your superior f-117 stelath that was shut down in Serbia by a 60's-70's russian missles and an old czech radar! There weere reports that more were shot down but they fell out of Serbian territory, but in your logs they were considered "on repair" ever since...untill you withdrew them from the service, you realised that they are discracefull!

[zmeeeeey]

а чё видео неполное?!

[StiviGun1]

@metempsychosis696 The radar used to locate that F-117 was not at all an "old czech radar", it was a specially modified radar. The Serbs got the expertize to modify that radar from Russia. And the claims that more of them were shut down are just bullshit. The Americans couldn't have covered that up. How could they be hit over Serbian territory and fall somewhere else? This is the stupidest statement I ever heard.

[DJGTFO]

samaliote bowmmmm

[arifiandy]

I hope that someday the Indonesian Army would purchase this air defense system to strengthen their air defense capability

[virus922]

@brocalfur which is more than good enough and im sure the speed is great.

[brocalfur]

@virus922

Some say it's virtually unjammable...the different radars for the S-300 family are incredibly powerful.

Max altitude depends on the missile. The 9M96E2 for the S-400 can reach 30 km height.

[brocalfur]

That's not a S-300P variant but the S-300V for the ground forces aka

SA-12 Gladiator/Giant.

[Axer155]

@dragan4rep Your english is just bloody awesome!

[basraoy]

russian weapons are the best

slava rasia ez irak

[dragan4rep]

@metempsychosis696 I live near where the downed F117, and a story that caught the radar on your screen and see the birds. Radar is still in the Second World War ;)

But yet another failure of "major powers"

[virus922]

S300 has an anti-jamming system right? and can hit targets on high altitudes right?