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Pantsir
SA-22 Greyhound hits cruise missile target |
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, 24 April 2010, 13:11 PM |
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Pantsir-S
SA-22 Greyhound was to destroy a target missed by S-300
missile crews. (Ria Novosti) |
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Pantsir-S
gun and missile air defense systems – a new development
from Russian weapons makers – have taken part in drills
near Astrakhan. According to the training scenario, a Pantsir-S
was to destroy a target missed by S-300 missile crews.
The Pantsir was to hit a Strizh imitation target mimicking
the flight of a cruise missile. The target was travelling
at a speed of 250 meters a second.
The mock attack scenario was complicated by a command order
to quickly move the field officers to new coordinates. They
were allowed to fire only after they had chosen a more suitable
firing point. The Pantsir-S complied with the new parameters
in a matter of minutes.
Following the counter attack, the Pantsir-S’ developers
went to the test range to look for fragments of the demolished
target. These will be carefully examined to make the air
defense system more effective.
For the first time, the Pantsir-1 combines two combat functions:
a single military vehicle is fitted with both missiles and
cannons. Pantsir-1 missiles are capable of destroying any
modern attack delivery vehicle. The cannons, in addition
to air targets, can also engage land based targets.
The main purpose of the system is to protect industrial
plants, military units and mobile air defense systems. This
year, the first run of Pantsir-S systems joins the Russian
army. The general public will see the new weapon at the
Victory Day Parade on Red Square on May 9.
Click
here for Data Sheet and pictures about Pantsyr S1 SA-22
Greyhound. |
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