Missile complexes "Point" in the fighting in Syria continues to demonstrate its high performance, writes the Russian newspaper.
According to experts, despite, that the production of "points" was stopped around 45 years ago, this system and now has not lost relevance, It is one of the most efficient in its class.
According to some reports, for the first time in a real fight complex was used in the 1994 , during the war between the forces of the southern and northern parts of Yemen.
Yemeni Huthis also used the "point" in the conflict, which continues at present. These weapons were involved in the North Caucasus during the antiterrorist operation.
Besides, complexes "noted" in 2008 , during the brief war to enforce the Georgian regime the world. Missile hit the command headquarters of the enemy played a big role in the command and control of disorganization.
Unfortunately, I could not have done without them, and in the Donbas. Several rockets were fired on the territory of the DNI and LC. Military missiles were not affected, They were attacked, basically, civilian objects.
In Syria, use the "point" of the complex began years 5 ago. Only a few dozen rockets have been launched, including modification of the "u". Explosions of missiles cause significant damage to manpower and communications of terrorists, militants have imposed on terror.
In the eighties of the last century, the Syrian army was 18 launchers. Their solid rocket capable of striking targets at a distance of 70 km. Weight missiles - about 2 tons, the weight of the warhead - about 480 kg.
feature of, Syrian complexes is their additional armor. After that, perhaps, combat vehicles lost the ability to cross water obstacles, but calculations have become better protected against small arms fire fighters and fragments of hand grenades.
