Shortly after the start of series production "Shilka" designers do its radical modernization in an effort to significantly increase the combat power of the installation and the firing range in height. However, 1970 , all these activities have stopped and it was decided to create a fundamentally new anti-aircraft missile and artillery complex. Having received the designation 2S6 "Tunguska", he joined the Soviet Army in 1982 year and was mounted on a crawler GM-352 with adjustable clearance.
ZPRK 2S6M “Tunguska-M1” – video
High permeability ensured also due to a hydromechanical transmission and a hydropneumatic suspension. On each side of a circular turret rotation shotguns were two 30 mm automatic cannon and two paired launchers SAMs 9M311. The tower housed the information radar and optoelectronic devices, means of communication, crew controls and digital computer system. Designed to protect the mechanized troops on the march, "Tunguska" of his guns could fire from a place, and stride. The solid zone defeats the purpose it achieved by sequentially firing guns and missiles. Made on a "duck", two-stage rocket bikalibernaya suggests using line-of-sight radar. Gunner could only keep the target in his sights. Fragmentation warhead rocket-rod, provides defeat the purpose when flying at a distance of up to 5 m. The artillery ammunition were round with high-explosive and fragmentation-tracer. Ammunition for the guns included 1904 shot in four boxes.
Modernized antiaircraft complex 2S6M "Tunguska-M", put into service in 1990 year, It has an improved fire control system with a laser rangefinder, defendant "friend or foe" and the auxiliary power unit. The complex includes several repair machines,
as well as transport and loading vehicle, which transports 8 missiles and 32 boxes of ammunition for anti-aircraft machine. The crew of "Tunguska" includes four: commander, operator, gunner and driver.
Performance characteristics 2S6M "Tunguska-M"
Crew, people. | 4 |
combat weight, t | 34,8 |
Length, m | 7,93 |
Width, m | 3,23 |
Height, m | 4,02 |
weaponry | Two double-barreled 30-mm cannon 2A38, 8 PU raket9M311 |
height affected area, m | 15-3500 (missiles), 0-3000 (shells) |
firing range, m | 2500-8000 (missiles), 200-4000 (shells) |
rate of, rounds / min | 4800 |
Engine | The power-84M30 700 HP |
full speed, kmh | 65 |
photo 2S6M “Tunguska-M”
ZPRK “Tunguska-M1” firing of the gun arms