Following the division of the fourth P-400 anti-aircraft missile system “triumph”, intercede on combat duty in the Crimea, Peninsula enriched air defense missile battalion anti-aircraft gun complexes (ZRPK) “Carapace-C”, the press service of the Southern Military District.
according to the report, latest ZRPK “Carapace-C” entered service antiaircraft units of the 4th Air Force and Air Defense Army of the Southern Military District, stationed on the Crimean peninsula. Delivery systems took place in the framework of the program of modernization. Before arriving to the peninsula, ZRPK crews conducted live firing on the range “Kapustin Yar” Astrakhan region. The exact number of incoming cars are not reported, but before it became known, that can be in one division of 12 to 18 combat vehicles.
Earlier on, before the end 2018 , the defense of the Crimea will strengthen the division ZRPK “Carapace-C”, I informed the commander of the 4th Army Air Force and Air Defense, Lieutenant-General Viktor Sevostyanov.
Air defense missile-gun system “Carapace-C” It is intended to cover the objects from air attack in the near-affected area. The complex is able to hit targets at any time of the day in any weather conditions with high efficiency. Apart from the defeat means of air attack, It can also affect land (surface) goals.
