Adopted the Russian armed forces will soon be air defense systems of medium-range Buk-M3. What's new?
This system has been specially customized for the interception of cruise missiles. Therefore, the minimum height of the intercept target is now 10 m, instead 100 m in the previous version. Maximum interception range is 75 km, and the maximum height 35 km.
Standard installation bears 6 Missiles and a powerful radar, which is able to observe such a complex objective, as a cruise missile, at a distance 40 km.
As well as a part of division there are several launchers, which bear on 12 SAM and induced through the installation of a radar head (Where 6 missiles).
The whole division is to protect the station from jamming and electronic warfare.
Probability and range to engage targets:
large aircraft- 75 km / 99%
fighter- 60-70 km / 99%
cruise missile- 40 km / 80%
stealth fighter- 30-40 km / 90%
How will sink ships?
In the new version the developers have added a very interesting opportunity. In case of emergency, complex can attack large ground and surface targets, including ships. Of course he did not sink the aircraft carrier, but ships with a displacement of up to 5 000 tons of deck spoil notably.
