At Novaya Zemlya took place shooting arctic air defense systems (SAM) “Tor-M2DT”. For the first time in the history of the new complex was used in the Arctic. It is reported by the Russian Federation Ministry of Defense.
For the first time in their history, anti-aircraft gunners of the Northern Fleet conducted live firing from an air defense system “Tor-M2DT” in arctic conditions. The complexes were delivered from the coast of the Kola Peninsula to the Novaya Zemlya archipelago aboard a large landing ship (BDK) “Kondopoga”. Before the firing, the crews of the air defense missile system worked out a landing on an unequipped coast and made a march to a given area.
To carry out firing, combat crews of anti-aircraft missile systems were delivered from the Kola coast to the Novaya Zemlya archipelago by a large landing ship “Kondopoga”. The shooting was carried out in difficult weather conditions at air targets, flying at different heights, as in line of sight, and beyond the clouds
– It said in a statement.
earlier it was reported, that the manning of the Arctic group with short-range air defense systems “Tor-M2DT” will be finished this summer. The first batch of arctic air defense systems “Tor-M2DT” was received by the Ministry of Defense in November last year.
“Tor-M2DT” – short-range tactical anti-aircraft missile system, which is installed on two-link tracked conveyors DT-30M. He is able to walk through ditches without difficulty., overcome the ford. Crew “Tor-M2DT” – three persons. SAM can hit targets at a distance from 1 to 16 km with a minimum target height of 10 m. Maximum target speed is about 800 m / s, maximum height – 10 km. Ammunition of the complex - 16 missiles. The maximum time for power supply without refueling is almost two days.
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