Redut 4K44 mobile coastal defense missile
HANOI-(IDB) : With a range of
over 400 km, covering the whole of the Spratly Islands Vietnam,
combined REDUT-M missile defense strategy archipelago Vietnam.
Orders alarm
rang ... In less than 5 minutes, the vehicle missile launchers rumbled
out into combat positions. Missile launch tubes longer than 10m rapid
rise into the air direction. Officers shoot driver in the lead car
quickly deploy equipment directive nosing search target, the crew
informed of rang loudly determine coordinates, the target location is
key enemy ships are currently marine area infringe on the sovereignty of
Vietnam. Startup fuel hissed sharply blown rock grouting rear platform,
P-35 missile is ready to receive commands ... " Zoom ".
It's been
reported Infonet images published March 17/1 for rehearsals of rocket
679 Union Navy in Hai Phong, the unit is equipped with missile REDUT-M,
radio control Skala-E, using sea missiles on P-35, P-28, P-28M ... is a
weapon in the weapons system powering strategy of the Vietnam People's
Navy.
REDUT missile -
M missiles used for marine - P-35, P-28, P-28M ... In particular, P-35
missile has a range of over 400 km technique, are considered in the
strategic missiles tasked to protect the island Vietnam.
Anti-ship
cruise missiles P-35 is the main component of the missile defense system
the coast range REDUT developed by the Soviet Union in the 1960s.
Name of P-35
has a massive size. It has a length of 10.2 m, a body diameter of nearly
1m wingspan of 2.6 m (can be folded in tubes), weighing up to 4.5
tonnes reporters. In particular, P-35 warhead assembly weighs 1 ton of
explosives often enough sinking large warships (including carrier).
To launch
missiles, 4 foot hydraulic cylinder is activated to position the car
fixed launcher. Larger pipe is a hydraulic lift at an angle other than
20 degrees to the surface of the vehicle launch.
Then, rocket
launchers are pushed out by the starter motor speed solid fuel. In
certain height, turbine KRD-26 jet activates target missiles, supersonic
cruise speed (Mach 1.4), a range of over 400 km. With this range, the
P-35 was considered anti-ship missiles have a range of Vietnam and
Southeast Asia.
Guided missile
combines inertial navigation systems, calibration parameters throughout
the journey and active radar in the last phase.
The command is sent to the guided missile command from the ground station via the image of the missile radar provided via a video data link.
The command is sent to the guided missile command from the ground station via the image of the missile radar provided via a video data link.
From missile
radar images provided , the control officer will identify and target the
preferred choice, and then lock the target by the missile's active
radar. In the absence of guidance from the support of reconnaissance
aircraft , missile control officer will launch 3-4 missiles
simultaneously.
One of the missiles will be controlled soar higher than the other missiles. The missile will use its radar to guide the missile attack left a ship or a vessel is detected by the radar planes.
Source : Baomoi