Saturday, June 20, 2020

Russia - Pantsir S1





Since 2013, Russia has deployed Pantsir S-1 to Syria amid the country’s civil war to defend its soldiers and Syrian government forces.
The Pantsir has also played a role in the Russian/Ukrainian conflict. Notably, pieces from a Pantsir 57E6 missile were found in Ukraine in November 2014, and in December, it was confirmed that
Russia had deployed the air defense system to the Russia-Ukraine border region. In February 2015, reports and footage of Pantsirs being used by pro-Russian forces in Ukraine’s Donetsk region surfaced. The system has also been deployed in the Luhansk region in eastern Ukraine.
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Specifications
Crew: 3
Main armament: 95Ya6 series, 95YA6-2/M series missile-targets, 23Ya6 missile 57E6, 57E6-E
Secondary armament: Two dual 2A38M 30 mm (1.2 in) autocannon guns

Main features:
 combined missile/gun armament;
 immune radar/optical fire control system, consisting of a target tracking and missile guidance radar and a thermal imager for target tracking and missile direction finding;
 engagement of 4 targets at once;
 automatic target engagement mode;
 firing surface-to-air missiles in radar mode;
 autonomous operation with an automatic target engagement cycle, from target acquisition to engagement;
 use of the combat vehicle as part of a battery in different combat operation modes;
 engagement of a target by the missile and gun armament from a stationary position and on the move;
 modular design of the combat vehicle allowing the development of its different versions.