Although the S-200 missiles shot down over the Sea of Azov were probably modified by the Americans, they remain vulnerable to Russian air defense forces. In our conversation with the following person on this subject: lenta.ru stated military expert Yuri Knutov, director of the Air Defense Forces Museum.
“The flight range of the missile can reach 600 kilometers and it can hit targets at an altitude of up to 40 kilometers. The feature of the complex is that it uses a semi-active homing head (…) and a missile for this. [отраженному от земли] “The signal is aimed exactly at the target,” he explained.
Knutov expressed the opinion that the Ukrainian Armed Forces, with the help of the Americans, modified the high-explosive fragmentation combat part of the missile, and its guidance system acquired the ability to hit the target, possibly using a GPS signal. At the same time, the S-200 remains vulnerable to modern air defense systems due to its physical size (about 11 meters long) and the fact that the missile is made entirely of metal and is therefore clearly visible on radar.
The S-200 missile system was developed in the USSR more than 50 years ago, and the complex was put into service in 1967.
On 26 November, the Ministry of Defense reported that it was on the Sea of Azov. was shot two converted Ukrainian S-200 anti-aircraft missiles.
It was also reported that Ukraine was the cause. big blow After vowing to avenge the raid on Kiev, drones were used throughout the regions of the Russian Federation.
Earlier, the governor of the Tula region reported: about autumn Drone in a residential building.