S-300 Series Tactical and Technical Performance

the S-300V was developed as tactical SAM system, while the S-300P was developed as a strategic SAM system. The S-300V was developed for Land Forces and the S-300P system for long-range air defense.

SA-10 GRUMBLE is the low-end S-300PS/PT series with FLAP LID radar and 5V55 radars. SA-20 GARGOYLE is the high-end S-300PM-1/2 series with TOMB STONE radar and 48N6 missiles. The 9M96 missiles don't fit into the larger 48N6 tubes, rather, the four-round 9M96 launcher replaces a 48N6 tube.

The S-300P has a similar code name but in fact is an entirely different missile system. The S-300V series includes two systems, S-300V (SA-12), and the improved S-300VM Antey 2500. These two weapons systems use two types of missiles, the 9M83 SA-12A Gladiator and the 9M83 SA-12B Giant.

The S-400 can selectively use several types of missiles, both previously developed SAMs and the new, unique SAMs. The Triumph air defense system can use 48N6E missiles of the S-300PMU-1 system and the 48N6E2 missiles of the S-300PMU-2 Favorit system. There are two new missiles in the S-400 system: the quad-packed missile has a range of 120-150km and the big one has a range of 400km.

Almaz is working on an S-500, described in September 2002 as an improvement of the Phase 2 S-400, with new missiles and radar. As of 2007 it appeared that the merged Antey-Almaz was working on the S-500 Samoderzhets (Autocrat) system, that will include elements from both the S-400 system and the S-300VM (Antey 2500).

Family

S-300P (SA-10)

S-400 (SA-21)

S-300V (SA-12)

Favorit

Triumf

Antey-2500

Missile

S-300P S-300PT

S-300PS S-300PM

S-300PM S-300PMU

S-300PMU1

S-300PMU2

S-300PMU3

S-300VM

5V55K

5V55R

5V55RUD

48N6 48N6E

48N6E2

48N6DM

9M96 9M96E

9M96E2

40N6

9M82

9M83

9M82M

Initial NATO Nomenclature

SA-10A

SA-10B

SA-10C

SA-10D

SA-10E

SA-10F

SA-10F

SA-12B

SA-12A

Grumble A

Grumble B

Grumble C

Grumble D

Grumble E

Gargoyle A

Gargoyle B

Giant

Gladiator

Revised NATO Nomenclature

SA-10A

SA-10B

SA-10C

SA-20A

SA-20B

SA-21A

SA-21B

SA-12A/B

SA-12A/B

Grumble A

Grumble B

Grumble C

Gargoyle A

Gargoyle B

Growler A

Growler B

Giant

Gladiator

Target

Low-altitude jet

Low-altitude jet

Low-altitude jet

Low-altitude jet, TBM

Low-altitude jet, TBM

??

TBM

Anti-aircraft mainly

??

TBM

Anti-aircraft mainly

TBM, aircraft

Range (km)

47

75

90

150 TBM 40

3~200

120-250?

2.5~40

2.5~120

400-450

13~100 tbm:13/40

6~75 TBM: 6/40

200 TBM 40

Altitude (km)

-

0.025~25

0.025~25

0.025~27

0.01~27

??

0.005~25

0.005~30

185

0.1~30 TBM 2~25

0.025~25 TBM 2~25

0.025~30 TBM 30

Kill-probability

-

-

-

-

-

??

90% aircraft / 80% TBM

??

60% (high) 80%~90% (low)

96%

Reaction time (s)

-

-

-

-

-

??

-

??

15

7

Guidance system

- -

- -

Command + radio TVM

Command +?

??

Command + active radar homing

??

Inertial + Command + semi-active radar homing

Launch

Four cylinder dual-mounted vertical launch

Each cylinder 4 / 4 drum dual-mounted vertical launch

??

double row canisters 4 cylinders in a row canisters vertical launch

Length (m)

-

-

7.25

7.5

-

??

-

-

??

9.918

7.8

-

Diameter (mm)

-

-

508

515

-

??

-

-

??

715

715

-

launch mass (kg)

-

1664

1804

1799

About 1,800

??

333

420

??

4690

2318

-

flight speed (m/s)

-

1860

1900

2000

2200

??

1000

900

??

2400

1700

-

Acceleration (g)

- -

25

25

-

-

??

30~60

20~60

??

20

20

-

Warhead (kg)

-

133

143

143

180

??

24

24

??

Directional Fragmentation

Propulsion

Single-stage high-thrust solid rocket motor

Two solid rocket motors

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