6 21st, Putin announced that the first "Sarmat" intercontinental ballistic missile will enter combat duty by the end of this year. The "killer feature" of the missile is to fly over the polar regions to attack enemy targets in the other hemisphere. The anti-missile system existing and under development in other countries cannot deal with this attack mode. It "can hit anything on the earth." A corner". what does this mean? What impact does the current Ukraine crisis have on ? All deserve our close attention.
1. The "Sarmat" intercontinental ballistic missile was different when it debuted. Putin personally introduced that the missile flew over the polar regions to attack enemy targets in the other hemisphere and "can hit any corner of the earth."
As early as July 21, 2015, the commander of the Russian Strategic Missile Force stated that this type of RS-28 ballistic missile , also known as the "Sarmat" missile, will use a liquid fuel rocket engine and is a strategic nuclear weapon with multiple warheads. The missile, which will become the world's largest intercontinental ballistic missile , is scheduled to enter service in 2018.
In fact, it was not until July 18, 2018 that the Russian Ministry of Defense completed a series of ejection tests of the new generation heavy intercontinental ballistic missile RS-28 "Sarmat".
When Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered his State of the Union address in 2018, he said that one of the missile’s “ trump cards ” is to fly over the polar regions to attack enemy targets in the other hemisphere. The anti-missile systems existing and under development in other countries cannot deal with such attacks. mode, it "can hit any corner of the earth."
Everyone has noticed that the "Sarmat" missile uses a liquid fuel rocket engine, which is also an important feature. Compared with missiles using the solid rocket engine , the liquid rocket engine has the advantage of a higher specific impulse. Its unit The weight propellant produces greater thrust, the missile has a longer range and a greater throwing weight.
The Makeev National Missile Center once disclosed that the "Sarmat" missile can carry 10 heavy or 15 medium-sized separately guided nuclear warheads, with a maximum range of 16,000 kilometers. " Sarmat" is a fifth-generation intercontinental missile, weighing more than 200 tons. It can use a variety of nuclear warheads, including hypersonic warheads, to break through enemy anti-missile systems. The Russian Ministry of Defense has also pointed out that "Sarmat" will be the most powerful and longest-range ballistic missile in the world today.
2. The "Sarmat" intercontinental ballistic range is 16,000 kilometers, and 5 missiles can destroy the United States. At the critical moment of the Ukraine crisis, Russia conducted its first test launch to prepare for inclusion in the strategic missile force for service
After the outbreak of the Ukraine crisis , the United States and NATO were deterred by Putin's powerful nuclear force, and adopted a "no war, no establishment, no sending" approach, that is, no war with the Russian army, no no-fly zones in Ukraine , and no attacks on Ukraine Peacekeeping troops were sent, but in the first month of special military operations, the Russian army did not achieve victory on the battlefield as quickly as the outside world thought.
html On April 20, Putin watched the launch of the "Salmat" intercontinental ballistic missile from the Plesetsk launch site in Arkhangelsk Region online in Moscow.
At this time, on April 20, 2022, the Russian army successfully test-fired the "Salmat" intercontinental ballistic missile from the silo of the Plesetsk Space Launch Site. This is the first launch in the Sarmat national test program.
In this regard, Russian President Putin personally watched the missile launch online and expressed congratulations.In particular, what deserves great attention is that Putin pointed out four important features of this "big killer" that emerged at a critical moment: First, "Salmat" missile launch This is an advanced weapon of the Russian army Major events in the development of the system; 2, All components used by the "Sarmat" missile are produced in Russia; 3, The "Sarmat" missile has the highest tactical and technical characteristics and is capable of Overcome all modern anti-missile defense systems; its fourth, "Sarmat" missile is unique in the world, and there will be no similar missiles for a long time in the future; its fifth , "Sarmat" The "Erma" missile can ensure Russia's security, enhance the combat effectiveness of the Russian army, and make those who make arrogant remarks and attempt to threaten Russia think twice.
It is not common for Putin to personally introduce a weapon and equipment. Except for the "Salmat" missile, other weapons cannot have such special treatment. There are also different views on Putin's "killer" weapon. When Russia tested the "Salmat" missile for the first time on April 20 this year, someone wrote an article "The most powerful in the world!" Why is the United States not afraid of the Russian military’s test-launch of the Sarmat missile? ", believes that it will take at least two years from the first test launch of an intercontinental missile to completion of development and official service.
Qin An Strategy believes that if this kind of article does not attract attention with its headlines, it means there is a problem with the thinking logic. It can even ask whether we should wear the same pants as the United States. Otherwise, how do we know that the United States is not afraid? Not afraid at all? Isn’t the United States afraid if it says it’s not afraid? 5 missiles can destroy the United States. Wouldn’t it be stupid not to be afraid?
3. The combat readiness of the "Sarmat" intercontinental ballistic missile was delayed for four years, but it came at the right time. It had a profound impact on the Ukraine crisis and gave Putin the confidence to break the "unipolar world"
The Russian Ministry of Defense has long announced that the "Sarmat" intercontinental ballistic missile will enter combat readiness in 2018. In other words, this "big killer" was delayed for a full four years before entering a strategic state. As we have seen before, the first test launch of this missile was also on April 20 this year. Looking at it objectively, this missile was born at the right time. It came out of the blue during the Ukraine crisis. Some people say that Russia is unreliable, but I think this is great wisdom. The "big killer" needs to be in the final stage Born at the critical moment!
In fact, "Salmat" intercontinental ballistic missile is indeed Putin's confidence. At the 25th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum held in St. Petersburg, Russia from June 15th to 18th, Russian President Putin delivered an important speech on the 17th, emphasizing that in Qin An’s view, the most important are four perspectives: one Russia has the world's most advanced hypersonic weapons . Second, the "unipolar world" order has come to an end. The third is win-win cooperation between China and Russia, and China and Asia are becoming the center of the world. The fourth is to declare that Russia has entered a new era of powerful sovereign state.
It can be seen from this that Russia has the world's most advanced hypersonic weapons, that is, the "Sarmat" intercontinental ballistic missile, which can be compared with the end of the era of American hegemony, Russia's entry into a new era, and China-Russia cooperation. This shows its importance. .
One-sentence summary: The end of the rules of American hegemony begins with the "Sarmat" intercontinental ballistic missile combat readiness duty!
Qin An, June 22, 2022, Haidian, Beijing.
