[Military sub-plane] Author: leon
According to Russian media reports, on the 12th of this month, the Russian army said that two Ukrainian drones launched an air strike on a nuclear power plant in the city of Zaporozhye. According to Russian reports, the attacked nuclear power plant did not seem to be affected by the Ukrainian drones. However, although one of the drones had been intercepted, another drone attacked a residential area, seemingly affecting the local area. Some damage was also caused in residential areas.
This is not over yet. Since the beginning of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, there have been news of the Russian army being attacked by Ukrainian drones from time to time. Even last month, the relevant spokesman of the Ukrainian military claimed to use drone tactics. It also launched air strikes against the Russian army deployed on Snake Island . It is not difficult to see that although the Russian army can have ultra-long-range air defense missiles like S-500 that can reach strategic levels for large high-altitude units, but for these low-altitude units The Russian army does not seem to have a good way to defend against drones.
▲The attack drones equipped by Ukraine helped the Ukrainian army gain some advantages in tactical-level combat operations in the Russia-Ukraine conflict. It is one of the equipment that the Ukrainian army can rely on.
As the Russian army currently The main force of the short-range air defense system, the short-range air defense system currently widely equipped by the Russian army - " Pantsir-S1" has not yet achieved many outstanding results. On the contrary, in terms of hitting high-altitude ground attack aircraft, the "Pantsir-S1" The performance of the air defense system is acceptable, and it has achieved the result of shooting down many Ukrainian Su-25 attack aircraft. Therefore, judging from the current actual combat results, the "Armor-S1" with short-range air defense missiles as its main weapon seems to be more suitable for dealing with traditional type air target.
It is not difficult to see that from the current news coming out of the battlefield, the Russian army is likely to lack a combat weapon that can target small low-altitude UAVs. , my country's military industry company has a sharp weapon that can form an effective check and balance on it. Yes, this sharp weapon that can provide "special care" to UAVs in mid- and low-altitude areas is the SA2 76mm model launched by our country's military enterprises caliber vehicle-mounted anti-aircraft gun.
▲SA2 type vehicle-mounted anti-aircraft gun has been unveiled at multiple defense exhibitions. The anti-aircraft ammunition fired by this type of anti-aircraft weapon is generally fragmentation bombs, which can create a killing zone within a certain range. This is especially useful for low-speed, low-altitude UAVs. It is also said to have a certain deterrent effect
Unlike the traditional movable anti-aircraft guns in the Soviet era, the SA2 76 mm caliber vehicle-mounted anti-aircraft gun puts more emphasis on the situational awareness that is indispensable in modern warfare. First of all, the integration of this vehicle-mounted anti-aircraft gun The degree of sophistication is very high. It is equipped with a detection radar that can simultaneously search and track small and medium-sized aircraft in medium and low-altitude areas, so that it can lock and track the enemy's drone as soon as it discovers it. It is truly Able to detect the opponent before the enemy.
Similarly, the SA2 76mm caliber vehicle-mounted anti-aircraft gun is also equipped with a photoelectric fire control system. For the enemy's low-altitude small aircraft, the SA2 vehicle-mounted anti-aircraft gun can accurately locate the enemy's firepower by identifying the image characteristics of such targets. , making its attack range more accurate, not to mention that the exit speed of its shells can reach 980 meters/second, which leaves very little time for the enemy's low-altitude aircraft to evade and counterattack.
▲The truck chassis improves the mobile combat capability of the SA2 vehicle-mounted anti-aircraft gun, allowing it to have the initial conditions for launching mobile warfare
Therefore, with its keen detection capabilities and precise strike capabilities within its 10-kilometer defense circle, if in a certain SA2 vehicle-mounted anti-aircraft guns have been deployed in some areas. Therefore, even a group of drones may not be able to break through the defense range of this vehicle-mounted anti-aircraft gun. After all, compared with expensive anti-aircraft missiles, the use of anti-aircraft bullets The cost of each attack of the SA2 vehicle-mounted anti-aircraft gun is obviously not in the same order of magnitude as the former.
What's more, the SA2 vehicle-mounted anti-aircraft gun also has matching ammunition specifically for small and medium-altitude drones. It can be said that the SA2 vehicle-mounted anti-aircraft gun has particularly strong combat capabilities in terms of defending low-altitude drones. For Russia, as well as For other countries with similar defense needs, the SA2 vehicle-mounted anti-aircraft gun can indeed quickly solve the problem of difficulty in intercepting small and medium-sized low-altitude UAVs within their own air defense systems.
▲It is obviously more expensive to rely entirely on large air defense missiles to target medium and low altitude airspace military drones, and the air defense effect achieved is not that obvious. Therefore, specialized air defense weapons are needed to target such targets.
Of course, as A weapon that needs to be deployed on the front line of the battlefield, the SA2 vehicle-mounted anti-aircraft gun also needs to defend against enemy raids on land. Therefore, the latest model of the SA2 vehicle-mounted anti-aircraft gun has the capability of dual-channel ammunition supply and can be used in air-to-land mode. Quickly switch, by then, if in the land attack mode, the SA2 vehicle-mounted anti-aircraft gun is equipped with l76 mm caliber armor-piercing ballistics, then the power of this large-caliber armor-piercing projectile will be a nightmare for the enemy's lightly armored targets.
Moreover, since the traveling chassis of this vehicle-mounted anti-aircraft gun is the same type of equipment as the chassis of my country’s current vehicle-mounted howitzers, it also has good combat mobility for the SA2 vehicle-mounted anti-aircraft gun, not to mention the SA2 vehicle-mounted anti-aircraft gun. The anti-aircraft gun's vehicle-mounted chassis is also equipped with an automatic transmission, so that our own troops can operate more confidently, truly giving the SA2 vehicle-mounted anti-aircraft gun the ability to "hit and run" on the battlefield with super maneuverability.
▲Traditional Soviet mobile anti-aircraft artillery is generally crawler-type, and has poor situational awareness and low combat mobility.
Therefore, for the Russian army, in the face of the current situation, the Russian army is often attacked by Ukrainian drones. Regarding the current situation of air strikes, if they can introduce my country's SA2 76mm caliber vehicle-mounted anti-aircraft gun, they may be able to solve this problem quickly and in a targeted manner. Moreover, since the Wudong area is mostly plains, the SA2 vehicle-mounted anti-aircraft gun has strong maneuverability. The advantages can also be fully utilized, and this can also quickly supplement the Russian army's current relative shortage of fast mobile troops.
