S300 long-range air defense missile is a product born in the Soviet era. Its targets are very wide. It has anti-cruising missiles, anti-tactical ballistic missiles, and anti-aircraft multi-purpose air defense and anti-missile system . It can attack multiple targets at the same time and can adapt to all-air combat from ultra-low altitude to high altitude, close to ultra-long range. The current S300V4 has a maximum range of 400 kilometers, a shooting height of 35 kilometers and a speed of more than Mach 14. Even at super high, it can effectively intercept it. It is currently the most frequently used long-range air defense weapon in the Ukrainian battlefield.
I still remember that in the early days of the Russian-Ukrainian War, there was a S400 air defense system deployed in Belarus . It shot down the Su-27 fighter jets over Kiev 150 kilometers away, which also made that shot down the farthest shot down record in the history of modern warfare. However, recently, this record was broken again. According to the US media "Military Observation", the Russian S300V4 long-range air defense system shot down two Ukrainian fighter jets, which are an Su-27 fighter jets and a Su-24 fighter bomber, respectively. The previous record of 150 kilometers was refreshed. Of course, this is also the farthest shot down record of air defense missiles destroying fighter jets worldwide. This news was also confirmed by some photos of the wreckage of Ukrainian fighter jets sent back from the scene. For Ukraine, the Su-27 fighter jets and the Su-24 fighter bombers are not cheap aircraft such as the performance aircraft MiG29. These two aircraft have longer ranges and large bomb load advantages, but they are said to be the two most advanced multi-purpose fighters of the Ukrainian army.
This incident is absolutely rare good news for Russia at present. Previously, Ukraine has been using drones and manned aircraft to jointly strike against Russia. There are reports that the Ukrainian army is constantly using manned fighter jets to complete the threat to Russian targets through ultra-low altitude penetration. Ukraine has been very successful in these methods, and it always comes up. Perhaps these little sweets have made the Ukrainian army a little bit arrogant. The two fighter jets were actually allowed to approach the airspace near Russia in the form of ultra-low altitude penetration to carry out rocket close strike. The self-conceived dual-machine cooperation operation was directly terminated by the S300V4 long-range air defense system.
In order to better avoid the Russian army's radar , the Ukrainian army adopted the form of ultra-low-altitude penetration to approach the airspace near Russia, and then when it was about to reach the target, it quickly lifted the fighter jets to a height of about 4 kilometers for rocket volleys. This process was planned before the fighter jet set off, and the entire process did not involve electromagnetic communication, and could conceal electromagnetic traces and acted very quickly and decisively, which made the Ukrainian army succeed frequently. But this time, the Ukrainian army obviously did not have that good luck. Earlier, someone photographed the Russian A-50 early warning aircraft conducting patrols and early warnings over the Russian mainland. This time, it happened that it encountered two fighter jets trying to attack. Just when the two fighter jets were about to launch rockets, they were directly hit by the missile launched by the S300V4 long-range air defense system and crashed on the spot. It was indeed a lesson for the Ukrainian army. The local air defense power of Russia is not easy to mess with.
It is worth noting that this time, the Ukrainian army did not use the guided missile , but used rockets. This inevitably makes people wonder if the Ukrainian army's guided missile has bottomed out? But does not Ukraine have the military support of NATO countries led by the United States? In theory, there should not be a bottoming out in the missile. It is worth noting that over the past period of time, although NATO countries led by the United States have been supporting Ukraine, they have slowed down the amount and speed of support to varying degrees. Even the US Secretary of Defense said that they have given all the precise weapons that can be provided to Ukraine, and they are almost overwhelmed, so they can only temporarily suspend the provision of guided weapon to the Ukrainian army. Germany, France and other countries have also expressed their limited capabilities and have slowed down military support first.After the G7 meeting some time ago, the German army said that only one of the four "IRIS-T SLM" air defense missile systems provided by the German army also delivered, and it is unknown when the other three will be delivered. Another point is that the Ukrainian army mentioned above is a bit too "confident" because of the frequent successes. They feel that they have military intelligence and satellite reconnaissance from Western countries, and they are disdainful of the Russian army's air defense system . If you taste too much sweetness, you will naturally become addicted, which may be the reason why Wu Jun turned around this time.
In fact, before this, S300 long-range air defense missiles often had "missing" on the Ukrainian army. The Russian army often uses drones to interfere, which makes the Ukrainian S300 long-range air defense missile often destroyed before it responds, and has also made countries full of doubts about this long-range air defense missile. As a long-range air defense system with affordable performance, it is actually a "face loss" by drones. It is indeed necessary to prove itself. This time, the 217-kilometer ultra-long-range air defense missile was obviously a fierce challenge to prove itself internationally. Of course, this long-range air defense missile is not only used by Russia and Ukraine. my country also has the S400 long-range air defense missile in service. The 40N6 missile launched by the Russian S300V4 is also the same model used by my country's S400. With the support of this advanced air defense missile, our country's sky will become safer.
