On the evening of December 26, Serbian President Vucic ordered the Serbian army and police to enter the highest level of combat readiness, ready to safeguard Serbian sovereignty and territorial integrity and protect Serbian citizens from terrorist threats. This crisis was provoked by Kosovo , which forced the Serbs to change their license plates. As a result, more than 600 Serb public officials announced their resignation directly. Kosovo sent armed police to suppress it. Eventually, the Serbs set up roadblocks, blocked roads, and exchanged fire with the Kosovo military police. The Kosovo authorities ordered full combat readiness to enter the Serb-populated areas in northern Kosovo. In this case, Serbia will definitely be prepared.
The Serbian Army is equipped with 232 tanks, including 30 Russian T-72MS and 212 M-84 tanks (also known as T-72M) supported by Russia. The one that is truly modern here is the T-72MS. On October 28, 2020, Russia used IL-76 transport aircraft to send 11 T-72MS tanks to Serbia. In June 2021, Russia handed over 19 T-72MS tanks and 20 BRDM-2MS armored personnel carriers to Serbia. The T-72MS White Eagle tank, formerly known as the T-72B1MS White Eagle main battle tank, is equipped with a 618-kilowatt B-84MS diesel engine and automatic transmission. Its maximum road speed is 60 kilometers/hour and its maximum cruising range is 700 kilometers. The vehicle uses composite armor + contact-1 reactive armor to enhance protection, but it is at the 500mm RHA level. It retains the 2A46 125mm smoothbore gun and automatic loader of T-72, and is equipped with a new gun stabilizer. The penetration depth of armor-piercing projectile is about 400mm. Used to improve shooting accuracy. A remote-controlled weapon station equipped with a 12.7 mm 6P49 Kord heavy machine gun is also added. The vehicle is equipped with a PN-72U Pine-U thermal imaging gunner's sight and a PKP-72 Hawkeye commander's peripheral sight, and its combat capabilities are acceptable. Serbia also has 320 BVPM-80 infantry fighting vehicles, 36 domestic Lazar armored personnel carriers, and more than 100 other armored vehicles .
In terms of self-propelled artillery, Serbia has 18 domestically produced Nora B-52 self-propelled artillery and 72 Soviet-made 2S1 self-propelled artillery. In this way, 18 vehicles are modern and have been deployed on the front line and accepted for review. NORAB-52 adopts the FAP2832 off-road truck chassis of Romania . The gun has a total combat weight of <40> artillery adopts It has an automatic loader, with a rate of fire of 4 rounds per minute. The maximum range when firing long-range full-bore ammunition is 32.5 kilometers, the maximum range when firing long-range full-bore bottom-loaded ammunition is 41.5 kilometers, the maximum range when firing rocket extended-range projectile is 52 kilometers, and it can launch laser-guided artillery shell .
Serbia also has 60 M-77 multiple rocket launchers with a better range, and some orkan 262mm rocket launchers to support the appearance. The author is quite looking forward to Serbia investing in its Oganj modular rocket launcher, also known as LRSVM. The M18 modular rocket launcher uses a FAP2228 6x6 truck. It is equipped with advanced digital fire control, inertial navigation device and global satellite positioning system. The response speed is 3 seconds. A series of modular launch boxes can be installed on its rocket holder. For example, it can accommodate 16 rounds of 128mm Plamen-A rockets (maximum range 8.6 kilometers); 16 rounds of 128mm Plamen-D rockets (range 12.6 kilometers); 12 rounds of 128mm Oganj rockets (range of 22.5 kilometers); 12 rounds of 122mm Grad rockets (range of 35 kilometers), G2000 40km extended range rockets and a variety of 107mm rockets, which can be fired and replaced, and can be fired again by directly hoisting the launch box, which greatly reduces reaction time and enhances combat flexibility.The vehicle can also launch ALAS fiber-guided long-range multi-purpose anti-tank missiles. The ALAS-A missile has a length of 3.3~3.4 meters, a diameter of 175 mm, a wingspan of 1.2 meters, and a weight of 67 kilograms. It is equipped with a 10-kilogram high-explosive warhead, a cruising speed of 150 meters per second, a flight altitude of 50-1000 meters, and a maximum range of 25 kilometers. However, I am afraid that there are not many Serbs.
As for the Air Force, Serbia has only 5 MiG-29A fighters, 3 MiG-29B fighters, 3 MiG-29S fighters and 3 MiG-29UB fighters, a total of 14 aircraft. Most of them have been overhauled and upgraded, but they are still useless in air combat. For ground strikes, there are 17 attack aircraft, including 10 J-22 and 7 NJ-22 fighter attack aircraft, which can carry the US-made Maverick air-to-ground missile .
In terms of helicopters, the main force is the 4 Mi-35M armed helicopters that Serbia ordered from Russia in 2017, and the 9 H145M helicopters that Serbia ordered from the European Airbus in 2016, all of which were delivered in 2019. It is worth mentioning that the H145M helicopter has been modified with the "Spike" ER2 air-to-ground missile developed by the Israeli company Rafael, with a range of 16 kilometers. This man-in-the-loop missile can greatly enhance Serbia's air anti-tank capabilities. In addition, Serbia also has 29 SA341 Gazelle reconnaissance helicopters, but they have been modified with AT-3 SEG anti-tank missiles and Needle anti-aircraft missiles.
defense In terms of air-to-air missiles, Serbia’s most advanced is China’s FK-3 air defense missile, which uses the Hanyang HY54008x8 tractor and is equipped with a Deutz BF8L513C 8-cylinder air-cooled supercharged intercooled diesel engine + Fast 9JS150T-B gearbox. The vehicle is 12 meters long and 2.9 meters wide. It is 4 meters high, has a curb weight of 17.4 tons, and the total weight of the air defense system is 37.5 tons. The missile's rotating and tilted launcher adopts a 4-unit storage and transportation integrated missile tube design. The missile adopts a wingless and small tail-type aerodynamic layout , which minimizes flight resistance. The missile uses a cheap but good-performing command guidance + semi-active radar homing composite guidance system. It can flexibly switch between semi-active and command modes. It has strong anti-interference performance, a range of 5-100 kilometers, and an effective combat altitude of 50-27,000 meters. But it is said that only one set has been sent.
Serbia uses the Pantsir-S2 combined artillery and artillery system for the FK-3. This system uses the new RPS-3 S-band search radar and new air defense missiles. The booster of the 23Y6 missile is expanded to 210mm, the muzzle velocity is 1850m/s, and the range is increased to 30km. The RPS-3 search radar uses two passive phased array antennas installed back to back in a pyramid shape. The data refresh rate is doubled, the detection range is 40km, the azimuth angle is increased to 90°, and it can track 40 incoming targets. Two 2A38 30mm cannons and 12 57E6E missiles are installed on both sides of the turret. The 57E6-E missile is 3.16m long and has a mass of 75.7kg. It adopts a two-stage system. The diameter of the booster is 170mm and the diameter of the second stage is 90mm. The maximum muzzle speed of the missile is 1300m/s. After the booster falls off in 2.4 seconds, the missile gradually slows down and its maneuverability is also declining, reaching 700m/s. The maximum range is 20 kilometers, and the missile's maneuverable overload can reach 32G at 1000m/s. After approaching the target, its 20kg rod-type fragmentation killing warhead explodes, with a killing range of 9 meters. The killing probability of a single missile is 0.6~0.9 when guided by radar , and 0.75~0.95 when guided by optical guidance.
In terms of drones , Serbia has also purchased China’s CH-92A integrated surveillance and attack drones. There should be 6 of them at present, as well as 18 FT-8C anti-tank missiles. Changhong-92A UAV is 4.1 meters long, 1.6 meters high, has a wingspan of 9 meters, a maximum take-off weight of 300 kilograms, and a payload of 60 kilograms. It is driven by a 37.25-kilowatt twin-cylinder gasoline engine propeller, has an endurance of 10 hours, an activity radius of 250 kilometers, a maximum ceiling of 6 kilometers, and a maximum cruising altitude. 2.5 kilometers, with a maximum speed of 190 kilometers/hour and a cruising speed of 120-160 kilometers/hour. It can carry a variety of guided bombs and anti-tank missiles . Serbia chose the 18kg FT-8C laser-guided missile, which can carry 2 and has a range of 9 kilometers. But the rest couldn't be transported.
It can be seen that Serbia’s more advanced weapons are almost all purchased from outside, and the quantity is very small and cannot withstand long-term consumption. The other weapons are old, weak, sick and disabled. The Serbians also want peace, but they cannot withstand the oppression of hegemonism and power politics. It’s already 2022. Is there any difference between this world and 1922? Isn't it still the case that the imperialist countries crazily oppress the weak countries to gain rights and interests, talking about human rights and justice, but still playing the game of the weak and the strong? Serbia is surrounded by powerful enemies, and Kosovo is a dog raised by and NATO . In particular, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Italy issued an ultimatum to Serbian President Vucic on the 25th, ordering Serbia to agree to dismantle the roadblocks in northern Kosovo. If Serbia does not agree, Kosovo authorities will be allowed to take action. In this case, once a fight breaks out, NATO is likely to send troops to intervene, and Serbia will be vulnerable to NATO air strikes, and the losses will be huge. The Serbian didn't want to fight, but was forced to the doorstep, so he could only grit his teeth and push forward. Just like Vucic said: "Well, we know that you all want to provoke conflicts and kill Serbs. You will be happy for the death of Serbs, because for you, confirming the territorial integrity of the so-called Kosovo region is more important than maintaining the territorial integrity of Serbia." It can be called a bloody statement!
