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| New Russian air defense technology can hit an enemy behind cover |
| 2021-12-23 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [RIA Novosti] Anti-aircraft artillery complex (ZAK) "Derivation-Air Defense", armed with a cannon of 57 mm caliber, will be able to hit the enemy with special guided projectiles, hiding from a direct shot in a trench, trench or behind a parapet, appropriate tests are underway, a source in the military-industrial complex told RIA Novosti. "Due to the use of guided detonation shells and the latest fire control system developed by Uralvagonzavod ZAK-57" Derivation-PVO "will be able to destroy an enemy in shelters that is not available for direct hit. , trench, behind the wall of the building, any obstacles, "- said the agency's interlocutor. He added that "earlier, preliminary tests of the" Derivation-Air Defense "on the use of guided detonation ammunition in the conditions of the landfill were carried out." The source explained that the ZAK control system calculates the detonation time of each projectile so that it detonates at the desired point on the trajectory. "As a result, the complex is capable of firing a series of shots, and the shells will explode in a chain in the air exactly above the enemy's trench, covering his infantry from above with shrapnel. Manpower, reliably sheltered behind the earth from direct fire, will be destroyed," he said. "This function is also important for the destruction of small UAVs - a group of shells, at the command of the control system, will explode in the air at certain points of the trajectory in order to most effectively cover the drone with a field of debris. He added that the detonation time calculated by the system is entered into each projectile using a programmer installed on the ZAK barrel next to the muzzle brake. "The control system calculates the direction of flight of the projectile, its ballistics and the point of explosion by setting a timer for each projectile. As a result, the ammunition explodes on the flight path of the aircraft at the lead point or above the trench, or around the corner of the building, and so on," the source said. The structure of the ZAK "Derivation-Air Defense" includes a combat vehicle equipped with a 57-mm automatic cannon, a transport-loading vehicle, as well as a repair and maintenance vehicle. "Derivation-PVO" is equipped with modern optics and electronics, allowing to detect, recognize and track fast-flying targets. At the end of last year, Lieutenant General Alexander Leonov , chief of the Air Defense Forces of the Russian Armed Forces , said that state tests of the Derivation-Air Defense complex are scheduled for 2022. |
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