PANTSIR-S1M Short-Range Air Defence Missile and Gun System

摘要

The PANTSIR-S1 air defence missile and gun system is a short range, last stand protection element against airborne threats. Which features should be inherent to such a weapon system? Primarily - the versatility of effect on all types of targets able to reach the last defensive line of the protected object. The major design objective of the system is to counter high-precision weapons, above all cruise missile raids and weapons launched from manned aircraft. PANTSIR-S1 ADMGS successfully copes with this task due to missile and gun armament with a solid engagement area of 20 km in range and 15 km altitude, radar-optical target detection and weapon guidance systems. The weapon system carries a considerable ammunition load of 12 surface-to-air missiles and 1400 pcs of 30 mm gun rounds, installed on a single truck chassis with a load capacity of around 20 tons. The weapon system allows engagement of targets on the move, providing air defence of both stationary objects as well as mobile units.