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Moving Fortress

The RT-25 Missile Complex was the culmination of a major Carpathian effort to develop a medium and long range missiles system that can be set up anywhere in no time. Being rail-based, it made for a much more survivable SAM system, as the rail-based missiles could move around the rail network and thus be difficult to detect and track.

A typical missile launch train is composed of one M44-class locomotive (a standard diesel electric locomotive of the period), followed by generating power car (not present in the render), a radar and command car, and a variable amount of missile launch vehicles,.Vehicle stopping to missile firing is four minutes

 

The first wagon (RT-25A) is the P21 Radar Complex. It houses the target-acquisition and fire-contol radar and the command room.

Target acquisition range

Range: 10 m² - 330 km and 3 m² - 240 km

Altitude: 60 meters – 25 kilometer

Price: 100₪ (Mobile Radar Station)

 

The second wagon (RT-25B) houses four medium range 9M40 missiles.

Target engagement zone

Aircraft

Altitude: 15 meters – 25 kilometers

Range: 3–44 kilometres

Kill probability: 90–95% (for 1 missile 9M40)

Price: 6₪ (TEL)

 

The third wagon houses (RT-25C) two 9S32 long-range surface-to-air missiles.

Target engagement zone

Aircraft

Altitude: 25 meters – 28 kilometers

Range: 7–90 kilometres

Kill probability: 90–95% (for 1 missile 9S32)

Price: 6₪ (TEL)

 

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Uploaded on October 8, 2016