M-11 Shtorm

M-11 Schtorm (Russian Шторм; German: "Storm" ) is a Russian sea-based air defense missile system. The NATO reporting name is SA- N-3 Goblet, the GRAU index 4K60 or 4K65. It was first installed in the 1960s on Soviet warships and is still in use today.

Description

On July 25, 1959, the development of sea-based air defense missile complex M-11 Schtorm was commissioned. The research was taken over by the Institute NII -10, which also worked on the naval version of the land-based air defense system SA-3 (SA -N -1). The original plan was to install the SA- N-3 system to the project -1126 - ships, but this was rejected in June 1961 because both the SA -N- 3 project and the project was canceled in 1126. However, the SA -N- 3 project was only a month reactivated later to be installed on ships of the Moskva class. In April 1962, the works were completed successfully. The missiles were fired from a modified ZIF -101 launchers from which even the SA -N -1 system is used. After initial problems, the system was finally installed on the Moskva River, which entered service in 1967. Officially, the M -11 Schtorm system was discovered only in 1969, in service since commissioning nor despite development and improvement works were carried out.

Unusually, there was no corresponding land-based system. The M -11 system was used exclusively on Soviet warships and never used in real combat situations. A total of 25 systems were prepared and used on the following ship classes:

  • Moskva - class: two B -189 - Doppelarmstarter, a total of 24 rockets
  • Kara- class: two B -189 - Doppelarmstarter, a total of 72 rockets
  • Kresta - II class: two Doppelarmstarter, a total of 72 rockets
  • Kiev - class: two Doppelarmstarter

Technology

The 4K60/4K65-Raketen are mounted in pairs side by side on the rotatable Doppelarmstarter. The velocity of the rocket is between two Mach and Mach three. It is 6.1 meters long, weighs 1844 kg ( starting weight) and is equipped with a 129 kg heavy warhead. The effective combating height ranging from 100 to 25,000 m of. The older 4K60 missile had a range 3-30 km, the modern 4K65 missile can be used up to a distance of 55 km effectively. The anti-aircraft missiles are controlled by command guidance and semi-active homing guidance ( SARH ). The " Head Lights" radar is used.

  • Length: 6,100 mm
  • Diameter of the missile: 600 mm
  • Wingspan: 1,400 mm
  • Warhead: 120 kg conventional warhead or 25 -kt nuclear warhead
  • Maximum airspeed: ~ 1,200 m / s
  • Takeoff weight: 1844 kg
  • Radar: " Headlights " in combination with " Top Sail " radar

Variants

  • 4K60 M -11 " Schtorm ": W611 missiles, NATO code SA -N -3A
  • 4K65 M -11 " Schtorm -M": W611M missiles, NATO code SA -N- 3B ( improved system )
S-125 Neva/Pechora Kara-class cruiser Kresta II-class cruiser Kiev-class aircraft carrier
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