"SAM"-3 is a semi-fixed, all-weather short-range air defense missile weapon system developed by the Soviet Union in the early 1950s to deal with medium and low-altitude targets. It was equipped with troops in 1961. India introduced and equipped its troops in 1975, called "Pachora". Usually cross-configured with medium and high-altitude air defense weapons, used for air defense in important areas or field air defense.
Performance characteristics
"SAM"-3 has all-weather combat capabilities. It can effectively deal with medium and low altitude targets. The warhead is powerful and has a high annihilation rate with multiple shots. It is susceptible to electronic interference and its performance is relatively backward.
Basic data
"Sam"-3 has a range of 5-21 kilometers; a shooting height of 0.08-15 kilometers; a projectile length of 5.948 meters; a projectile diameter of 0.552 meters; 0.375 meters; Launch weight 952.7 kg; wingspan 1.192 meters; 2.208 meters; maximum flight speed 2.5 Mach; warhead weight 84 kg; loaded with high explosives 70 kg; warhead type: fragmentation kill, antenna electric fuze; kill probability 2; launch salvo 95 ; Power device: solid rocket motor and thruster; Guidance method: radio command guidance.
Combat Application
SA-3 missiles sold by the Soviet Union have participated in the Middle East War, the Gulf War, and the Kosovo War.
During the Kosovo War, the well-trained Yugoslavia Air Defense Force used SA-3 missiles to shoot down the US-made F-117 stealth fighter, causing great sensation around the world. At 21:45 pm on May 27, 1999 local time in Yugoslavia, an F-117 numbered 806 taking off from Aviano Air Base in Italy was discovered by the radar operator of the Yugoslav Air Force and searched using manual tracking methods, entering SA -3 range, it was shot down with a double salvo and crashed in the village of Budjanovic, 40 kilometers west of Belgrade. Afterwards, the South Army believed that "99 of the credit for shooting down the F-117 belonged to the well-trained air defense fighters and 10 to the "SA-3" missile.
Identification characteristics
SA- 3. The missile has a tapered warhead and a cylindrical body. The first group is located at the bottom of the missile body and is the largest, rectangular, control surface for the booster rocket. The second group is the smallest, trapezoidal, located on the booster. Between the main aircraft engine and the main aircraft engine, the third group is located at the rear of the missile and at the bottom of the main aircraft engine. It is trapezoidal in size and is second only in area to the first group. The leading edge is swept back and there is a fairing on the wing tip. The fourth group is located at the nose of the missile body. Small, trapezoidal, with a swept-back leading edge.