Russia's deadly "Tunguska": envy and admiration of foreign military

Shoots down aerial targets at a range of up to 10 km and an altitude of up to 3.5 km

The Russian Armed Forces are armed with a unique anti-aircraft missile and gun system "Tunguska-M1". It provides reliable destruction of low-flying targets through the use of a single jam-resistant and high-precision radar-optical guidance system for missile and gun weapons.

Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun 2S6M SAM "Tunguska-M"
Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun 2S6M SAM "Tunguska-M"

The self-propelled anti-aircraft gun can perform a combat mission in various weather conditions as part of a unit or autonomously in motion or from a place at any time of the day.

"Tunguska-M1" is a tracked chassis with a rotating turret mounted on it. The armored hull protects the equipment and crew from being hit by fragments and bullets. The complex is designed for air defense of objects and units of the ground forces in all types of their combat operations.

Transporter-loader vehicle 2F77M from the 2K22M SAM system "Tunguska-M"
Transporter-loader vehicle 2F77M from the 2K22M SAM system "Tunguska-M"

It is armed with eight standard 9M311 missiles and 1904 30 mm caliber shells, with a maximum firing range of up to 10 km, a mass of 42 kg, and an average speed of up to 600 m/sec.

Tactical and technical characteristics of the SAM "Tunguska-M1":

  • Target engagement range with missile weapons - from 2500 to 10000 m
  • Target engagement range with cannon weapons - from 200 to 4000 m
  • The height of targets hit by missile weapons - from 15 to 3500 m
  • The height of targets hit by cannon weapons from - 0 to 3000 m
  • Transfer time from traveling to combat position - no more than 5 minutes
  • Combat crew - 4 people

Earlier it became known that mass production of the "Vizir" surface drone has started in Russia. It is controlled by artificial intelligence, without the participation of an operator.

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