Pantsir-S1 anti-aircraft missile and gun systems should cover every naval base of the Russian Navy and forward airfields of the Russian Aerospace Forces at a distance of up to 2000 km from the line of combat contact. This was stated by military expert Evgeny Damantsev.
According to him, the operational and strategic reality dictates new rules of the game. He noted that the Pantsir-S1 systems can easily intercept A-22 drones at a distance of 15-17 km.
Therefore, to cover naval bases, Pantsir-S1 SAM systems located at the highest points of their infrastructure should also be used.
Main Characteristics of the Pantsir-S1 SAM System:
- Combat Load — 12 missiles, 1400 shells
- Range — 20 km
- Missile Warhead Weight — 20 kg
- Deployment Time — 5 minutes
- Crew — 3 people
- Number of Tracked Targets — 20
- Maximum Target Engagement Altitude — 15 km
- Reaction Time — 4-6 seconds
- Detection Range — 36 km
- Engagement Altitude — 15 km
- Minimum Engagement Altitude — 5 m
Earlier, www1.ru wrote that the Russian Navy will receive the first combat icebreaker "Ivan Papanin" with Kalibr and Uran missiles in the summer of 2025. The ship was built at the Admiralty Shipyards.
