A strike group of the Pacific Fleet, consisting of the corvette Gremyashchiy (Project 20385), small anti-submarine ships Ust-Ilimsk, MPK-82, and MPK-107 (Project 1124M), discovered and destroyed a mock enemy submarine in the Avacha Bay during the July Storm exercises. This was reported by the press service of the Russian Ministry of Defense.
The ships interacted with Ka-27 anti-submarine helicopters and Il-38 aircraft. Then they carried out live firing at a submarine simulation from RBU-6000 rocket launchers (Smerch-2).
The Soviet rocket launcher is designed for anti-submarine defense. The Smerch-2 consists of 12 barrels with a caliber of 212 mm, the RB-6000 fires unguided depth charges RGB-60 at a distance of up to 6 km.
RBU-6000 characteristics:
- Projectile speed: 300 m/s
- Depth of destruction: up to 450 m
- Rate of fire: 2.4 shots per second
- Weight: 3100 kg
- Control system: Burya
- Loading type: Mechanical
- Operation: with sea state up to 8
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