53T6

53T6 (ABM-3 Gazelle)
Type Anti-ballistic missile
Place of origin Soviet Union
Service history
In service Since 1995
Used by Russia
Wars Cold War
Production history
Designer NPO Novator Design Bureau
Designed 1978[1]
Produced 1988[1]
No. built 68[1]
Specifications
Weight 10,000kg (22,000lb)
Length 12 m
Diameter 1.8 m[2][3][4]
Warhead nuclear 10 kt
Engine 2-stage solid fuel
Operational
range
 80-100km[5][6][7][8]
Flight ceiling 80-100km
Speed Mach 17 (20,826 km/h; 12,941 mph)
Launch
platform
 silo[9][10]

The 53T6 (NATO reporting name: ABM-3 Gazelle, previously SH-08)[1] is a Russian anti-ballistic missile. Designed in 1978 and in service since 1995,[11] it is a component of the A-135 anti-ballistic missile system.

The missile is able to intercept incoming re-entry vehicles at a distance of 80 km. The 53T6 is a two-stage solid-propellant missile armed with a 10 kt thermonuclear weapon. The missile is about 10 meters in length and 1.8 meters in diameter. Its launch weight is 10 tons.[1][12]

The 53T6 missile is kept in a silo-based launch container. Prior to launch its cover is blown off.

The missile achieves speeds of approximately Mach 17 (20,826 km/h; 12,941 mph; 5.7849 km/s).[13] Maximum load manoeuvre capability is longitudinal 210G - transverse 90G[14]

Radar support

The Gazelle missile system is supported by the Don-2N Pill Box radar.

See also

Treaties

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Gazelle (SH-08/ABM-3)
  2. ↑ http://tonnel-ufo.ru/eanglish/weapon/prs-1-53t6-antimissile-missile-complex-and-a-135-rtts-181-cupid-5zh60.php
  3. ↑ http://ausairpower.net/APA-Rus-ABM-Systems.html
  4. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20100908082208/http://military.tomsk.ru/blog/topic-350.html
  5. ↑ http://tonnel-ufo.ru/eanglish/weapon/prs-1-53t6-antimissile-missile-complex-and-a-135-rtts-181-cupid-5zh60.php
  6. ↑ http://missilethreat.com/defense-systems/a-135-abm-3-gazelle/
  7. ↑ http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/world/russia/gazelle.htm
  8. ↑ http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/53t6.htm
  9. ↑ http://ausairpower.net/APA-Rus-ABM-Systems.html#mozTocId700952
  10. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RK6W0OATveQ
  11. ↑ Astronautix.com: A-135 System
  12. ↑ СИСТЕМА ПРО А-135
  13. ↑ СИСТЕМА ПРО А-135
  14. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20100908082208/http://military.tomsk.ru/blog/topic-350.html
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