role of coastal artillery in military conflicts of the past centuries has always been important.Suffice it to recall the decisive action of the young Ensign Shchegolev, who managed to repel the Anglo-French fleet to Odessa in 1854, during the Crimean War.Then a very small pack his accurate fire completed the task, otherwise unbearable numerous garrisons.
Today technique different, but the same threat.The descendants of the valiant defenders of Sevastopol and Odessa are armed with modern batteries.
coastal missile systems - a relatively new type of weapon.The presence of countries - potential adversaries - a powerful fleet, which include those well represented ships of various classes (aircraft carriers, missile cruisers, artillery battleships that can strike at a distance of tens of kilometers), forcing the Russian defense industry to develop a system to counter not only the sea, but alsoland-based.
fortified positions protected the defense lines.In other words - the bastion.The missile system, bearing the name, is consistent with this definition, having new features.Besides, it can be moved, and does so quickly.
In the stowed state of the coastal defense system set looks like a column of vehicles.Command vehicle, which set the starting device - heavy tetraaxial in her cabin, except the chief of calculation, there is a driver and three crew members.The platform deployed freight starting glasses (two of them), which rise vertically firing position, leaning into the ground by special rods.Driving characteristics "Astrologer" MZKT-7930 allow you to move at a speed of 80 km / h, to overcome the lack of roads and removed from the starting point at 1,000 km.
launcher - a key element of the "Bastion".Missile system to be controlled and ensures stable communication with the central command point.The container mounted on the chassis of KAMAZ-43101 is a set of radio equipment and computers, representing a total system of command and control.Calculation - four.
There is one machine, which is part of the column, the mobile component of the coastal battery "Bastion".Missile system to shoot are in transport-launch glasses ammunition it can be recharged.To perform this operation required a crane and additional missiles.All of this is in the third car of the caravan, transport and charging.
In the case of a hypothetical threat from the sea, after the relevant order, begins to act "Bastion".The missile system is put forward in the firing position, then made a combat deployment, what should be done within five minutes.Shooting can be carried out at an interval of 2.5 seconds between starts, and then the whole system is once again transferred to the transport condition and avoid risk of retaliatory fire, leave the area in which it is "lit up".Ammunition is 36 cruise missile "Yakhont" and "Onyx".
horizon nature of the action involves the use of helicopters as an additional means of targeting.The range of lesions up to 300 kilometers.
supervise technical condition of the shell allows convenient panel connectors on the outer surface of the shipping container.
Unpretentiousness technology, easy maintenance, high reliability noted experts, visited the international exhibition, which was presented to "Bastion".Coastal missile system interested delegations of countries interested in a high level of security, particularly by sea.
