Military equipment is usually out of date rather quickly.The exceptions are some samples that have become true masterpieces of design ideas.Kalashnikov, B-52 bombers, a few examples of the production of military-industrial complexes of the most industrialized countries constitute the "honor roll old-timers."Is it anti-ship missiles and "Granite", developed in the late 1970s and early 1980s.It is in service with the Russian Navy today.
At NATO headquarters, there used to assign their own names models of Soviet and Russian military equipment.Apparently, there believe that the Russian words not fully express the essence of weapons submitted them.Indeed, unless a suitable name for the rocket - "Granite"?Solid rocky rock, stone, nothing to do with the biggest antiship shell in the world, capable of destroying an aircraft carrier.According to NATO classification name of another, Shipwreck, which means "shipwreck".That is understandable.
Dimensions P-700 missiles are commensurate with the size of the jet MiG-21, for example.Length - 10 meters, a wingspan of 2.6 m. The starting weight is 7 tons, including 750-pound fighting battery compartment as an option - nuclear.
speed missiles "Granit" varies in different phases of the flight, on the combat course it exceeds 4000 km / h, and on the stage of flight approach - 1500 km / h.
Running is possible both from the surface and from the submerged vehicle.
All these specifications are impressive even today, three decades after the adoption of the sample adopted.However, progress is inexorable, and in the XXI century such indicators speed and weight BLT is no surprise.Noteworthy is, oddly enough, on-board electronics.
lagging behind the Soviet Union in the field of information technology is considered an obvious fact.How Soviet engineers managed to element base 70-ies of XX century to create a guidance system, it meets the requirements of the third millennium, is unknown, but many of the parameters of the device, and now constitute a military secret.
example, will not be published onboard computer memory missiles "Granit", but we know that it included information on all ships likely opponent.On the basis of its built-in computer generates a decision on the priority goals and then act according to the algorithm.
missiles "Granit" can operate in standalone mode, putting satellites or space group to carry out a massive attack (up to 24 pieces at once).In the latter case, several control systems work together using radio communication as an interface.The role of the central server computer that gets a rocket that would be above the rest.If it is hit by an enemy missile, then within a few microseconds leadership will take over the control system of another missile.Attack a single target with two missiles eliminated.Optional: electronic suppression of enemy interference and staging their own.
cruise missile "Granit" has never been used in combat, so its possible to judge the killing power can only be based on the results of tests and exercises.They are successful, and will be just fine, if other evidence of its effectiveness are needed.It is enough that such protection our country has.
