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53T6 (ABM-3 Gazelle)
TypeAnti-ballistic missile
Place of originSoviet Union
Service history
In serviceSince 1995
Used byRussia
WarsCold War
Production history
DesignerNPO Novator Design Bureau
Designed1978[1]
Produced1988[1]
No. built68[1]
Specifications
Mass10,000kg (22,000lb)
Length12 m
Diameter1.8 m[2][3][4]
Warheadnuclear 10 kt
Engine2-stage solid fuel
Operational
range
80-100km[5][6][7][8]
Flight ceiling80-100km
Maximum speed Mach Mach 17 (20,800 km/h; 12,900 mph; 5.78 km/s)
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 the early 1980s 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 meter 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 (20,800 km/h; 12,900 mph; 5.78 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. ^ a b c d e 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. ^ http://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. ^ http://web.archive.org/web/20100908082208/http://military.tomsk.ru/blog/topic-350.html
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