P-15 Termit
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Termit
A P-15M missile (SS-N-2c !ein" #nloaded from a former $ast %erman Na&y 'arant#l class missile !oat(
Type Anti-ship missile Place of origin So&iet )nion
Service history
In service
1*+,- present
Production history
Manufacturer M-. /ad#"a
Specifications
Weight Length Diameter Warhead Engine Wingspan Operational range Flight altitude Speed uidance system Launch platform
20,, k" 5(1 m ,(2+ m 353 k" hollo4 char"e hi"h e5plosi&e 6i7#id f#el rocket, solid rocket !ooster 2(3 m 1, km 1,,-0,, meters a!o&e sea le&el Mach ,(* a#topilot, acti&e radar, s#pplemented in some 4ith infra-red na&al ships, "ro#nd la#nch
The P-15 Termit (Russian: -15 ""; English: termite) is an anti-shi missile !e"el# e! $% the &#"iet 'ni#n(s Ra!uga !esign $ureau in the 1)5*s+ ,ts -R.' !esignati#n /as 4K400 its 1.T2
re #rting name /as Styx #r SS-N-2+ ,n Russian ser"i3e t#!a% it als# seems t# $e 3alle! the Rubezh+ 4hina a35uire! the !esign in 1)56 an! 3reate! at least 7#ur "ersi#ns: the CSS-N1 Scrubbrush an! CSS-N-2 "ersi#ns /ere !e"el# e! 7#r shi -laun3he! # erati#n0 /hile the CSS-C2 Silkworm an! CSS-C-3 Seersucker /ere use! 7#r 3#astal !e7en3e+ 2ther names 7#r this $asi3 t% e #7 missile in3lu!e: HY-10 SY-10 an! FL-1 Flying Dragon (4hinese !esignati#ns t% i3all% !i77er 7#r e8 #rt an! !#mesti3 use0 e"en 7#r #ther/ise i!enti3al e5ui ment)+ 9es ite its huge si:e0 th#usan!s #7 ;-15s /ere $uilt an! installe! #n man% 3lasses #7 shi s 7r#m <T=s t# !estr#%ers0 as /ell 3#astal $atteries an! e"en $#m$ers (4hinese "ersi#ns)+ The ;-15 /as 5uite su33ess7ul in the 3#n7li3ts /here it /as !e l#%e!+
Contents >hi!e?
1 2rigins @ 9esign A Bar re3#r! C Dersi#ns 5 Eaun3h lat7#rms F 2 erati#nal usage F+1 4u$an <issile 4risis F+@ Bar #7 .ttriti#n F+A ,n!#-;aGistani Bar F+C H#m Ii ur Bar F+5 ,ranJ,ra5 Bar K 2 erat#rs 6 Re7eren3es
Origins[edit]
The ;-15 /as n#t the 7irst anti-shi missile in &#"iet ser"i3e; that !istin3ti#n g#es t# the &&-11 Scrubber0 an! t# the air3ra7t-laun3he! .&-1 Iennel+ The &&-1-1 /as a #/er7ul $ut rather ra/ s%stem0 an! it /as 5ui3Gl% su erse!e! $% the &&-1-AShaddock+ This /ea #n /as 7itte! t# C0***t#n I%n!a 3lass 3ruisers an! re la3e! an initial lan 7#r A*0***-t#n $attle3ruisers arme! /ith A*5 mm an! C5 mm guns+ Rather than rel% #n a 7e/ hea"% an! 3#stl% shi s0 a ne/ /ea #ns s%stem /as
!esigne! t# 7it smaller0 m#re numer#us "essels0 /hile maintaining su77i3ient striGing #/er+ The ;-15 /as !e"el# e! $% the &#"iet !esigner =eres%niaG0 /h# hel e! in the !e"el# ment #7 the ,= r#3Get inter3e t#r+
Design[edit]
,1& 4hamaG (I)5) #7 the ,n!ian 1a"% 7ires a ;-15 Termit missile+
The 7irst "ariant /as the ;-150 /ith 7i8e! /ings+ The $asi3 !esign #7 the missile0 retaine! 7#r all su$se5uent "ersi#ns0 7eature! a 3%lin!ri3al $#!%0 a r#un!e! n#se0 t/#!elta /ings in the 3enter an! three 3#ntr#l sur7a3es in the tail+ ,t /as als# 7itte! /ith a s#li!-7uelle! $##ster un!er the $ell%+>1? This !esign /as $ase! #n the HaG-1*** e8 erimental 7ighter $uilt in 1)51+ The /ea #n /as meant t# $e 3hea 0 $ut at the same time 3a a$le #7 gi"ing an #r!inar% missile $#at the same ( un3h( as a $attleshi (s sal"#+ The #n$#ar! ele3tr#ni3s /ere $ase! #n a sim le anal#g !esign0 /ith a h#ming 3#ni3al s3anning ra!ar sens#r+ ,t use! a m#re relia$le r#3Get engine /ith a3i! 7uel in re7eren3e t# a tur$#Let+ &#me sh#rt3#mings /ere ne"er t#tall% s#l"e!0 !ue t# the li5ui! r# ellant #7 the r#3Get engine: the a3i! 7uel gra!uall% 3#rr#!e! the missile 7uselage+ Eaun3hes /ere n#t #ssi$le #utsi!e a tem erature range #7 -15MNA64O+>1? The missile /eighe! ar#un! @0AC* Gg0 ha! a t# s ee! #7 *+) ma3h an! a range #7 C* Gm+ The e8 l#si"e /arhea! /as $ehin! the 7uel tanG0 an! as the missile retaine! a large am#unt #7 un$urne! 7uel at the time #7 im a3t0 e"en at ma8imum range0 it a3te! as an in3en!iar% !e"i3e+>1? The /arhea! itsel7 /as a 5** Gg h#ll#/ 3harge (PE.T)0 larger than the semi-arm#ur ier3ing (&.;) /arhea! t% i3al #7 anti-shi missiles+ The laun3h /as usuall% ma!e /ith the hel #7 ele3tr#ni3 su #rt measures (E&<) gear an! -ar un ra!ar at a range #7 $et/een 5+5 an! @K Gm !ue t# the limitati#ns #7 the targeting s%stem+ The -ar un(s range against a !estr#%er /as a$#ut @* Gm+>1? The #n$#ar! sens#r /as a3ti"ate! at 11 Gm 7r#m im a3t0 the missile /#ul! $egin t# !es3en! at 1-@O t# the target0 $e3ause the 7light attern /as a$#ut 1@*J@5* m a$#"e sea le"el+ ,n minimum range engagements there /as the #ssi$ilit% #7 using a3ti"e sens#rs at sh#rter !istan3es0 as little as @+K5 Gm+ >1? The P-15U /as intr#!u3e! in 1)F50 /ith im r#"e! a"i#ni3s an! 7#l!ing /ings0 ena$ling the use #7 smaller 3#ntainers+ ,t /as re la3e! $% the P-15M in 1)K@0 /hi3h /as a 7urther !e"el# ment #7 the ;15'0 /ith enhan3e! 3a a$ilities (its e8 #rt sim li7ie! "ariants /ere !esignate! P-21 an! P-220 !e en!ing #n the sens#r installe! an! a /h#le e8 #rt s%stem /as !esignate! the P-20M)+
War record[edit]
9uring the Bar #7 .ttriti#n a7ter the &i8 9a% Bar in 1)FK0 the ,sraeli !estr#%er Eilat /as sailing at l#/ s ee! #utsi!e ;#rt &ai! #n @1 23t#$er0 /hen 7r#m 1K nauti3al miles (A1 Gm) she /as atta3Ge! $% t/# Eg% tian Komars0 ea3h 7iring $#th their missiles 7r#m insi!e the har$#ur (the% /ere a3ting as a 3#astal missile $atter%)+ The target /as hit0 !es ite the anti-air3ra7t 7ire s##n # ene! against the in3#ming
(7ire$alls(+ The 7irst t/# missiles alm#st $le/ the Eilat in t/#0 an#ther hit s##n a7ter0 the last e8 l#!e! near the /re3G in the sea+Eilat sanG t/# h#urs a7ter the 7irst atta3G+ CK 3re/ /ere Gille!+>@? ,n the 1)K1 ,n!ia-;aGistan /ar0 ;-15 (1.T2 name &t%8) missiles /ere use! $% the ,n!ian 1a"% !uring 2 erati#n Tri!ent an! 2 erati#n ;%th#n+ The ,n!ian 1a"% sunG the ;1&Muhafiz (mines/ee er) an! ;1& Khyber (!estr#%er) an! $a!l% !amage! the ;1& &hah Qahan (!estr#%er) /hi3h /as /ritten #77+ The ,n!ian 1a"% re #rte!l% 7ire! 1A &t%8 missiles !uring the /ar0 1@ #7 /hi3h hit0 sinGing se"eral shi s an! !estr#%ing the etr#leum st#rage 7a3ilities at Iara3hi+>@?
