By Victor Duda
On one side, the launch and successful defeat of the reconnaissance UAVs of Russian troops was recorded with the help of a full -time missile 9m33. However, on the other side of the launcher, as the observers noticed, there was a rocket class "Air-Air" R-73. Small number of parts and not high image quality did not prevent the identification of a specific type of ammunition.
Earlier, OSA photos with R-73 missiles have already been published on the network or media, but this is the first official image from OK "North". The authors point out that the use of the P-73 in the role of anti-aircraft missile is logical in view of the need to provide Soviet anti-aircraft missile complexes with ammunition. P-73 when starting from the ground will have a radius of about 12 km, which is 2-3 km more than the staff 9m33.
However, the difference in ammunition lies in the weight of 128 kg in 9m33 against 105 kg in P-73 and the weight of the battle part 15 against 8 kilograms, respectively. In addition, there is a large difference in rocket. 9m33 has a radio command, that is, it is guided by the "wasp" itself, and the P-73 has an infrared head of self-introduction. The authors then state that the P-73 will be more effective against winged missiles and other purposes, while 9m33 against drones.
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