Thursday, December 04, 2008

S-75

IOC: 1958

Also Known As
Dvina
Gaffer
HQ-1
HQ-2
RZ-25
SA-2 Guideline
Ta'ir al-Sabbah
Volga-2A
Volkhov

Origin
Russia

Contractor/s
Almaz-Antey Concern

SAM & ABM Missiles:
V-75

Description: S-75, SA-2 Guideline western designation, is a surface-to-air missile (SAM) system intended for defense of facilities, field forces and high value areas. This air defense system is equipped with the V-75 missile. The Soviet Union sold S-75 SAM systems to Warsaw Pact nations and international customers. Iraq utilized the SA-2/S-75 air defense system against coalition aircraft in the Gulf War (1991). China's variants of S-75 are known as HQ-1 and HQ-2. Egypt also produced its own variant called Ta'ir al-Sabbah.

Specifications
Performance: Ceiling 27,000 m (88,583 ft), Main Gun Max Range 50,000 m (164,042 ft)

Operators

see operators map

China

Egypt

Germany

Iraq

Russia

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Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
Meters (m) Kilometers (km) Nautic Miles (nm) Inch (in) Yard (yd) Foot (ft) Millimeter (mm)
Pound (lb) Kilogram (kg) kN (KiloNewton) Ton (t)
Meters per Second (mps) Kilometers per Hour (kph) Knot (kt) Miles per Hour (mph)
Liter (l) Galon (gl)
Year (yr) Minutes (min) Second (sec)
Shaft-Horse-Power (shp)

Last Updated: Saturday, November 22, 2008

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