These are probably the first images capturing the majestic moment when the Vietnamese Navy's P-35B cruise missile was launched and hit its target.
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| Implementing the 2017 military work plan, on June 2, in Cam Ranh, Khanh Hoa, General Ngo Xuan Lich, Politburo member, Deputy Secretary of the Central Military Commission, Minister of National Defense chaired a comprehensive inspection of the training and combat readiness of the Navy. Notably, in this event, the Vietnam Navy conducted test-firing of a number of weapons, including the P-35B cruise missile. Photo source: Navy Newspaper |
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| In the photo, the self-propelled launcher carrying the P-35B missile moves to the launch site. Photo source: QPVN Channel |
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| Extremely rare image and perhaps the first time published - P-35B anti-ship cruise missile leaving the launch pad. Photo source: QPVN Channel |
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| Previously, we only knew about the P-35B launch scenes of the Russian Navy. The P-35B anti-ship missile is a component of the 4K44B Redut mobile coastal defense system that Vietnam possesses. This was once one of the most dangerous surface-to-sea missile systems in the world, produced by the Soviet Union, capable of destroying even the most powerful aircraft carrier fleet. Photo source: English Russia |
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| According to data from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), in 1980 the Soviet Union provided Vietnam with a 4K44B Redut long-range coastal defense missile system (NATO designation SS-C-1B Sepal) and 25 P-35B anti-ship cruise missiles. At that time, Vietnam was the only country in Asia to possess this anti-ship weapon system. Photo source: QĐND |
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| It is estimated that each P-35B anti-ship cruise missile weighs up to 5 tons, is 10.2m long, has a body diameter of 0.98m, and a wingspan of 5m. The missile's nose (in the photo) is equipped with an active radar that activates in the final phase of approaching the target. Photo source: QĐND |
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| The P-35B missile is equipped with two engines: a solid-fuel booster (which propels the missile from the launcher and then separates it while it is in the air) and a turbojet cruise engine. The maximum range is up to 450-500km, making it the longest-range anti-ship missile in Vietnam. |
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| In the photo, Vietnam's P-35B missile separates its acceleration engine after leaving the launch pad. Photo source: QPVN Channel |
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| The missile has a cruising altitude of 100-400m, or can fly at an altitude of 4,000-7,000m in case the missile's radar is used to guide other missiles. Photo source: QPVN Channel |
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| In the final phase, the missile drops to below 100m in altitude before hitting the target at a supersonic speed of Mach 1.4. In the photo, the Vietnam Navy's UAV recorded the moment the P-35B missile hit the target ship. Photo source: QPVN Channel |
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| In combat, in order to achieve the highest target attack efficiency, the common method used with this missile complex is the "wolf pack tactic" - Accordingly, the control officer will launch 3-4 missiles at the same time. One of these missiles will be controlled to fly higher than the others. This missile will use its radar to guide the remaining missiles to attack a ship or group of ships detected by the warning radars. Photo source: QĐND |
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| With a warhead weighing up to 1 ton, the P-35B anti-ship missile is considered powerful enough to sink the world's largest aircraft carriers, cruisers, and large destroyers with just one shot. Imagine a whole "flock" of P-35Bs attacking a group of aircraft carriers, the damage they cause to the enemy is unimaginably great. Photo source: QĐND |
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