ASTROS II

ASTROS II SS-30 of the Saudi Arabian Forces firing a missile

ASTROS II SS-30

Fire control vehicle with radar

ASTROS II ( A rtillery S a T uration RO CKET S ystem) is a Brazilian multiple rocket launchers system of the company Avibras .

history

The ASTROS II was developed in Brazil in the early 1980s mainly for export. Three caliber variations were created : 127 mm, 180 mm and 300 mm.

Fire control is carried out using a Contraves Fieldguard radar system and computer. One radar can guarantee the fire control of several throwers.

All launchers are mounted on Tectran VBT-2028 armored 6 × 6 wheeled vehicles . The accompanying ammunition transporters are also armored . A heavy MG (Browning 12.7 mm) is attached to the cab of the wheeled vehicle for self-defense and air defense .

The rockets are spin stabilized and have a folding tail. The missiles can be equipped with a whole range of warheads:

Fragmentation warhead
Incendiary head
Penetration warhead (40 cm concrete penetration)
AT / AP bomblets with a combined splinter and armor penetrating effect

HEI bomblets with fire effect (with white phosphorus)

Anti-tank mines with magneto (120 mm penetration)

Anti-personnel mines

Anti-personnel and material mines (100 mm penetration)

Technical specifications

system	ASTROS II	ASTROS II	ASTROS II	ASTROS II	ASTROS IITM
rocket	SS-30	SS-40	SS-60	SS-80	SS-TM
drive	1 stage with solid	1 stage with solid	1 stage with solid	1 stage with solid	1 stage with solid
Number Launcher tubes	32	16	4th	4th	4th
length	3.90 m	4.20 m	5.60 m	unknown	unknown
Hull diameter	127 mm	180 mm	300 mm	unknown	unknown
Weight	68 kg	152 kg	595 kg	unknown	unknown
min. Operational range	9 km	15 km	20 km	20 km	unknown
Max. Operational range	30 km	35 km	60 km	80 km	300 km

User states

Bahrain Bahrain - number unknown
Brazil Brazil - 36
Iraq Iraq (built under license under the name Sajil-60 )
Indonesia Indonesia - 36
Malaysia Malaysia - 36
Qatar Qatar - 4th
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia - 60

literature

Ian Hogg : Artillery of the 20th Century , Gondrom Verlag, Bindlach 2001, ISBN 3-8112-1878-6 .

Web links

Commons : ASTROS-2 - album with pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

^ The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS): The Military Balance 2018 . 1st edition. Routledge, London 2018, ISBN 978-1-85743-955-7 , pp. 391 (English).
^ The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS): The Military Balance 2018 . 1st edition. Routledge, London 2018, ISBN 978-1-85743-955-7 , pp. 267 (English).
^ The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS): The Military Balance 2018 . 1st edition. Routledge, London 2018, ISBN 978-1-85743-955-7 , pp. 283 (English).
^ The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS): The Military Balance 2018 . 1st edition. Routledge, London 2018, ISBN 978-1-85743-955-7 , pp. 357 (English).
^ The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS): The Military Balance 2018 . 1st edition. Routledge, London 2018, ISBN 978-1-85743-955-7 , pp. 359 (English).

[1] The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS): The Military Balance 2018 . 1st edition. Routledge, London 2018, ISBN 978-1-85743-955-7 , pp. 391 (English).

[2] The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS): The Military Balance 2018 . 1st edition. Routledge, London 2018, ISBN 978-1-85743-955-7 , pp. 267 (English).

[3] The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS): The Military Balance 2018 . 1st edition. Routledge, London 2018, ISBN 978-1-85743-955-7 , pp. 283 (English).

[4] The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS): The Military Balance 2018 . 1st edition. Routledge, London 2018, ISBN 978-1-85743-955-7 , pp. 357 (English).

[5] The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS): The Military Balance 2018 . 1st edition. Routledge, London 2018, ISBN 978-1-85743-955-7 , pp. 359 (English).