S-24 (missile)

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S-24 (missile)

S-24B
S-24B

General Information
Type Air-to-surface missile
Local name S-24, C-24, ADR-240
NATO designation S-24
Country of origin Soviet UnionSoviet Union Soviet Union
Manufacturer OKB-16 (Nudelman design office)
development 1950s
Commissioning 1960
Working time in service
Technical specifications
length 2.22 m
diameter 240 mm
Combat weight 235 kg
span 600 mm
drive Solid rocket engine
speed about Mach 1.2
Range 2-3 km
Furnishing
steering no
Target location no
Warhead 123 kg fragmentation warhead
Detonator Impact detonator or proximity detonator
Weapon platforms Airplanes, helicopters
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The S-24 is an unguided air-to-surface missile that was developed in the Soviet Union and is still used by the Russian Air Force.

development

In the mid-1950s, the OKB-16 ( Nudelman design office ) received an order to develop a successor to the problematic S-21 air-to-surface missile . In 1958, the first attempts at shooting were made with the MiG-21 and Su-7 aircraft. The S-24 was introduced to the Air Force of the Soviet Union in late 1960 .

technology

The S-24 rocket with a caliber of 240 mm is spin stabilized and has four stabilizing wings at the rear. The rocket's twist is created by six diagonally arranged nozzles at the rear. These generate a twist of 470 revolutions per minute. The rocket consists of a steel tube. In the front part of the tube is the warhead , in the rear part the solid rocket engine . This has a burn time of around 1.1 seconds and accelerates the rocket to over Mach 1.2. The course deviation is 0.3–0.4%, which corresponds to 6–8 m over a combat distance of 2 km.

The fragmentation warhead of the S-24 version weighs 123 kg, of which 23.5 kg is accounted for by the explosives . Upon impact, the warhead splits into 4,000 fragments with an effective radius of 300 to 400 m. In the embodiments S-24N of the fragmentation warhead is the RV-24 - proximity fuze about 30 m above the ground brought to detonation and so achieve its optimum fragmentation effect. The S-24B version is equipped with a hardened warhead to combat bunkered targets. The V-575 delay detonator can be adjusted depending on the target characteristics (delay or impact).

Due to its size, the S-24 is not launched from multiple launch containers like other unguided air-to-surface missiles. The S-24 is attached to the aircraft's weapons pylon by means of a rocket launch rail. Initially, the PU-12-40U starter rail was used. The APU-7D starting rail was added in the 1980s . The S-24 missiles can also be used from the APU-68U universal launch rail .

Versions

  • S-24: Standard variant with fragmentation warhead
  • S-24N: Version with fragmentation warhead with proximity fuse
  • S-24B: Version with bunkering warhead
  • S-24BNK: Version with shaped charge warhead
  • S-24L: Prototype with semi-active laser guidance
  • S-24SE: Prototype with GLONASS steering system

commitment

S-24 missiles were used in various armed conflicts: in the First Afghanistan War , the First Gulf War , the Yugoslav War , the First Chechnya War , the Caucasus War in 2008 and in conflicts on the African continent .

Platforms

Airplanes:

Helicopter:

distribution

The S-24 was introduced in the Soviet Union. The weapon found widespread use in the Warsaw Pact participating states as well as in states in Africa . The S-24 was also procured by several other states that used Soviet fighter jets and helicopters or their Chinese derivatives.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b С-24 airwar.ru, accessed on August 28, 2013
  2. ↑ a b c d Jefim Gordon : Soviet / Russian Aircraft Weapons since World War Two. Midland Publishing, 2004, p. 175.
  3. ^ A b Duncan Lennox: Jane's Air Launched Weapons Systems Edition 2003. Jane's Information Group .
  4. ↑ a b Russian Air Force prepares to test guided rockets ( Memento from July 5, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) IHS Jane's 360, accessed on August 28, 2013
  5. ↑ cat-uxo.com on [1] , accessed on August 21, 2014

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