Vietnam Already Own Pantsir S1 ?

Pantsir S-1 a combined short to medium range surface-to-air missile and anti-aircraft artillery weapon system (photo : Don vị tac chien dien tu)

(Soha.vn) - People's Daily (China) recently published a photograph of artillery systems/missile Pantsir-S1 they think of Vietnam.

Recently, the newspaper People's Daily (Chinese version), official newspaper of China's leading uploaded a photo on artillery system/missile Pantsir-S1 produced by Russia. The newspaper said that this is the image of Pantsir-S1 systems in Vietnam.


Through photos on People's Daily, this version Pantsir-S1 can be left version, which is fighting the special module on a trailer instead of putting on truck chassis as the Russian system that is used and exported to several countries.

However, all information and images above are speculations of People's Daily . There is not yet any official information from the authorities of Vietnam.

System artillery/missile Pantsir-S1 (NATO designation is SA-22 Greyhound) was made ​​in Tula Russian design institutes. Pantsir-S1 system is used to destroy low-altitude flying targets such as low-flying aircraft, helicopters, UAVs, cruise missiles.

The weapon's main strength is 12 Pantsir-S1 missile interceptors 57E6 (export version is 57E6-E). 57E6-E missiles have a range of efficiency 20km;15km height, speed of 900m/s at a range of 12km and 700m/s at a range of 18km. In addition, there are 2 cannon Pantsir-S1 caliber 2A38 30mm cannon, with cannon firing rate of each release up to 2,500/minute, an effective range of up to 4km. 1RS2-1E radar equipped version Pantsir-S1 export target detection range up to 32-36km in distance.


If Vietnam own the system Pantsir-S1, Vietnam will have steel shield low-range air defense, additional low-altitude air defense systems as old Vietnam: ZSU-23-4, Strela-10, anti-aircraft guns, Igla missiles.

Pantsir-S1 can be fitted together with the system S-300PMU1 of Vietnam to protect the system against the threat from cruise missiles, or put ... at the base and important goal should be protected as airports, military port, arsenal.

(Soha)