S-125 Neva/Pechora (SA-3 Goa) Russian 6x6 Surface-to-Air Missile System

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Russian Surface-to-Air Missile System

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Basic Information

Name

S-125 Neva/Pechora (SA-3 Goa) Russian 6x6 Surface-to-Air Missile System

Designation

NICKNAMES

Alternate Designation

NICKNAMES SA-3 Goa (NATO reporting name for S-125) SA-N-1 Goa (NATO reporting name for Volna) M-1 Volna (naval version of S-125) Neva (Soviet service nickname) Pechora (export model nickname) ItO 79 (Finnish service)

Equipment Type

Russian Surface-to-Air Missile System

Manufacturer

JSC Defense Systems (Pechora-M)

Date of Introduction

1961

Description

The S-125 Neva/Pechora, NATO reporting name SA-3 Goa) Soviet surface-to-air missile system was designed by Aleksei Isaev to complement the S-25 and S-75. It has a shorter effective range and lower engagement altitude than either of its predecessors and also flies slower, but due to its two-stage design, it is more effective against more maneuverable targets. It is also able to engage lower-flying targets than the previous systems, and being more modern it is much more resistant to ECM than the S-75. The 5V24 (V-600) missiles reach around Mach 3 to 3.5 in flight, and both stages are powered by solid-fuel rocket motors. The S-125, like the S-75, uses radio command guidance. The launchers are accompanied by a command building or truck and three primary radar systems: * P-15 "Flat Face" or P-15M "Squat Eye" 380 kW C-band target acquisition radar (also used by the SA-6 and SA-8, range 250 km/155 miles) * SNR-125 "Low Blow" 250 kW I/D-band tracking, fire control, and guidance radar (range 40 km/25 miles, second mode 80 km/50 miles) * PRV-11 "Side Net" E-band height finder (also used by SA-2, SA-4 and SA-5, range 28 km/17 miles, max height 32 km/105,000 ft) The S-125 system uses 2 different missile versions. The V-600 (or 5V24) had the smallest warhead with only 60 kg of high explosive. It had a range of about 15 km. The later version is named V-601 (or 5V27). It has a length of 6.09 m, a wing span of 2.2 m, and a body diameter of 0.375 m. This missile weighs 953 kg at launch and has a 70 kg warhead containing 33 kg of HE and 4,500 fragments. The minimum range is 3.5 km, and the maximum is 35 km (with the Pechora 2A). The intercept altitudes are between 100 m and 18 km. The S-125M (1970) system uses 5V27. The intercept altitudes are between 20 m and 14 km. The minimum range is 2.5 km, and the maximum is 22 km. The S-125M1 (1978) system uses 5V27D. In the early 1980s established for each system 1-2 radar simulators (against anti-radar missiles were assigned). The S-125 is somewhat mobile, an improvement over the S-75 system. The missiles are typically deployed on fixed turrets containing two or four but can be carried ready-to-fire on ZIL trucks in pairs. Reloading the fixed launchers takes a few minutes.

Ground Specifications

Crew 3

Mobility Type Wheeled (6x6)

Main Weapon V-600 (5V24) SAM

Max Speed 80.0 km/h

Range 35.0 km

Variants

SA-3A: Two-rail launcher. Missiles without interstage fins.

SA-3B (GOA MOD 1) SA-3B (GOA Mod 1): two-rail launcher. Missiles have inter-stage fins. SA-3C: four-rail launcher.

NEWA SC Polish modernized system.

PECHORA-M Upgrade fielded in 1994 and used in at least 3 countries. It has digitized FCS, and laser/EO/thermal auto-tracker for use without a radar. It added the Kasta-2E2 TA EW radar.

PECHORA-2/UNV MODEL 1999 Further upgrade with truck-mounted low blow FC radar), tracks 2 targets. It is resistant to aircraft ECM.

PECHORA-2M Russian mobile variant of -2, with the launcher, mounted on a truck chassis modified into a transporter-erector-launcher (TEL). Other changes: the 2-rail launcher has a storage compartment underneath for support and test equipment. Navigation and automated fire control terminals are mounted onboard. The cab has room for two or three crew members.

System

Alternative Designation NICKNAMES SA-3 Goa (NATO reporting name for S-125) SA-N-1 Goa (NATO reporting name for Volna) M-1 Volna (naval version of S-125) Neva (Soviet service nickname) Pechora (export model nickname) ItO 79 (Finnish service)

Type Russian Surface-to-Air Missile System

Manufacturer JSC Defense Systems (Pechora-M)

In Service 1961-Present

Crew INA

Chassis The S-125 is normally transported from battalion storage areas on modified ZIL-131 (6 x 6) or ZIL-157 (6 x 6) trucks and loaded onto the launchers.

Emplacement Time Approximately one minute is required to load the missiles onto the launch rails, but nearly an hour is required between missile launches due to missile preparation, truck transit and other reloading procedures.

Displacement Time See Emplacement

Target Types FW, heli, CM; Also ASMs, UAVs Pechora-M

Dimensions (Chassis: ZIL-131)

Length 7.04 m

Width 2.49 m

Height, Cab 2.49 m

Height, Transport Body 2.97 m

Wheelbase 3.30 m

Curb Weight 6,700 kg

Automotive (Chassis: ZIL-131)

Engine Name INA

Engine Type V8 gasoline (carburetor)

Engine Power INA

Maximum Road Distance INA

Maximum Speed 80 km/h

Seating Capacity 3 ea

Payload 5000 kg plus trailer 5000 kg (on road), or 3,500 kg plus trailer 4000 kg off road.

Main Weapon System

Note The S-125 is fired from trainable launchers which are normally fixed, but can be relocated. The crew loads the missiles with the aid of a conveyor onto the ground-mounted, trainable launcher for firing, with both twin and quadruple launchers in use. A pair of missiles are carried in tandem on a modified truck or tracked vehicle. The S-125 is normally transported from battalion storage areas on modified ZIL-131 (6 x 6) or ZIL-157 (6 x 6) trucks and loaded onto the launchers. Approximately one minute is required to load the missiles onto the launch rails, but nearly an hour is required between missile launches due to missile preparation, truck transit and other reloading procedures.

Missile Launcher

Description Towed twin or quad-rail launcher

Reaction Time 8 sec

Reload Time 50 min (quad launcher)

Missile (Option 1)

Name V-600 (5V24)

Type SAM

Length 6.1 mm

Diameter 550.0 mm

Propulsion Solid fuel booster

Altitude, Maximum 18,300 m

Altitude, Minimum 20 m

Combat Load 2 or 4 rds

Fuze Type Proximity RF, 20 m detection

Guidance Command RF

Kill Radius 12.5 m

Probability of Hit 70 FW, 70 heli; 80 Pechora-M, -2M PCT

Range, Maximum 25,000 m

Range, Minimum 2400 m

Simultaneous Missiles 2 per target

Speed 650-1,150 km/h

Warhead Type Fragmenting Rod-HE

Velocity 4321.0 km/h

Weight 946.0 kg

Missile (Option 2)

Name V-601 (or 5V27)

Type SAM

Length 6.09 m

Diameter 0.375 m

Wing Span 2.2 m

Weight 953 kg

Warhead Weight 70 kg warhead containing 33 kg of HE and 4,500 fragments

Propellant Solid propellant rocket motor

Minimum Range 3.5 km

Maximum Range 35 km

Intercept Altitudes 00 m and 18 km

Fire Control System

Radar #1

Name FLAT FACE (P-15) Radar

Function Target Acquisition

Range 200-250 km

Frequency C band (UHF)

Associated Weapon System SA_3 GOA possibly SA-8 GECKO SAM, LOW BLOW missile control radar

Number of Missiles Can guide three missiles simultaneosly

Power 380 kw

PRF 200-700 pps

Vehicle Mount Long-range surveillance and target acquisition is handled by the van-mounted P-15 FLAT FACE) radar.

Parabolic Reflectors Two eliptical parabolic reflectors measuring 11x5.5 m. Reflectors arranged one above the other on van roof.

Note #1 The P-15 radar has been replaced in many S-125 units by the P-15M SQUAT EYE radar.

Note #2 Target data generated by these tracking radars is passed to the battalion's LOW BLOW trailer-mounted fire control radar.

Radar #2

Name LOW BLOW

Function A Fire Control, Trk/FC, and Missile Guidance Radar

Frequency, Fire Control I band

Range, Fire Control 40 km

Scan, Fire Control Scan (trough) 16HZ

Frequency, Trk/FC I band

Range, Trk/FC 40-85 km

Scan, Trk/FC Scan (Para) 25HZ

Frequency, Missile Guidance D band

Range, Missile Guidance 29 km

Mount Four-wheeled trailer-mounted

Parabolic Dishes Two scanning parabolic dishes one above the other

Associated Weapon System SA-3 GOA SAM, FLAT FACE, SQUAT EYE acquisition radar.

Radar #3

Name SIDE NET (PRV-11)

Function Height Radar

Frequency E band, 2.7 GHz

Pulse Repetition Time (PRT) 3 and 1,3 ms

Pulsewidth 3 and 1.5 µs

Pulse Repetition Frequency (PRF) 330 and 730 Hz

Peak Power 1.2 MW

Average Power 1.3 kW

Maximum Range 28 km

Maximum Altitude 32 km

Associated Weeapon System SA-2/3/5

Radar Upgrade (SQUAT EYE would replace the FLAT FACE (P-15 Radar)

Name SQUAT EYE ( P-15M(2))

Function Target Acquisition

Maximum Range 128 km

Frequency C-band

Power 380kw

Associated Weapon System SA-3/5

Protection

Hull Armor INA

Turret Armor INA

Image Sources

Notes https://www.reddit.com/r/Warthunder/comments/abnn2t/are_surface_to_air_missiles_inevitable_if_so_what/; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S-125_Neva/Pechora; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Neva_2.jpg;

Details

Country of Origin Russia

Category Radar Guided Missile Systems

Land > Air Defense > Radar Guided Missile Systems

Classification

Domain

Ground

Equipment Status

Active

Dimensions

Length

7.04 m

Width

0.55 m

Height

—

Weight

6700 kg

Operators (31)

Russia

Ukraine

Poland

India

North Korea

Serbia

Algeria

Angola

Armenia

Azerbaijan

Bulgaria

Cuba

Egypt

Ethiopia

Georgia

Kazakhstan

Laos

Libya

Moldova

Mongolia

Mozambique

Myanmar

Peru

South Sudan

Syria

Tanzania

Turkmenistan

Uganda

Venezuela

Vietnam

Zambia

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