1. Anti-Air Weapons
LLR-5
During the Third Cataclysm, the Laywenranian WATIK already started to research advanced guidance systems. The best developed of these, codenamed Tröpfchen, was intended for use by the GB 13 glide bomb in the anti-shipping role. Tröpfchen used a single IR photocell as its detector along with a spinning disk with lines painted on it. The reticle spun at a fixed speed, causing the output of the photocell to be interrupted in a pattern, and the details of this pattern indicated the bearing of the target. Although the device was essentially complete, no bomb was fired anymore in anger. In the late 40s, the prototype of an air-to-air missile was developed, using a similar guidance system - it was fired the first time in 1951 at an air-target and was subsequently introduced in service in 1954. Minimum range of engagement is reported to be about 1 km and the missile can be used against targets manoeuvring up to 7g.
Variants
- LLR-5: First version
- LLR-5A: Improved version with an improved seeker
- LLR-5R: semi-active-radar-homing variant
- LLR-5B: new proximity fuse, longer range, better manoeuvrability, advanced seeker
Specifications
Length: 2'830 mm
Wingspan: 530 mm
Diameter: 130 mm
Weight: 80 kg
Speed: Mach 2,5
Range: 5 km effective
Guidance: infrared homing, SARH (LLR-5R)
Warhead: 11 kg blast fragmentation (80 % RDX, 20% Aluminium powder)
LLR-4
The LLR-4 was a medium-range Air-to-Air-missile used by Laywenranian interceptors; development began in 1951. It could either use an infrared or a SARH seeker. It was often combined with the LLR-5, with the LLR-4 serving as the weapon of choice against bombers or enemy fighters at greater range. It's rather large weight and dimensions were limiting the manoeuvrability in dogfights, which led to the praxis of salvo-firing a SARH and an IR missile at one target to maximise the kill probability at medium ranges, reserving the LLR-5 for the following dogfight. The missile was introduced in 1958.
Variants
- LLR-4R: SARH-version
- LLR-4T: IR-version
- LLR-4RM: SARH-version with improved seeker, introducing head-on capability and longer range, introduced 1961
- LLR-4TM: IR-version of the LLR-4RM.
- LLR-4RV: further improved version, improved resistance against countermeasures, longer range, introduced 1964
- LLR-4TV: IR-version of the LLR-4RV
Specifications
Length: 4'100 mm
Wingspan: 950 mm
Diameter: 300 mm
Weight: 280 kg
Speed: Mach 3,8
Range: 1,5 - 22 km effective (M: 25 km, V: 30 km)
Guidance: infrared homing or SARH
Warhead: 40 kg blast fragmentation (80 % RDX, 20% Aluminium powder)
MLAR-1 "Seekatze"
First generation short-range naval surface-to-air missile. Could be used against aircraft, missiles and FACs. The MLAR-1 is a small, subsonic missile powered by a two-stage solid fuel rocket motor. It is steered in flight by four cruciformly arranged swept wings and is stabilised by four small tail fins. It is guided by command line-of-sight (CLOS) via a radio-link; i.e., flight commands are transmitted to it from a remote operator with both the missile and target in sight. According to Testimonies by naval officers, the system was known for two things: being cheap and being absurdly reliable. Introduced in 1962.
Variants
- MLAR-1: Initial variant, could either be guided by an operator or by fire-control radar
- MLAR-1B: ACLOS variant, could operate in an automatic radar-guided mode, manual radar guided, manual CCTV-guided or in 'eyeball' emergency guidance
Specifications
Length: 1'400 mm
Wingspan: 750 mm
Diameter: 250 mm
Weight: 86 kg
Speed: Mach 0,9
Range: 0,5 - 6 km
Guidance: Inertial initial and Semi-active radar homing terminal (depending on Variant)
Warhead: 20 kg continuous rod-warhead
By Koster [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
MLAR-2
The MLAR-2 was a first generation naval surface-to-air missile, being the primary medium to long-range missile of the heavier ships. The missile's autopilot is programmed to fly the most efficient path to the target and can receive course corrections from the ground. Target illumination for semi-active homing is needed only for a few seconds in the terminal phase of the interception. Introduced in 1968.
Variants
- MLAR-2: the initial variant with a range of 50 km, ceiling of 20 km
- MLAR-2B: improved, more reliable variant, with better autopilot
- MLAR-3: based largely on the MLAR-2, new seeker which gives higher ECM resistance, new thruster, a range of 150 km, ceiling of 24 km, 1981
- MLAR-3B: better targeting against low-flying targets, new proximity fuse, better ECCM, 1983
- MLAR-3M: additional IR targeting, 1987
- MLAR-3R: variant for increased range with additional booster, length increased to 7 m, weight to 1'500 kg, range 400 km, ceiling 33 km, speed Mach 3,5, introduced 1999
Specifications
Length: 4'800 mm
Wingspan: 850 mm
Diameter: 450 mm
Weight: 860 kg
Speed: Mach 3
Range: see Variants
Guidance: Inertial initial and Semi-active radar homing terminal (depending on Variant)
Warhead: 80 kg blast fragmentation (80 % RDX, 20% Aluminium powder)
By Service Depicted: NavyCamera Operator: RICK MOORE (ID:DNSC8310458) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
LLR-6
The LLR-6 is a medium-range air-to-air missile designed to supercede the LLR-4 with a more manoeuvrable missile with greater range, better ECCM capabilities and updated electronics. The development program started already in 1959 but the missile only entered service in 1971. Like the LLR-4 it was available as IR or SARH variant, the seeker heads being easily replaceable. In 1975 development of the advanced M variant started. It was intended for use against high-altitude, high-speed targets as well as low-altitude high-speed targets. The body of the missile was stretched and the wing design was altered to cruciform low-aspect-ratio wings, the new electronics gave it lock-on after launch capability, better resistance against countermeasures and a minimum engagement range reduced to 500 m. The guidance unit was fitted with digital micro-processing, making it capable to be reprogrammed against other targets. The stretched fuselage accommodated more fuel, giving the missile a higher range (up to 50 km). A new radar head was introduced with the LLR-6RD, which improved performance drastically. The missile body was stretched again (to 4,1 m), giving an even greater range. It is capable of engaging targets flying as low as 60 m and as high as 25 km, reaching a maximum speed of Mach 5.
Variants
- LLR-6R: SARH-version, could be used against targets manoeuvring at up to 7g. Range 30 km.
- LLR-6T: IR-version. Range 15 km.
- LLR-6RM: SARH-version. Introduced in 1978.
- LLR-6TM: IR-version of the LLR-6RM, with much-improved seeker
- LLR-6RD: CW Doppler SARH head, stretched fuselage and a range of 70 km. Introduced in 1987.
- LLR-6TE: IR-version with a range of up to 70 km.
Specifications
Length: 3'600 mm
Wingspan: 950 mm
Diameter: 250 mm
Weight: 217 kg
Speed: Mach 4 - Mach 5
Range: see above
Guidance: infrared homing or SARH
Warhead: 35 kg blast fragmentation (80 % RDX, 20% Aluminium powder)
[Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
LLR-8
Despite constant updates, the LLR-5 was considered obsolete in the late sixties, leading to the development of the LLR-8 all-aspect missile. In the first variant, it used a nitrogen-cooled seeker which had a view angle of 25° off the missiles centreline. Thanks to its very high agility (capable of hitting targets manoeuvering at 9g), short minimum engagement range of 300 m and large field of view of the seeker it is a very capable dogfight and self-defence missile. After its introduction in 1973, it was constantly upgraded and only slowly phased out of service after 2000.
Variants
- LLR-8: First version
- LLR-8A: version with an active-radar proximity fuse.
- LLR-8R: semi-active-radar-homing variant, never left prototype stage
- LLR-8M: new seeker with increased view angle (+/- 35°), minimum engagement range 200 m, improved resistance against ECM and IRCM, can be used with a helmet sight
- LLR-8: cryogenic cooled seeker with +/- 45° view angle, new smoke-reduced motor, increased range, improved IRCCM, 1987
- LLR-8: fully digital systems, +/- 75° off-boresight capability, 1994
Specifications
Length: 2'900 mm
Wingspan: 500 mm
Diameter: 160 mm
Weight: 95 kg
Speed: Mach 2,7
Range: 5,5 km effective (first variant)
Guidance: infrared homing
Warhead: 10 kg blast fragmentation (80 % RDX, 20% Aluminium powder)
By JASDF [Attribution], via Wikimedia Commons
LAR-21
The LAR is an all-weather short-range anti-air missile, which can be used to intercept low-flight anti-ship missiles and aircraft. It has been developed by ISA Lynx and exists in two versions, a mobile land-based version and a ship-launched one.
Variants
- LAR-21: Original version, a range of 10 km, a ceiling of 6 km, 1974
- LAR-21M: Improved version, a range of 13 km, a ceiling of 7 km, 1985, ability to be used against (guided) bombs
- LAR-21M2: Further improved version, 17 km range, a ceiling of 9 km, 1997
Specifications
Length: 2'300 mm
Wingspan: 540 mm
Diameter: 150 mm
Weight: 76 kg
Speed: Mach 2,4
Guidance: SARH, IRST, EO sensors
Warhead: 14 kg blast fragmentation (80 % RDX, 20% Aluminium powder)
LAR-21 left, LAR-21M right; [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
LAR-15
The LAR-15 is an anti-air multi-target, all-weather, all-aspect, fire-and-forget, short-to-medium-range missile system. It can be used by air platforms, ground units and ships. It replaces the LLR-11. Introduced in 1995. It can be used against precision bombs, cruise missiles and similar systems. In test firing, it successfully performed an over-the-shoulder-kill of a target drone behind the launch aircraft. It is capable of lock-on after launch and fitted with a thrust vector control unit. At ranges under 8 km, the missile has a manoeuvrability of 50g, at greater ranges, this drops to 30g.
Variants
- LAR-15T: Infrared homing
- LAR-15R: Active radar homing
Specifications
Length: 3300 m
Wingspan: 550 mm
Diameter: 150 mm
Weight: 100 kg
Speed: Mach 4 air-launched, Mach 3 ground-launched
Range: 0,2 - 50 km air-launched, 1 - 25 km ground-launched
Guidance: see variants
Warhead: 15 kg blast fragmentation (80 % RDX, 20% Aluminium powder)
[Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
2. Anti-Surface-Weapons
ASR-04
The ASR-04 is a radar-guided fire-and-forget air-to-surface, anti-ship missile. The ASR-04 had a canard configuration, with short triangular cruciform fins around the nose, and two wide wings with fins attached to the wingtips. The ASR-04C had a boost-sustain solid rocket motor and an SAP warhead that could be fitted with a contact or proximity fuse. Introduced into service 1961.
Variants
- ASR-04A - first serial variant, 32 km of range
- ASR-04B - second variant with an improved engine with higher range and improved batteries, 1966
- ASR-04C - improved guidance system, new radar for the sea-skimming approach (3m), this version was highly resistant to ECM and would automatically lock on especially powerful jamming signals. 1971
Specifications
Length: 4,5 m
Wingspan: 2 m
Diameter: 500 mm
Weight: 600 kg
Speed: subsonic
Warhead: 300 kg HE shaped charge-incendiary
Guidance: ARH, Track on Jam
[Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
LBR-3
The LBR-3 is a Laywenranian tactical air-to-surface missile with a range of 10 km. Development started in the early 50s, the prototype was based on the LLR-4 air-to-air missile. As the proximity fuse was replaced by a simple impact fuse, the gained space could be used for a larger warhead. The resulting weapon used the body and propulsion systems of an LLR-4 but increased the warhead from 13 kg to 100 kg. This had the big advantage of allowing the new weapon to be fitted to any aircraft capable of firing the LLR-4. The LBR-3 was guided by Radio command guidance and entered service in 1963. Due to continuous upgrades, it still stays in service with the Armed Forces, only recently being superceded. The LBR-3M introduced a modular seeker head, enabling a variety of seekers to be fitted in the field on the same missile body depending on the mission at hand. Thanks to an improved engine it also has an increased range of roughly 30 km.
Variants
- LBR-3: original system
- LBR-3E: improved electronics
- LBR-3L: laser-guided, improved variant (1975)
- LBR-3ML: semi-active laser guidance with a tandem warhead, can penetrate 1m of concrete
- LBR-3MR: active radar guidance
- LBR-3MSG: satellite guidance with the warhead of the LBR-3ML
- LBR-3MB: EO guidance
- LBR-3MT: IIR guidance
- LBR-3MAR: modular anti-radiation variant (60 km range)
- LBR-3MPA: an anti-tank variant with a shaped-charge warhead (25 km range), either with laser (MPAL), infra-red (MPAT) or TV guidance (MPAB)
Specifications
Length: 3'300 mm
Wingspan: 750 mm
Diameter: 250 mm
Weight: 300 kg
Speed: Mach 2,6
Range: 2 - 10 km
Guidance: Radio command guidance
Warhead: 100 kg blast fragmentation (80 % RDX, 20% Aluminium powder)
By George Chernilevsky [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) or GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html)], from Wikimedia Commons
MFK-5
The MFK-5 was the first Laywenranian nuclear submarine-launched ballistic missile to enter service. It was powered by a two-stage solid-fuel rocket. The missile was ejected from its launch tube using high-pressure steam produced by a solid-fueled boiler. The main rocket motor ignited automatically when the missile had risen approximately 10 metres above the submarine. Introduced in 1970.
Specifications
Length: 10,1 m
Diameter: 1,8 m
Weigth: 29'150 kg
Speed: 13'000 km/h in terminal phase
Range: maximum 8'700 km
Guidance: inertial
Warhead: 8 - 14 MIRV (40 kT) or 1 RV (800 kT)
ASR-06 "Pinguin"
The "Penguin" is an anti-ship missile especially intended for the use on helicopters or light aircraft, but can also be used on ships. It uses a passive IR-seeker and the ship variant is designed for minimal deck intrusion to allow easy retrofit of existing ships. It was introduced in 1973. The missile can act initially as glide bomb to extend range.Variants
- Penguin Mk. 1 - shipborne or coastal-battery borne variant, a range of 25 km
- Penguin Mk. 2 - improved variant with a range of 35+ km, can be fired from aircraft, helicopters, ships and coastal batteries, 1980
- Penguin Mk. 3 - special airborne variant, range furthermore increased to 55 km, longer and with smaller wings, sea skimming, 1987
- Weight: 360 kg
- Length: 3 m (Mk. 2), 3,2 m (Mk. 3)
- Diameter: 280 mm
- Wingspan: 1,4 m (Mk. 2), 1,0 m (Mk. 3)
- Warhead: HE shaped charge-incendiary
- Warhead weight: 120kg
- Detonation mechanism: delay fuze
- Speed: 900 km/h
ASR-15 "Seeadler"
The "Seeadler" is a long-range fire-and-forget surface-to-surface and air-to-surface, anti-ship missile. It was introduced in 1976. The missile can act initially as glide bomb to extend range.
Development began in 1964 to supercede the ASR-04 with a more capable system,
Variants
- ASR-15: Initial version, range 90 km, with active radar search
- ASR-15L: Air-launched version, range 130 km
- ASR-15B: new turbojet, range 150 km, new navigation system ("pop-up" terminal phase), 250 kg warhead, introduced 1989
- ARS-15BL: Air-launched version, range 180 km
- ASR-15C: decreased signature, better stealth and manoeuvrability, new continuous-wave radar, GLONASS-receiver, re-attack, 2m sea skimming, 250 km range, developed since the late nineties, introduced 2005
- ASR-15L: Air-launched version, range 280 km
Specifications
- Weight: 760 kg
- Length: 4,3 m
- Diameter: 500 mm
- Wingspan: 1400 mm
- Warhead: 200 kg HE blast and pre-fragmented warhead.
- Detonation mechanism: impact or proximity
- Speed: 900 km/h
ASR-41
The ASR-41 is a supersonic ramjet powered Anti-Ship missile. It can be launched from ships, land, air and underwater. It can perform intensive anti-defence manoeuvres in excess of 11 g.
Introduced in 1978.
Variants
- ASR-41: initial version, range about 100 km, sea-skimming at 15 m about sea level
- ASR-41L: airborne version, range about 250 km
- ASR-41B: Improved version, with improved electronics, sea-skimming altitude reduced to about 5 m for terminal phase, range increased
Specifications
- Weight: 4'510 kg
- Length: 9,7 m
- Diameter: 0,8 m
- Warhead: HE shaped charge-incendiary or nuclear fusion warhead
- Warhead weight: 620 kg
- Detonation mechanism: Delay
- Speed: Mach 3 (high altitude), Mach 2,3 (low altitude)
MFK-13
The MFK-13 is a long-range, all-weather, subsonic cruise missile. It can be fired from submarines (from 550 mm torpedo tubes), land installations, planes and ships. It is powered by a turbofan engine, with pop-out wings and flies at subsonic speeds at low altitudes (40 - 120 m). It is guided through an inertial guidance system in the initial phase and additional a terrain contour-matching guidance system in the terminal phase. Introduced in 1980.
Variants
- MKF-13A: 200 kT nuclear warhead, range 2'500 km, CEP 45 m
- MKF-13B: accuracy improved CEP 15 m
- MKF-13K: 400 kg HEF warhead, range 2'000 km, CEP 10 m
- MKF-13P: 350 kg bunker-busting warhead, range 2'000 km, CEP 10 m
- MKF-13S: 380 kg bomblet warhead, range 2'000 km, CEP 10 m
- MKF-13AS: Anti-ship variant with active radar guidance, range 650 km
Specifications
- Weight: 1'610 kg
- Length: 6,8 m
- Diameter: 0,5 m
- Warhead: see variants
- Speed: Mach 0,7
LBR-29
It has a large warhead of 320 kg, has a choice of laser, infrared, active radar or TV guidance. The LBR-29 is intended for primary use against larger battlefield targets and infrastructures such as industrial buildings, depots and bridges, but can also be used against ships up to 10,000 tonnes, hardened aircraft shelters and concrete runways. 1981.
Variants
- LBR-29L - uses active laser guidance and has a range of 18 – 30 km.
- LBR-29T - is the TV-guided version which is fitted with automatic optical homing to a distinguishable object indicated by the pilot in the cockpit. (Fire and Forget), up to 40 km range
- LBR-29MP - is a third generation guidance variant with active radar homing, makes it a fire-and-forget weapon. It has a 250 kg warhead and 40 km range.
- LBR-29IR - is a fourth guidance variant (fire-and-forget) of the X-29T, using imaging infrared.
- LBR-29SG - satellite guidance
Specifications
- Weight: 660 kg
- Length: 3,9 m
- Diameter: 380 mm
- Warhead: HE-FRAG, cluster-warhead, armour-piercing
- Warhead weight: 320 kg
- Detonation mechanism: Impact
- Speed: Mach 1,4
MFK-25
The MFK-25 was the second-generation Laywenranian nuclear submarine-launched ballistic missile. An intercontinental missile, the MFF-25 had a three-stage solid-fuel boost design with a liquid-fuel post-boost unit carrying up to ten multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle warheads. Like other SLBMs the initial launch was powered by a gas generator in the bottom of the firing tube. During the missile's passage through the water additional motors produce a gaseous wall around the missile, reducing hydrodynamic resistance. 1982.
Specifications
Length: 10,4 m
Diameter: 1,8 m
Weigth: 36'370 kg
Range: 8'300 km
Guidance: astro-inertial
Warhead: 10 MIRV (100 kT each)
ASR-31
The missile is conventionally shaped, with cruciform wings and control surfaces made from titanium. The two-stage propulsion is notable. On launch, a solid-fuel booster in the tail accelerates the missile to Mach 1.8 and the motor is discarded. Then four air intakes open up and as in the Franco-German ANS/ANF, the empty rocket case becomes the combustion chamber of a kerosene-fuelled ramjet, which takes it beyond Mach 4.
The L-130 seeker of the anti-radar version has a unique antenna, an interferometer array of seven spiral antennas on a steerable platform.
Introduced in 1990.
Variants
- ASR-31 - use as an anti-shipping missile, range estimated at about 270km (air-launched). With active jamming-proof radar seeker, inertial guidance system controls flight to the target area. Target designation data can be fed from the carrier facilities and external sources. Increased combat effectiveness due to extreme low-altitude flight (about 3 m over the sea-surface)
- ASR-31S - ship variant, range 120 km
- ASR-31AR - wideband passive seeker head for use as an anti-radiation missile, with a navigation/active guidance system based on inertial navigation. Stays at high altitude throughout its flight, allowing higher speeds and increasing range to 260 km. The seeker has three interchangeable modules to cover different radar frequency bands. Designed to destroy ground-based pulsed-radar and continuous-mode radars.
Specifications
- Weight: 610 kg
- Length: 4,7 m
- Diameter: 360 mm
- Warhead: HE shaped charge-incendiary (AS), cluster HE (AR)
- Warhead weight: 120kg
- Detonation mechanism: Impact
- Speed: 2600 km/h
LBR-42
The LBR-42 is a dedicated, light-weight anti-tank missile, which can be fired from helicopters, fixed-wing aircraft and ships. Due to its high speed, multiple targets can be attacked in one attack run. The missile uses a millimetre radar for fire and forget capability as well as a second laser-guided mode. Introduced in 1997.
Variants
- LBR-42 - base variant, a range of 17 km
- LBR-42M - improved warhead, range increased to 22 km
Specifications
- Weight: 45 kg
- Length: 2,9 m
- Diameter: 130 mm
- Warhead: tandem HEAT charge
- Warhead weight: 10 kg
- Detonation mechanism: Impact and proximity
- Speed: Mach 2,1
NY-4 Naginata
The NY-4 Naginata missile family is a supersonic missile family which entered service in 2014. Originally designed as a ship - launched anti-ship supersonic missile, the missile was originally designed to target enemy carriers, but later a ground attack version, anti-radiation version and air-launched AShM version appeared. The main design concept of the missile is the incorporation of modular design, allowing mass production of different models with only minimal differences in tooling and equipment.
The missile itself is a two-stage design capable of reaching long ranges and extremely high flight speeds. In the first stage, it flies at a high subsonic speed (Mach 0.9) powered by a four inlet solid fuel booster. Later in the flight, the booster is discarded and the main engine activates, igniting a ramjet, which quickly accelerates the missile to supersonic speed. The main missile can reach speed up to the speed of MACH 3.0. The general length of each version is about 8.05m.
All variants of this missile are equipped with internal guidance system GLONASS. Almost all versions are able of using a terrain reference system as well. In all variants, control and coordination of all electronics are done by a Murakami S98 VLSI chip.
The main targeting system is a dual passive/active multi-band radar suite, which can function in a heavy ECM environment. In addition, the missile can classify targets autonomously using an imagining infra-red system combined with an onboard database. The AShM is equipped with a two-way data link allowing the operators to change course or identify targets in flight, but the land attack version is generally one-way data link.
Variants
- NY-4 - base AShM variant, GLONASS, 2-way-data-link, a range of 300 km, 350 kg warhead, the missile flies at Mach 0,9 for about 240km, then a ramjet ignites and speeds up to Mach 3,0 for about 60km. In addition, the missile can manoeuvre up to 10G to avoid enemy counter-measures.
- NY-43 - Air-to-Surface variant using a one-way data link with a speed of Mach 1,2 utilizing the same two-stage engine, the plane air-launched sub-variant having a range of 1,100 km.
- NY-45 - air-launched anti-radiation missile (ARM) built on basis of NY - 43, with passive guidance and without a data link. The missile is equipped with single passive seeker radar which covers entire frequency spectrum. It has a range of 500 km with a 200 kg warhead and is capable of reaching Mach 2,5 during the later stage. This version is outfitted with an electronic jamming device to provide it with better anti-radar capabilities.
- NY-48 - air-launched AShM with the capability to reach a speed of Mach 5,0 and a range of 400 km. The missile is generally fire-and-forget (NY- 48A), though there is a two-way link version nicknamed NY - 48B. Guided by internal GLONASS, onboard passive/active Multi band radar and image recognition system, the NY-48 carries a powerful 400kg warhead assuring high lethality against any ship type.
Specifications
- Weigth: 3100 kg (ground launched) / 2 500 kg (air launched)
- Length: 8,05 m
- Warhead weight: depending on version, see above
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Speed: - NY - 4: Mach 0,9 (1st stage) / Mach 3,0 (2nd stage).
- NY - 43: Mach 0,7 (first stage) / Mach 1,3 (2nd stage).
- NY - 45: Mach 0,9 (first stage) / Mach 2,5
- NY - 48: Mach 1,1 (first stage) / Mach 5,0 (2nd stage). -
Range: - NY - 4: 300km
- NY - 43: 1100km (air).
- NY - 45: 500km.
- NY - 48: 400km (air). - Guidance: Active Multi band Radar Homing / Passive Radar Homing/ AXISAT internal / TERCOM / Infrared homing / TV guidance depending on version.
MZR-4
TBD - Replacement for ASR-06, LBR-3, ASR-15
Variants
- TBD
Specifications
Length: 3'800 mm
Wingspan: 750 mm
Diameter: 270 mm
Weight: 305 kg
Speed: Mach 2
Range: 2 - 10 km (LBR-4L)
Guidance: laser guidance, passive radar, TV guidance, IIR, satellite guidance, active radar homing, depending on the variant
Warhead: 90 kg blast fragmentation (80 % RDX, 20% Aluminium powder)
3. Anti-Submarine
RBW-5
The RBW-5 is a 250 mm caliber anti-submarine and anti-torpedo rocket launcher. It entered service around 1955. The RBW-5 is remotely aimed by the fire control system.
The launcher consists of five barrels which are manually loaded one at a time. The system's reaction time is around two minutes between initial target detection and the first salvo reaching the target, though this can be reduced to under one minute if some target data is pre-entered (for example depth and speed). Reloading takes less than two minutes.
Specifications of the RWG-5 rocket
Length: 1240 mm
Diameter: 250 mm
Weigth: 75 kg
Sinking speed: 6,5 m/s
Range: 300 - 1250 m
Warhead: 30 kg HE (80 % RDX, 20% Aluminium powder)
RBW-16
The RBW-16 is a 250 mm anti-submarine and anti-torpedo rocket launcher. It entered service around 1955. The RBW-16 is remotely aimed by the fire control system.
The launcher consists of sixteen barrels which are manually loaded one at a time. The system's reaction time is around two minutes between initial target detection and the first salvo reaching the target, though this can be reduced to under one minute if some target data is pre-entered (for example depth and speed).
Specifications of the RWG-16 rocket
Length: 1340 mm
Diameter: 250 mm
Weigth: 85 kg
Sinking speed: 11 m/s
Range: 400 - 2500 m
Warhead: 25 kg HE (80 % RDX, 20% Aluminium powder)
RBW-6
The RBW-6 is a 300 mm caliber anti-submarine and anti-torpedo rocket launcher. It entered service around 1962. The RBW-6 is remotely aimed by the fire control system.
The launcher consists of six barrels which are automatically loaded one at a time from a below deck magazine that holds either 60 or 45 rounds per launcher. The system's reaction time is around two minutes between initial target detection and the first salvo reaching the target, though this can be reduced to under one minute if some target data is pre-entered (for example depth and speed). A salvo consists of 1, 2, 4 or 6 RWG-6 rockets, with a gap of around a second between successive rockets. Reloading takes less than two minutes.
Specifications of the RWG-6 rocket
Length: 1800 mm
Diameter: 300 mm
Weigth: 195 kg
Sinking speed: 12 m/s
Range: 100 - 1500 m
Warhead: 100 kg HE (80 % RDX, 20% Aluminium powder)
RBW-12
The RBW-12 is a 220 mm caliber anti-submarine and anti-torpedo rocket launcher. It entered service around 1962. The RBW-12 is remotely aimed by the fire control system.
The launcher consists of twelve barrels which are automatically loaded one at a time from a below deck magazine that holds 96 rounds per launcher. It fires RGB-12 unguided depth charges. The rockets are normally fired in salvos of 1, 2, 4, 8 or 12 rounds. Reloading is automatic, with individual rounds being fed into the launcher by the 60UP loading system from a below deck magazine. Typical magazine capacity is either 72 or 96 rounds per launcher. It can also be used as a shore bombardment system.
The RPK-8 system is an upgrade of the RBW-12 system, firing the 90R rocket, which is actively guided in the water. This allows it to home in on targets at depths of up to 1,000 meters. The warhead is a 19.5 kg shaped charge, which enables it to punch through the hulls of submarines. It can also be used against divers and torpedoes. System response time is reported to be 15 seconds and a single-salvo has a kill probability of 0.8.
Specifications of the RWG-12 rocket
Length: 1830 mm
Diameter: 220 mm
Weigth: 110 kg
Sinking speed: 12 m/s
Range: 350 - 6000 m
Warhead: 25 kg HE
UAW-2
The weapon is essentially a missile-delivered version of the AST-62 torpedo. The launcher is a circular mount which allows the weapon to be slewed to the correct bearing, whereupon it is fired at the target's location. A solid booster rocket accelerates it to 830 km/h within 4 seconds. The unpowered missile continues at an altitude of 100 meters, altering course in mid-flight under radio control of the launch platform. As it reaches the target the glider drops the torpedo which deploys a parachute and then splashes into the sea and commences a circular search pattern.
Specifications
Length: 5800 mm
Wingspan: 840 mm
Diameter: 650 mm
Weight: 1050 kg
Speed: 250 m/s
Range: 20 km
Guidance: acoustic homing
Warhead: 50 kg HE
RBW-10
The RBW-10 is a 300 mm calibre anti-submarine and anti-torpedo rocket launcher. It entered service around 1983. The RBW-10 is remotely aimed by the fire control system. The weapon fires a number of different types of rockets, which in addition to attacking submarines provide a multi-layer defence against torpedoes and frogmen. The system operates in conjunction with the ship's sonar. The system needs less than 15 seconds from picking up a target to firing. The system can fire depth charges, mines or acoustic decoys.
Specifications of the ammunition
Length: 2200 mm
Diameter: 300 mm
Weight: 250 kg
Sinking speed: 12 m/s
Range: 100 - 4000 m
Warhead: 100 kg HE
UAW-4
The UAW-4 is a vertical launch variant of the UAW-2, with a redesigned carrier for the torpedo and an upgraded solid-fuel booster, using the AST-90 torpedo. Introduced in 1990.
Specifications
Length: 6000 mm
Wingspan: 700 mm
Diameter: 450 mm
Weight: 1800 kg
Speed: 290 m/s
Range: 40 km
Guidance: acoustic homing
Warhead: 75 kg HE (80 % RDX, 20% Aluminium powder)
4. Torpedoes
AST-53
The AST-53 (Anti-Schiffs-Torpedo - Anti-Ship-Torpedo) was a 550 mm calibre torpedo for use against surface ships. It was equipped with a passive acoustic homing guidance, the range of the homing system was about 800m. It was battery powered and used a gas-screening system to lower screw propellers noise. Primarily intended for the use from submarines.
Specifications
Length: 6'000 mm
Diameter: 550 mm
Weight: 1250 kg
Speed: 25 kn
Range: 13 km
Warhead: 300 kg HE
AST-60
The AST-60 was a 350 mm calibre torpedo for use against submarines. They had an active/passive acoustic homing guidance, was battery powered and uses silver-zinc batteries. Special lightweight torpedo to be used from aircraft and smaller ships. The torpedo describes a circular path until the seeker finds a target. Can be used against submarines at up to 20 kn and depths down to 400m. Production was discontinued in 1990 after the AST-90 was put into service.
Specifications
Length: 2'500 mm
Diameter: 350 mm
Weight: 250 kg
Speed: 35 kn
Range: 8 km
Warhead: 40 kg HE
AST-62
The AST-62 is a 550 mm calibre torpedo for use against surface ships and submarines. It has an active/passive acoustic homing guidance, is battery powered and uses silver-zinc batteries. Special lightweight torpedo to be used from aircraft and the UAW-2. The torpedo describes a circular path until the seeker finds a target. Can be used against submarines at up to 20 kn and depths down to 500m.
Variants
- AST-62: first variant
- AST-62B: new passive seeker, speed 45 kn, range 8 km, introduced 1982
Specifications
Length: 3'000 mm
Diameter: 550 mm
Weight: 450 kg
Speed: 30 kn
Range: 6 km
Warhead: 150 kg HE
AST-65
The AST-65 is a 650 mm calibre torpedo for use against large surface ships. It is powered by a Kerosene-Hydrogen Peroxide Turbine.
Variants
- AST-65: first variant, nuclear warhead
- AST-65W: conventional warhead, wake homing variant
Specifications
Length: 11'000 mm
Diameter: 650 mm
Weight: 4'500 kg
Speed: 50 kn
Range: 60 km
Warhead: Nuclear or 550 kg HE
AST-67
The AST-67 is a missile system launched from 550 mm torpedo tubes. It is propelled by a solid fuel rocket which can deliver its payload to a distance of about 50 km. It navigates via an inertial navigation system and reaches a speed of Mach 1,6. After reaching the designated target area, the payload is ejected. Its primary targets are enemy submarines.
Variants
- AST-67N: 200 kT nuclear depth charge
- AST-67NK: 5 kT nuclear depth charge
- AST-67T: AST-60 payload
Specifications
Length: 8'200 mm
Diameter: 550 mm
Weight: 1'600 kg
Speed: Mach 1,6
Range: 50 km
Warhead: depending on the variant
AST-70
The AST-70 is a 550 mm calibre torpedo for use against surface ships and submarines. They were wire-guided and had terminal active/passive acoustic homing guidance, the operator could switch between the two modes. It is battery powered and uses silver-zinc batteries. Could be fired from submarines and surface ships.
Variants
- AST-70A: range @ 35 kn increased to 20 km
- AST-70B: new passive seeker, speed increased to 40 kn, 20 km range
- AST-70C: long-range variant, speed decreased to 35 kn again, range increased to 30 km
- AST-70W: wake-homing variant
Specifications
Length: 6'000 mm
Diameter: 550 mm
Weight: 1'400 kg
Speed: 35 kn / 24 kn
Range: 18 km / 29 km
Warhead: 250 kg HE
AST-81
The AST-81 is an anti-ship missile fired from 550 mm torpedo tubes. It's very similar to the AST-67.
Variants
- AST-81N: 200 kT nuclear depth charge
- AST-81NK: 5 kT nuclear depth charge
- AST-81T: AST-60 payload
- AST-81TB: AST-90 payload
Specifications
Length: 8'100 mm
Diameter: 550 mm
Weight: 2'100 kg
Speed: Mach 1,4
Range: 70 km
Warhead: depending on the variant
AST-82
The AST-82 is the 650 mm variant of the AST-81.
Variants
- AST-82N: 200 kT nuclear depth charge
- AST-82NK: 15 kT nuclear depth charge
- AST-82T: AST-60 payload
- AST-82TB: AST-90 payload
Specifications
Length: 11'000 mm
Diameter: 650 mm
Weight: 2'000 kg
Speed: Mach 1,4
Range: 100 km
Warhead: depending on the variant
AST-85
The AST-85 is a 650 mm calibre torpedo for use against large surface ships. It is powered by a Kerosene-Hydrogen Peroxide Turbine.
Variants
- AST-85N: first variant, nuclear warhead, passive/active acoustic homing
- AST-85W: conventional warhead, wake homing/acoustic homing variant
Specifications
Length: 5'000 mm
Diameter: 650 mm
Weight: 2'200 kg
Speed: 50 kn / 80 kn
Range: 50 km / 35 km
Warhead: Nuclear or 450 kg HE
AST-90
The AST-90 is a 350 mm calibre torpedo for use against submarines. Uses active/passive acoustic homing and can be used to depths of about 800m. With parachute attachment for aircraft launching. It uses an Aluminium-silver-oxide battery.
Specifications
Length: 3'000 mm
Diameter: 350 mm
Weight: 250 kg
Speed: 53 kn / 20 kn
Range: 10 km / 30 km
Warhead: 50 kg shaped charge
5. Guns
30 mm/60 md. 60
The weapon is a fully automatic naval twin 30 mm gun. Its primary function is anti-aircraft and CIWS. It is mounted in an enclosed automatic turret and directed by radar. This gun is an automatic, stabilized mounting containing two 30 mm liquid-cooled revolver cannons, with the automatics working from the power of the exhaust. The guns are belt fed, with 500 rounds per belt.
Specifications
Calibre: 30 mm
Weight: 1,5 t
Elevation: -15 / +87°
Rate of fire: 1'500 RPM
Muzzle velocity: 1'100 m/s
Range: maximum 6 km
30 mm/55 md. 69
The gun itself is a 6 barrel Gatling gun. The barrels are in a single block, having exhaust-driven joint automatics. They are belt fed. These weapons form a part of a complete self-defence system, which includes gun, radar, optical and TV control systems. A single system can control two 30 mm guns or one 30 mm and one 60 mm gun. This system can engage air targets at ranges up to 4 km and surface targets at ranges up to 5 km. The TV control system can detect MTB sized ships at the distance of 75 km and the fighter-size air targets at 10 km. This system is completely automatic and does not require human supervision although it can be directed from optical control posts in case of damage or for firing on shore targets.
Variants:
- md. 69 - initial variant
- md. 81 - gun-missile variant, containing two six-barrel blocks and eight LAR-21M missile launchers. The control system can control from one to six mounts and has both radar and optical-TV controls. The missiles are supposed to engage targets from 1,5 to 13 km with the guns taking over at shorter ranges. This increased weight to 15t.
Specifications
Calibre: 30 mm
Weight: 1,8 t (gun + ammo), 9 t (with control systems)
Elevation: -15 / +90°
Rate of fire: 5'500 RPM
Muzzle velocity: 1'100 m/s
Range: maximum 6 km
40 mm/80 md. 52
The weapon was designed to replace the pre-war designs as the medium-calibre anti-air defence on the warships of the Laywenranian Navy. They're featured on many Laywenranian ships, although the role switched from an anti-air weapon more to the task of attacking small surface craft. Nonetheless, they're linked with modern domestic capable FCSs, which enable them to attack incoming missiles, helicopters and aircraft. The gun can be integrated with any analogue or digital fire control system. This mounting is normally unmanned and controlled from the combat information centre but can be locally controlled from an on-mount operator's console for aiming and will remain fully stabilized by the gun's local gyros. In case of total power supply failure, the gun can be layed and fired manually. A radar on the gun barrel is used for correcting the FCS solution.
Variants
- md. 52 - initial variant, introduced 1952.
- md. 68 - rate of fire increased to 500 RPM, reliability of feeding mechanism increased
Specifications
Calibre: 40 mm
Weight: 4375 kg
Elevation: -15 / +85°
Rate of fire: 300 RPM
Muzzle velocity: 1'100 m/s
Range: 10km @ 45°, AA Ceiling 5,5 km @ 85°
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60 mm/75 md. 58
The gun was specifically designed as armament for smaller ships and could be found on torpedo and missile boats until it was replaced by the larger 80 mm gun. It was intended to be used against other small ships, boats or against land targets. It was either directed by radar or manually. The gun was belt-fed. The barrel was of monobloc construction with vertical blade type breech. The turret itself is unarmored but was hermetically sealed with 6 mm thick aluminium sides.
Specifications
Calibre: 60 mm
Weight: 15 t
Elevation: -15 / +85°
Rate of fire: 200 RPM
Muzzle velocity: 1'100 m/s
Range: 10km @ 45°, AA Ceiling 6 km @ 85°
80 mm/75 md. 78
The weapon is a naval gun mounted in an enclosed turret, that may be used against sea, coastal, and aerial targets, including low flying anti-ship missiles. The system is designed to arm small displacement ships and comprises the Gun Mount with a Fire Control Radar System. It has high survivability owing to the autonomous use of the gun mount controlled from the optical sight in the absence of control from the radar system, as well as a capability for fire if the power supply is lost. The lethal radius against aircraft is about 8m. This system uses radar, TV and laser designators.
Specifications
Calibre: 80 mm
Weight: 16,7 t
Elevation: -15 / +85°
Rate of fire: 150 RPM
Muzzle velocity: 1'010 m/s
Range: 16km @ 45°, AA Ceiling 11 km @ 85°
100 mm/58 md. 61
Laywenranian 100 mm naval guns are multipurpose artillery pieces (anti-air, anti-ship, ground), capable of a high rate of fire. The system features a completely automatic action and control. The ammunition is stored in a magazine underneath the turret, and fed to the gun by a lift regularly manned by two crewmen. A flexible pipe allows feeding the gun under any orientation.
Rounds of ammunition are fed automatically; empty shell is ejected through an evacuation door on the front of the turret after firing. Cooling is provided by water circulating in layers of steel around the tube of the gun, and by an injection of air and water after every shot.
The turret can be used in three modes:
- Remote control by the main weapon control system, from the Operation Center
- Remote control from a secondary weapon control system
- Manual control by the joystick at the left of the gun
In manual mode, two crewmen serve the turret: the gunner, at the left of the gun, uses a joystick to point the gun, and optic ranging and aiming instruments to direct the fire; the observer monitors the operations from the back of the turret.
Aiming is performed by two electric motors, one for the elevation (left of the turret) and the other for the traverse (right of the turret). Two hydraulic systems feed the gun. The gun can also be moved manually for maintenance.
Since it is usually installed on the bow deck of warships, these turrets are often exposed to breaking waves and humidity. To prevent corrosion and mechanical problems, the turret is made water-tight by rubber joints. The gun itself is sealed by a rubber tampion, which can be shot through in case of emergency.
The plexiglass view bay used to manually aim the gun is usually protected by a steel cover.
Specifications
Calibre: 100 mm
Weight: 21 t
Elevation: -5 / +80°
Rate of fire: 80 RPM
Muzzle velocity: 900 m/s
Range: 17km @ 45°, AA Ceiling 6 km @ 80°
130 mm/70 md. 73
The weapon is a naval gun mounted in an enclosed turret, that may be used against sea, coastal, and aerial targets, including low flying anti-ship missiles. The mountings are controlled by Fire Control Radar Systems, which include a 2-band radar, low light TV, laser designator, system for selecting moving targets and an ESM system. This system has a range of 90 km. The system provides the integration of all of the shipboard radars, exact measurement of all parameters of movement for all air, sea and land targets, exact bearing to the target, correction of shooting by splashes and automatic tracking of shells.
The mounts are triaxially stabilized and the barrels are liquid cooled.
Specifications
Calibre: 130 mm
Weight: 60,7 t
Elevation: -12 / +80°
Rate of fire: 40 RPM
Muzzle velocity: 850 m/s
Range: 23km @ 45°, AA Ceiling 7 km @ 80°
