SA-5 Gammon
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SA-5 Gammon is the NATO reporting name for the Soviet long-range S-200 surface-to-air missile system designed to engage high-altitude aircraft and strategic targets.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| S-200 | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NATO reporting name
ⓘ
surface-to-air missile system ⓘ |
| control | ground-controlled via radar ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Soviet Union
ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ |
| deploymentMode | fixed site-based system ⓘ |
| deploymentPlatform | fixed launcher ⓘ |
| designedBy | Soviet design bureaus for air defense ⓘ |
| designedToEngage |
high-altitude aircraft
ⓘ
strategic targets ⓘ |
| engagementAltitude | high altitude ⓘ |
| engagementRange | long range ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| guidanceSystem | semi-active radar homing ⓘ |
| introduced | 1960s ⓘ |
| launchConfiguration | rail-launched ⓘ |
| NATOReportingName | SA-5 Gammon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| networkIntegration | integrated into national air defense networks ⓘ |
| operatedWith | associated target acquisition radars ⓘ |
| operator |
Algeria (historical)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bulgaria (historical) NERFINISHED ⓘ Czechoslovakia (historical) NERFINISHED ⓘ East Germany (historical) NERFINISHED ⓘ India (historical) NERFINISHED ⓘ Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ Libya (historical) NERFINISHED ⓘ North Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ Poland (historical) NERFINISHED ⓘ Russia (post-Soviet legacy use) NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ Ukraine (post-Soviet legacy use) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryTargetType |
reconnaissance aircraft
ⓘ
strategic bombers ⓘ support aircraft ⓘ |
| propulsion | two-stage solid-fuel booster and liquid-fuel sustainer ⓘ |
| refersTo | S-200 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | long-range air defense ⓘ |
| successor | S-300 surface-to-air missile system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| type | long-range SAM ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Soviet Air Defence Forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Warsaw Pact countries NERFINISHED ⓘ export customers in Asia ⓘ export customers in North Africa ⓘ export customers in the Middle East ⓘ |
| usedFor | strategic airspace defense ⓘ |
| warheadType |
high-explosive fragmentation
ⓘ
optionally nuclear (in Soviet service) ⓘ |
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