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    Bal Coastal Defense Missile System | Military-Today.com http://www.military-today.com/missiles/bal.

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    Bal
    Coastal defense missile system

    The Bal system uses Kh-35 anti-ship cruise missiles with a range of up to 260 km

    Country of origin Russia


    Entered service 2004
    A Russian Bal coastal defense missile system
    Crew 3 men
    was designed as a successor to ageing Soviet
    Dimensions and weight Redut (Western reporting name SSC-1 or Sepal)
    Weight ~ 40 t and Rubezh (SSC-3 or Styx) coastal defense
    Length ~ 12.8 m missile systems. It was adopted by a Russian
    Width ~3m military in 2004. Its Western reporting name is
    Height ~ 3.6 m SSC-6 or Sennight. This system is also being
    Missile proposed for export customers.
    Missile length 4.4 m
    Missile diameter 0.42 m The Bal coastal defense system uses Kh-35
    Wing span 1.33 m anti-ship cruise missiles. The launcher vehicle is
    Missile weight 620 - 670 kg based on an MZKT-7930 heavy high mobility
    Warhead weight 145 kg chassis with 8x8 configuration and carries 8
    Warhead type HE-FRAG cylindrical containers with Kh-35 anti-ship cruise
    Range of fire 130 / 260 km missiles.
    Mobility
    Engine YaMZ-846 The Kh-35 is a sea skimming missile. It is also
    Engine power 500 hp referred as 3M24. It has broadly similar
    Maximum road speed 70 km/h performance to that of the French Exocet and
    Range 1 000 km Franco-Italian OTOMAT anti-ship missiles. In
    Maneuverability terms of range and destructive power the Kh-35
    Gradient 45% slightly looses to a US Harpoon missile.
    Side slope 30%
    Vertical step It carries a 145 kg High Explosive
    ~ 0.6 m
    Trench Fragmentation (HE-FRAG) warhead. It was
    2m
    Fording 1.4 m designed to pierce horizontally through the
    bulkheads and compartments prior to exploding
    inside the ship. This missile was designed to
    defeat vessels with a displacement of up to 5 000 t. So it should be efficient against frigates and
    smaller destroyers.
    The Kh-35 has inertial navigation system with active radar homing on the terminal stage of its
    flight. This missile travels 10-15 meters above the surface. In the terminal stage of the flight the
    missile descends to 3-5 meters above the surface in order to overcome hostile defense systems.
    This missile travels at subsonic speed of 950-1 010 km/h. It is estimated that due to its subsonic
    speed that anti-ship missile can be intercepted rather easily, especially by advanced defense
    system.
    At the time of its introduction the Bal system was offered with a baseline Kh-35 missile, that had
    a range of 130 km. Its active radar seeker has a range of 20 km. However in around 2015 the
    Russian military adopted an improved Kh-35U missile, which is a current production version. It has
    twice more powerful engine and carries more fuel. This gives this missile a range of up to 260 km.
    That's twice the range of the baseline Kh-35. The Kh-35U also has improved guidance systems
    with satellite navigation update and a more sensitive seeker with a range of 50 km.
    The Kh-35 is efficient out to a Sea State 6. It is a relatively inexpensive weapon, that costs
    around $500 000 per missile. Russian military also operates a similar Bastion-P coastal defense

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    missile system, which was adopted in 2010. It carries more capable P-800 Oniks missiles, but only
    2 missiles per launcher vehicle.
    Prototypes of the Bal were based on a MAZ-543M heavy high mobility chassis with 8x8
    configuration. Though production version is based on a newer Belarusian MZKT-7930 chassis. It is
    powered by a YaMZ-846 turbocharged diesel engine, developing 500 hp. It is mated with a
    6-speed manual transmission. Vehicle has a full-time all-wheel drive and is fitted with a central tyre
    inflation system. This vehicle has good cross-country mobility and can travel off road.
    The launcher vehicle is operated by a crew of 3, including commander, operator and driver.
    The Bal coastal defense system launches its missiles at a fixed angle. Missiles can be launched
    with short intervals of several seconds between the launches. Also missiles can be launched up to
    10 km from the sea.
    A typical Bal battery includes up to 4 launcher vehicles with missiles, up to 4 associated
    reloading vehicles and up to 2 command posts. All of these components are based on the same
    MZKT-7930 chassis and can be briefly redeployed. It takes 10 minutes to prepare the launcher
    vehicles for firing from a new position. The launcher vehicles receive targeting data from the
    dedicated command post vehicles, or alternatively, from external sources.
    A battery of Bal can launch up to 32 anti-ship cruise missiles. It is sufficient to disrupt operation
    of a large hostile battlegroup.
    Reloading vehicle is fitted with a crane and carries a full set or reload missiles. The launcher
    vehicle is reloaded within 30-40 minutes.
    Components of this coastal defense missile system can be airlifted by military transport aircraft,
    however these have to be as large as An-124 or An-22.

    Variants

    Bal-E is a downgraded export version. It uses Kh-35E missiles with a range of 130 km, or newer
    Kh-35UE missiles with a range of 260 km.

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