coming out in public means they are confident now sanctions and
other machinations wont have an adverse impact anymore.
foreign intel agencies must have known all this for sometime now. the
CM mentioned is probably a new version of Popeye Turbo.
http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/world/israel/popeye-t.htm
meantime here is something on the 3M14E . pls do not repost
elsewhere.
JANE’S MISSILES AND ROCKETS – AUGUST 01, 2004
Novator shows Club land-attack cruise missile
Miroslav Gyürösi
The Yekaterinburg-based Novator design bureau has displayed the latest
3M14E
subsonic land-attack cruise missile for the Club-S/Club-N naval missile
system, writes Miroslav Gyürösi. The missile exists in two versions –
the
3M14E for submarine-launch and the 3M14TE for surface ships.
Designed to be fired from standard 533mm torpedo tubes, the missile is
almost identical in shape to that of the Club-S/Club-N 3M54E1 anti-ship
missile. Pre-launch preparation and handling are done using the same
hardware as is used for the other missiles of the Club-S/Club-N system.
The only difference between the two land-attack variants is that the
3M14E
can be launched from a depth of 30-40m below the sea surface, while the
3M14TE surface ship version is compatible with vertical or slant launch
from
the TPS (transportno-puskovoy stakan) transport-launching container.
The 3M14E and 3M14TE are intended for use against stationary ground
targets
such as administrative and economic centres, weapon and petrochemical
storage areas, command posts, seaports, and airports. Once the mission
data
needed by the mid-course navigation system has been prepared, it is
loaded
into the missile’s onboard computer prior to launch.
Both versions are launched under the power of a tandem solid-propellant
rocket booster fitted with four small lattice stabilisers. Once the
missile
has reached flying speed, it is powered by a small turbojet engine.
For most of the flight to the target area, the missile flies
autonomously,
following the pre-programmed route and turning points. Once over land,
it
uses a terrain-following flight path that will make it a difficult
target
for enemy air defences. This low-level flight mode poses a higher load
on
the wings and missile structure than flight over the sea surface, so
the
land-attack missile has slightly redesigned wings of shorter span and
deeper
chord, plus a stronger structure. A jam-resistant radar seeker is used
for
the final attack phase.
3M14E cruise missile basic characteristics
Missile length – 6,200mm
Missile diameter – 534mm
Missile launching weight – 1,770kg
Range – Up to 275km
Flight altitude over sea surface – 20m
Flight altitude over ground surface – 50-150m
Missile flight speed – 650-865km/h
3M14TE cruise missile basic characteristics
Missile length with TPS container – 8,916mm
TPS container diameter – 645mm
Missile weight together with TPS container – 3,205kg
Range – Up to 275km
Flight altitude over sea surface – 20m
Flight altitude over ground surface – 50-150m
Missile flight speed 650-865km/h
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