According to the U.S. global strategic networks on the 26th reported that the current People’s Liberation Army has deployed opposite Taiwan eight S-300PMU2 air defense missile battalion. The missile has a range of 200 km, while the reason of the People’s Liberation Army deployed opposite Taiwan is to leap in Taiwan Kuan Jin missile 180 kilometers of the Taiwan Straits will be shot down immediately.
Reported that the deployment so that the majority of Taiwan people panic, while Taiwan’s military leaders pointed out that their are deployed along the Taiwan Strait, “Patriot” anti-aircraft missiles. It is noteworthy that the “Patriot” missiles with a range of only 70 kilometers, and Taiwan is also lacking for the suppression of S-300 radar and missiles, electronic counter-measures.
To make matters worse, the PLA has started two years ago along the southern coast (opposite Taiwan) to upgrade its air defense missile systems, from the existing S-300PMU1 and S-300PMU2 missile system to upgrade to the S-300PMU3 missile (given that the type of missile has been a large number of improvements and has therefore changed its name to S-400 missiles).
Reported that, S-300/400 missile system, roughly equivalent to the U.S. “Patriot” air defense missile system. This early 80s of last century when the missile came, was named the NATO SA-10 missiles. Since then have come, this missile has been a large number of improvements.
The missile weighs 1.8 tons, 8.4 meters, diameter 51 cm, with a range of about 200 km (S-400 version has a missile with a range of 400 km), can hit targets up to 32 kilometers. Missiles capable of carrying 145 kg warhead. Its target-seeking radar to search within the 700 km target.
Reported that, S-400 missile system, the range is the “Patriot” 5 times the range of more than 2 times the weight of the latter is said to also be able to detect stealth aircraft. Moreover, S-400 missiles, also has anti-missile capability, but is limited to shorter range ballistic missile (3,500 km). This means that it can hit a speed of about 1 seconds incoming warheads up to 5,000 meters (the farther the range ballistic missiles, the higher the speed of its re-entry).
Reported that, S-400 missile system, in fact, has two missiles, one missile smaller, shorter range (120 km). Although the S-300/400 missile system will not combat experience, but the U.S. intelligence community considers relevant emission tests have shown that a powerful anti-aircraft weapons systems. However, its ability in the end how, did not accept before the real test is still unknown. In any case, Taiwan fighter pilots do not want to be the first person to eat crab
