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https://www.reddit.com/r/CombatFoot...e_view_of_an_active_russian_air_defense/

Inside view of an active Russian air defense system moments before and after it was hit.

Anyone know what system this is?

Here are a couple of Gepard video clips.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZURDHAMyShM

https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/co...owed_how_a_gepard_shot_down_a/?rdt=41282

Ukraine modified SA-6 to fire Sea Sparrow
https://kyivindependent.com/air-for...ir-defense-systems-to-fire-u-s-missiles/

OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical)
Footage of a Ukrainian MIM-23 I-HAWK surface-to-air missile slamming into a Russian Kh-101 cruise missile over western Ukraine.
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︀︀The 40-year-old US SAM system, built to face a Soviet threat and now fighting a Russian one, continues to score kills in Ukrainian service.

Any idea why the proximity fuzes on the Pantsir SAM's not working?

During testing and combat use, physics began asking some extremely uncomfortable questions about the system's star, the 9M335 SAM.
After booster separation, the 9M335 missile's main stage continues to fly in its intended direction. The center of mass abruptly "moves ahead" of the missile, while the center of pressure remains in the rear. The result is a nearly perfect, highly stable arrow.
In other words, a "canard" configuration is used on a missile that is aerodynamically an anti-canard.
The forward rudders do indeed become very effective at Mach 3-4. The propaganda is not lying here. But there's a small nuance: the tail unit is several times larger than the rudders. And it also becomes very effective. Only in the opposite direction.
Ultimately, the entire aerodynamics of the 9M335 turns into a philosophical debate:
the nose tries to turn the missile;
the tail tries to convince the nose that it must fly straight.
A rocket dart. Moreover, the faster the rocket flies, the more heated this debate becomes.
At small deviations, the control surfaces may respond almost imperceptibly.
Then suddenly, the aerodynamics "break through," and the rocket jerks sharply or even turns.
It looks impressive, but it's very dangerous, especially in residential areas.
Flow stall, uncontrolled flight, a hole in the house.
Increasing the rocket's speed by 100% increased its range, but it also played a cruel joke on the rocket's controllability.
The physics here are quite simple: enormous static stability,
supersonic shock waves, and the nonlinear operation of the small front control surfaces.