Volna-M

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Description

The Volna-M (Волна-M; Wave-M), NATO codename: SA-N-1B, was the navalized version of the land-based S-125 Neva/Pechora (Нева/Печора; NATO codename: SA-3 Goa) SAM in Soviet Navy service.

Vehicles equipped with this weapon

General info

Missile characteristics
Mass 912 kg
Guidance Semi-automatic (SACLOS)
Launch range 16 km
Missile guidance time 26 secs
Explosive mass 42.24 kg TNTeq
Arming distance 300 m
Trigger radius 40 m
Armour penetration 70 mm

Effective damage

The V-600P for Volna-M system has 42.42 kg TNT equivalent of explosives that can cause significant shrapnel and explosive damage to its designated target: aircraft. The explosive content itself can also trigger overpressure damage to smaller vessels, especially patrol boats.

Comparison with analogues

  • RIM-24A - Greater explosive filler, but with lesser range.

Usage in battles

The V-600P SAM possesses an exceptional range of up to 16 km, surpassing the capabilities of conventional anti-aircraft guns. While this range may not seem significant in the Cold War era, it poses a grave threat to propeller aircraft at its battle rating. In most scenarios, if an aircraft enters the 40 m radius of the missile and triggers its radio fuse, it is highly likely to sustain lethal damage from the resulting shrapnel, rendering it incapable of completing its mission or even destroying it outright. It should be noted that due to the early design of the reloading system, it takes approximately one minute to reload both rails. This presents an opportunity for skilled and daring players to deliver a fatal blow to the system's carrier ship.

Although classified as a SAM system, some players may find the V-600P's 42 kg TNT equivalent explosive payload effective against smaller vessels. Unlike its US counterpart, the V-600P can be fired horizontally. While the devastating 130 mm SM-2-1 turret or the 45 mm quad-mount turrets are already formidable, the manually controlled V-600P can pose an even greater danger to such vessels.

Pros and cons

Pros:

  • Extremely long firing range at 16 km
  • Rather high explosive content which can sometimes destroy smaller vessels in a single hit
  • 16 spare missiles

Cons:

  • Large fuse radius, can be a problem when hitting fast-moving aircraft
  • Extremely long reload time for the missile system

History

The S-125 Neva/Pechora (Нева/Печора; NATO codename SA-3 Goa) was a series of SAMs developed by the Almaz Central Design Bureau in the 1950s to fill the blind spot of long-range SAMs, namely the S-75 Dvina (Двина, NATO codename SA-2 Guideline), against low-flying targets. The systems were first deployed near Moscow by 1961. Meanwhile, plans for the first shipborne SAM for the VMF also started in parallel with the PVO's version, and Bravy was chosen as the testbed for the Volna-M SAM systems with the ZIF-101 turret.

While the Volna-M system has no shoot-down records, its land-based cousin has become one of the most successful SAM systems in different battlefields; and one of victims for the S-125 was by the Yugoslavian 250th Air Defense Missile Brigade, achieving the only downing of a stealth fighter (F-117A 82-0806, Vega-3) in 1999.

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See also

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Naval special armaments
USA 
Mortars  7.2-inch T37 · Mk 2
Rockets  5-inch GPSR Mk.7 · Mark 108 Weapon alfa
Missiles  RIM-24A
Germany 
Rockets  M/50 Bofors
Missiles  Strela-2M
USSR 
Mortars  BM-37 · RBM · RBU-1200 · RBU-2500 · RBU-6000 · RKU-36U
Rockets  BM-14-17 · BM-21 · M13 · M-8
Missiles  Volna-M
Britain 
Mortars  Ordnance ML 4.2-inch mortar
Japan 
Rockets  4.5-inch BBR Mk.7 (USA) · Mark 108 Weapon alfa (USA)
Italy 
Missiles  Nettuno

Missiles
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AAM  AIM-54A Phoenix · AIM-54C Phoenix · ATAS (AIM-92) · AIM-120A · AIM-120B
Sparrow  AIM-7C · AIM-7D · AIM-7E · AIM-7E-2 · AIM-7F · AIM-7M
Sidewinder  AIM-9B · AIM-9C · AIM-9D · AIM-9E · AIM-9G · AIM-9H · AIM-9J · AIM-9L · AIM-9M · AIM-9P
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Bullpup  AGM-12B Bullpup · AGM-12C Bullpup
Hellfire  AGM-114B Hellfire · AGM-114K Hellfire II
Maverick  AGM-65A · AGM-65B · AGM-65D · AGM-65G · AGM-65L
ATGM  LOSAT/MGM-166A
TOW  BGM-71 · BGM-71A · BGM-71B · BGM-71C
SAM  FIM-92 Stinger · MIM-72 · MIM146
Naval SAM  RIM-24A
Germany 
AAM  AIM-9B FGW.2 Sidewinder · Flz Lwf 63 · Flz Lwf 63/80
AGM  9M14M Malyutka · Flz Lwf LB 82 · HOT-1 · HOT-2 TOW · HOT-3 · PARS 3 LR
AShM  AS.34 Kormoran
ATGM  HOT-K3S
SAM  Roland
Naval SAM  Strela-2M
USSR 
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AGM  9K127 Vikhr · 9M17M Falanga · 9M120 Ataka · 9M120-1 Ataka
  Kh-23M · Kh-25 · Kh-25ML · Kh-29L · Kh-29T · Kh-29TE · Kh-29TD · Kh-66 · S-25L · S-25LD
ATGM  3M7 · 9M14 · 9M113 Konkurs · 9M114 Shturm · 9M123 Khrizantema · 9M133 · 9M133FM3 · 9M133M-2
SAM  95Ya6 · 9M311 · 9M311-1M · 9M331 · 9M37M
Naval SAM  Volna-M
Britain 
AAM  Fireflash · Firestreak · Red Top · Skyflash · Skyflash SuperTEMP · SRAAM · R-Darter
AGM  AGM-65E · AS.12 · ZT-6 Mokopa
AShM  AJ.168
ATGM  BAe Swingfire · MILAN · MILAN 2 · ZT3
SAM  Starstreak
Japan 
AAM  AAM-3 · AAM-4
AGM  Ki-148 I-Go Model 1B
ATGM  Type 64 MAT · Type 79 Jyu-MAT
SAM  Type 81 SAM-1C · Type 91
China 
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ATGM  302 · HJ-73 · HJ-73E · HJ-9 · QN201DD · QN502CDD
SAM  HN-6
Italy 
AAM  Aspide-1A
AGM  AGM-65H · CIRIT · L-UMTAS · Spike ER
ATGM  Spike-LR2MR
Naval AShM  Nettuno
SAM  Mistral SATCP
France 
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AGM  9M14-2 Malyutka-2 · AS-20 Nord · AS-30 Nord · AS-30L Nord · HOT-1 · HOT-2 TOW · HOT-3 · Spike ER
ATGM  HOT · SS.11
SAM  Roland · VT1
Sweden 
AAM  RB24 · RB24J · RB71 · RB 74 · RB 74(M) · RB 99
AGM  Rb05A · RB 53 Bantam · RB 55B Heli TOW · RB 55C Heli TOW · RB 75
ATGM  Rbs 55 · Rbs 56
SAM  Rbs 70
Israel 
AAM  Shafrir · Shafrir 2 · Python 3 · Derby
ATGM  Spike-LR2 · Spike-MR
  AAM = Air-to-Air Missile   AGM = Air-to-Ground Missile   AShM = Anti-Ship Missile   ATGM = Anti-Tank Guided Missile (Ground mounts)   SAM = Surface-to-Air Missile