"Air defense means cannot be knocked down": in the air forces explained what special "Onyxs" (video)

Onyx missiles are designed to destroy surface targets, but are used by Russians for shelling of coastal zones. Switch Yuri Ignat told why such ammunition rarely get into the Armed Forces and may be invulnerable to air defense. Onyx is a rocket designed for surface purposes. Due to its special trajectory of flight, air defense forces are much less likely to knock down the ammunition. On July 25, a spokesman for the Air Force Yuri Ignat told this on the air of the Telelorphone on July 25.

He explained that each rocket has its own characteristics and purpose, but the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation do not always use ammunition to destroy "typical" goals. P-800 Onyx is no exception. "Their main purpose is the destruction of the surface goals, that is, the enemy ships, but in the shore zone they are not used for the first time," Ignat said.

The spokesman explained that Onyx is less likely to be mentioned in the reports of the air forces because of the infrequent use by the enemy. According to the military, Russian troops strike these rockets only the coastal area, in particular in the Nikolaev and Odessa regions. "X-22 was also created precisely for the destruction of marine aircraft carrier groups, but the occupiers are also used today today in Kremenchug shopping malls, on dwellings in the Dnieper," Ignat said.

He said that any rocket can be upgraded. According to the spokesman, the Russian Federation does not produce old missiles, but creates another new one on their basis. As a result, newer ammunition has an increased range and possibly accuracy. The Air Force representative also explained the peculiarity of the onyxs to bring down the Air Forces. He described that at the start of such a rocket rises more than 10 thousand meters and flies to the target, but later pressed against the water.

"The higher it flies, the further it will fly," Ignat said. According to the spokesman, if the rocket immediately approaches the ground - the distance will be halved. "That is, at an altitude, it can be 600 kilometers, and if you fly 10-15 meters above the water, it will be up to 300 kilometers. This range is the use of this rocket," the military informed.

Ignatus called the "classic" of the onyx "trajectory, when half the ammunition flights high and before the goal, it drops closer to the water-to a height of 10-15 meters. "It is impossible to knock it down by conventional air defense at such a height," he added. Recall that Onyx missiles have a fighting part of 200 kilograms and hit targets at speeds of about 2448 km/h. The updated version of Onyx-M has a stated range of 800 kilometers.