M-11 Shtorm

The system was first installed on, an anti-submarine warfare carrier, which was commissioned in 1967, but the system was not officially accepted into service until 1969. Unusually for such systems, it has no land-based counterpart. It was only deployed on Russian vessels, and was never used in combat. • Illustration — M-11 Shtorm launcher with replica missiles, on display at Minsk World

• Name — M-11 Shtorm / SA-N-3 Goblet • Origin — Soviet Union • Type — Naval Medium Range SAM system • Is Missile — yes • Service — 1969–present • Designer — Scientific Research Institute 10 (NII-10) • Design Date — 1959–1966 • Spec Label — V-611 "Shtorm" • Weight — 1844 kg • Length — 610 cm • Filling Weight — 80 kg • Vehicle Range — 30 km • Altitude — 25,000 m • Speed — Mach 3 • Launch Platform — Twin rail, Naval Mount with below deck magazine.

• Illustration — M-11 Shtorm launcher on the aircraft carrier Kiev. Development of the M-11 Storm system was first authorised on 25 July 1959. Work was carried out by Scientific Research Institute 10 (NII-10) that was also working on the M-1 Volna system. It was originally intended to be installed on the Project 1126 warship, but both the ship and missile system were canceled in June 1961. However, the missile project was re-activated only a month later for installation in the Project 1123 Moskva-class helicopter carrier. The design was completed in April 1962, and included a modified version of the ZIF-101 launcher, that was used with the M-1 missile system. The launcher design proved to be impractical, the resulting redesign delayed production of prototypes until 1964. Between 1964 and 1966 sea trials were conducted on the missile testbed OS-24 which had previously been the heavy cruiser. The system was installed on, which was commissioned on 25 December 1967, but development continued until 1969 when it was officially accepted into service.

• 4K60 Shtorm V611 (SA-N-3A) - Initial version • 4K65 Shtorm-M V611M (SA-N-3B) - Improved version

A total of 25 systems were produced and installed on the following classes of ships: • s (1967–1991) – two twin B-189 launchers, each fed from twin six-round drum magazines, for a total of 48 missiles. • Kresta II-class guided missile cruisers (1968–1993) – two twin launchers. 72 missiles total. • Kara-class guided missile cruisers (1969–2014, one in reserve until April 2020) – two B-189 twin launchers, each fed from twin six-round drum magazines, 80 missiles total. • s (first launched 1970, last sold to India 2004) – two twin launchers.

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