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Udav-1 anti-submarine system

The RBU-12000 Udav-1 is a Soviet ship-borne anti-submarine weapon system. The weapon fires a number of different types of rockets, which in addition to attacking submarines provide a multi-layer defense against torpedoes and frogmen. The system operates in conjunction with the ship's sonar. • Illustration — UDAV-1 firing on board the Soviet Aircraft Carrier Baku The system consists of: • A KT-153 remotely controlled multi-barrel automated rocket launcher with indirect elevation/traverse stabilization; • 111SG depth-charge rockets with HE warhead and impact-time fuse to engage underwater targets; • 111SZ mine-laying rockets with hydro-acoustic proximity fuze for remote mining of a water area to make a barrier for incoming torpedoes; • 111SO decoy rockets to divert homing torpedoes from the surface ship by creating false acoustic target; • fire control devices; • an ammunition loading device; • ground support equipment.

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Udav-1 anti-submarine system

Стрельба из РБУ-12000 ("Удав") во время испытаний ТАКР "Баку", 1987 год

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The RBU-12000 Udav-1 is a Soviet ship-borne anti-submarine weapon system. The weapon fires a number of different types of rockets, which in addition to attacking submarines provide a multi-layer defense against torpedoes and frogmen. The system operates in conjunction with the ship's sonar. • Illustration — UDAV-1 firing on board the Soviet Aircraft Carrier Baku The system consists of: • A KT-153 remotely controlled multi-barrel automated rocket launcher with indirect elevation/traverse stabilization; • 111SG depth-charge rockets with HE warhead and impact-time fuse to engage underwater targets; • 111SZ mine-laying rockets with hydro-acoustic proximity fuze for remote mining of a water area to make a barrier for incoming torpedoes; • 111SO decoy rockets to divert homing torpedoes from the surface ship by creating false acoustic target; • fire control devices; • an ammunition loading device; • ground support equipment.

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