Penicillin or 1B75 Penicillin is an acoustic-thermal artillery-reconnaissance system developed by Ruselectronics for the Russian Armed Forces. The system aims to detect and locate enemy artillery, mortars, MLRs, and anti-aircraft or tactical-missile firing positions with seismic and acoustic sensors without emitting any radio waves. It locates enemy fire within 5 seconds at a range of 25 km (16 mi; 13 nmi). Penicillin completed state trials in December 2018 and entered combat duty in 2020.[1][2]
Design
editThe Penicillin is mounted on the 8x8 Kamaz-6350 chassis and consists of a 1B75 sensor suite placed on a telescopic boom for the infrared and visible spectrum as well as several ground-installed seismic and acoustic receivers as a part of the 1B76 sensor suite.[3] It has an effective range for communication with other military assets up to 40 kilometres (25 mi) and is capable of operating even in a fully automatic mode without any crew.[4] One system can reportedly cover an entire division against an enemy fire. Besides that, it co-ordinates and corrects friendly artillery fire.[1]
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editReferences
edit- ^ a b Cranny-Evans, Samuel (5 December 2018). "Russia's Penicillin artillery reconnaissance system completes state trials". Jane's Defence Weekly. ISSN 0265-3818. OCLC 613908494. Archived from the original on 7 December 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ^ В российскую армию поступил новейший комплекс артиллерийской разведки «Пенициллин» [The newest artillery reconnaissance complex "Penicillin" entered the Russian army]. Центр анализа стратегий и технологий [Centre for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies]. 22 January 2021.
- ^ "Penicillin". deagel.com. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- ^ Sudakov, Dmitry (19 May 2017). "Russia works on powerful 'Penicillin' pill for enemy guns". Pravda.ru. Archived from the original on 7 January 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2022.