Engineering:Penicillin (counter-artillery system)
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
The 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]
Operators
Russia
- Russian Ground Forces
See also
- Zoopark-1
- Aistyonok
- ARTHUR (radar)
- AN/TPQ-37 Firefinder radar
- Swathi Weapon Locating Radar
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cranny-Evans, Samuel (2018-12-05). "Russia's Penicillin artillery reconnaissance system completes state trials". Jane's Defence Weekly. ISSN 0265-3818. OCLC 613908494. https://www.janes.com/article/85033/russia-s-penicillin-artillery-reconnaissance-system-completes-state-trials. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
- ↑ . 22 January 2021. https://armstrade.org/includes/periodics/news/2021/0122/095061369/detail.shtml.
- ↑ "Penicillin". http://www.deagel.com/Tactical-Vehicles/Penicillin_a003449001.aspx.
- ↑ Sudakov, Dmitry (2017-05-19). "Russia works on powerful 'Penicillin' pill for enemy guns" (in en). Pravda.ru. http://www.pravdareport.com/russia/economics/19-05-2017/137782-penicillin-0/.
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