SA-5 Gammon

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The NPO Almaz S-200 Angara/Vega/Dubna (Russian Ангара\Вега\Дубна), NATO reporting name SA-5 Gammon, is a very long range, medium-to-high altitude surface-to-air missile (SAM) system designed to defend large areas from bomber attack or other strategic aircraft. Each battalion has 6 single-rail missile launchers for the 10.72 m (35 ft) long missiles and a fire control radar. It can be linked to other, longer-range radar systems.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SA-5_Gammon
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Coordinates:   30°59'44"N   16°37'10"E
This article was last modified 12 years ago