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Do any of our Russian friends have some good sources and data on the Zagon series of guided depth charges? Little low on data on this.

Key details needed:

In service dates
Pictures of plaforms etc.

Thanks!

Mike

Wiki:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S3V_Zagon
Official manufacturer site:
http://eng.ktrv.ru/production_eng/323/518/520/

It seems Zagon-1 was exported to China in 1990s. No information about adopting it in Russia.

Zagon-2 is curently being produced for russian navy since 2017.

Zagon-2:

Some more information abount KAB-250-100 S3V Zagon-1

Site of manufacturer of Zagon-2: http://aoniii.ru/?page_id=290

type: glide ASW bomb
Weight, kg: 120
Length, mm: 1500
Caliber, mm: 232
Warhead: shaped-charged/HE
Explosive weight, kg: 35
Trajectory correction system: active sonar
Lock-on range, m: 450
Hover time, min: 4
Probability of kill of submarine by a series of 6 KAB with a target designation error ó = 200 m, up to 0,6

Cool thanks. Any in-service dates?

Mike

Would this suggest that it is a bistatic system? With the dipping sonar being the active source, and the weapon being the receiver?

ORIGINAL: Filitch

Some more information abount KAB-250-100 S3V Zagon-1

ORIGINAL: SeaQueen

Would this suggest that it is a bistatic system? With the dipping sonar being the active source, and the weapon being the receiver?

In unclassified sources there is no such information

Might just flag Triode on this mystery. He's helped us navigate Russian sources and language expertly in the past.

Mike