rambo54 wrote:I’ve two sources now which indicate that the S-300V4 deployment in the “western district” is in fact the elite unit 202 AD BGD at Naro-Fominsk
Frst source: “warfare.be”.
Second source: Information from an eyewhitness who observed the new 9S32M (the only equipment which differs externaly from the original one) at the perimeter of this garrison this spring.
Here are the known deployment sites
Deployment
6 Deployment sites 2015:
--Yushno-Sachalinsk (Sachalin): 31st AD BGD? (46.880575° 142.787908°)
--Birobidzhan (Jewish Autonomous Oblast): 1724th AD RGT (ex 203rd AD BGD) (garrison 48.725628° 132.971802° - launch site 48.719151° 132,973342°)
--Chebarkul (Tscheljabinsk): 28th AD BGD (1722nd AD RGT?) (55.002911° 60.371375°)
--Naro-Fominsk (Moscow): 202nd AD BGD: since 2015 S-300V4 (55.408483° 36.741270°)
--Znamensk (Kaliningrad): 43rd AD BGD (1545th AD RGT?) (garrison 54.602107° 21.233617° - launch site 54.601038° 21.238220°)
--Gyumri (Armenia): 988th AD RGT (40.761287° 43.956965°)
Previous locations (use History Layer in google earth):
--Strugi Krasnye / Vladimirskyy Lager (Pskov):1544th AD RGT (58.206718° 29.061801°)
--Tavrichanka (Primorskij): 8th AD BGD? (43.358464° 131.863060°)
-- Pervomayskiy (Orenburg): 1722nd AD BGD (51.597513° 55.013695°) – changed location to Chebarkul and became 28th AD BGD
It seems to be pointless to discuss Brigade or Regiment structure. This differs in the past for some S-300V units.
The essential thing is that there are “Big Units” (you may call them Brigade or Regiment level) which consist of “smaller units” (you may call them Battalion or Battery level).
The most garrisons (in google earth) do not suggest a full 4 Batt contingent. Many of them obviously have only 2 firing units (much like S-400 units)
S-300V unit (= Brigade or Regiment level = big unit)
Target detection unit:
9S457 command post
9S15 all-round surveillance radar
9S19 sector surveillance radar
Missile & technical support unit:
-maintenance and repair equipment for all system components, as well as a missile integrated computer assisted functional testing unit
-missile TLC (transport launch container) short term storage and transportation facilities , as well as a rigging equipment set for missiles loading/unloading
-training aids
S-300V firing unit (= Battalion or Battery level = sub unit)
Up to 4 SAM firing units – (Russian Army often use only 2 firing units in each of the big units)
Each firing unit has usually 6 TELs: This can be 9A83 or 9A82 only, or might be a mix of 9A83/9A82 TELs and
3-6 LLVs 9A85 or 9A84, or a mix of 9A85/9A84 LLVs –
Typical mix:
4 TEL 9A83 with four 9M83 missile tubes each
2 corresponding launcher-loader vehicles 9A85 with four 9M83 missile tubes each
2 TEL 9A82 with two 9M82 missile tubes each
1 corresponding launcher-loader vehicle 9A84 with two 9M82 missile tubes each
Each launcher has at least the same amount of missles as reload
P.S.: If someone has more information about the correct unit designations please let me know