"Can become a destroyer of Western tanks": the US press appreciated the Russian Hermes complex
The promising Russian anti-tank complex "Hermes", presented at the military-technical forum "Army-2020", may become the "destroyer" of Western tanks... American publicist Peter Suciu writes about this in an article for the National Interest magazine.
According to the author, the newest Russian anti-tank complex, equipped with supersonic missiles, developing speeds in excess of 4 speeds of sound, with a 100% guarantee can destroy any tank of the Western coalition. Suciu argues that the new complex is likely to occupy a special niche between high-precision ammunition and anti-aircraft systems.
In Greek mythology, Hermes acts as an emissary and messenger of the gods. Russia's recently unveiled next-generation Hermes guided weapon system could be a very powerful message, as a long-range supersonic missile can destroy a western tank with an almost 100 percent guarantee.
- he said.
It is noted that "Hermes" has a compact combat module with launchers for six missiles and can fire salvo fire at six targets at a distance of up to 100 km. Each missile has a high-explosive fragmentation warhead and contains twenty kilograms in TNT equivalent. The complex can be used against both armored vehicles and stationary fortifications, warehouses, communication centers, etc.
A special advantage of the new complex is that it can be installed on any platform, and the fire-and-forget system allows you to aim missiles at a target using drones or ships.
According to the author of the article, the new Russian complex could become a breakthrough in the field of anti-tank weapons.
It could be a game changer in the anti-tank platform arena and certainly challenge Israel's Spike missiles, making the American Javelin anti-tank system completely obsolete.
- sums up Suchiu.
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