Tarkiş-ZS
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| Tarkiş-ZS | |
|---|---|
 Tarkiş-ZS Gun/Missile Air Defense System. | |
| Type | Tracked self-propelled anti-aircraft gun |
| Place of origin |  Rakhman |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1983–present |
| Used by | |
| Wars | Judea Crisis OU intervention in Ajakanistan OU intervention in Shaoyu |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Muşaki |
| Designed | 1972–1981 |
| Manufacturer | Muşaki |
| Unit cost | ₸40,000,000 Tenge |
| Produced | 1978–present |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 35,000 kg (77,000 lb) |
| Length | 7.90 m (25 ft 11 in) |
| Width | 3.25 m (10 ft 8 in) |
| Height | 4 m (13 ft 1 in) or 3.35 m (10 ft) (radar stowed) |
| Crew | 4 (vehicle commander, driver, gunner, radar operator) |
| Armour | protects the vehicle from 7.62 mm small arms fire and shell splinters |
Main armament | 8 × 9M311, 9M311K, 9M311-1, 9M311M, 9M311-M1 or 57E6 missiles |
Secondary armament | 2 × twin-barrel 30 mm 2A38M guns (1,904 rounds carried) |
| Engine | Diesel model V-46 centrifugal turbocharged V-12 direct fuel injection rotating at 2,000 rpm water cooled 4-stroke multi-fuel diesel starts at up to −5 °C functions at −40 to 50 °C with a relative humidity of 98 per cent by 20 °C and up to 3,000 m altitude 580 kW (780 hp) without input and output resistance 630 kW (840 hp) maximum |
| Transmission | Hydromechanical |
| Suspension | Hydropneumatic |
| Ground clearance | 17–57 cm |
Operational range | 500 km (310 mi) |
| Speed | 65 km/h (40 mph) maximum on the road |
The Tarkiş-ZS (Rakhi: Таркиш-ЗС) is a Rakhmani tracked self-propelled anti-aircraft gun armed with a surface-to-air missile gun and missile system. It is designed to provide day and night protection for infantry and tank regiments against low-flying aircraft, helicopters, and cruise missiles in all weather conditions. (For later use, Balt 34 2005, Kivu 20 1985, Pavul 1992)
