Antey S-1200PMU ("SA-29 Grabber")
Antey S-1200PMU ("SA-29 Grabber")


The S-1200PMU is a long range, low to high surface to air missile system. It comprises of four vehicles, the launch vehicle, targeting/engagement vehicle, resupply vehicle, and the surveillance vehicle. The launch vehicle consists of a Ural-1220 chassis, with four 98N120D missiles in a ready to launch configuration. When travelling, the vehicle mounts them horizontally and when ready to fire, the vehicle raises the missiles to a vertical position. The system can be deployed from travelling and be ready in at least five minutes. Firing is accomplished from the forward mounted crew area, which seats one driver, and one missile operator. Both have APPS to protect them in the event of a crash. The operators recieve launch data from the "Long Ball" 3-D radar mounted on the targeting/tracking vehicle. This area is protected by armor, and is also NBC sealed, with life support lasting up to 10 hours per crewmember. The vehicle also features thermal baffles on the engine to help protect the vehicle. This is standard on all of the vehicles that utilize the Ural-1220 chassis. When launching missiles, hydraulic jacks deploy to stabilize the vehicle.
The 98N210D missile is a two-stage, high speed missile that can achieve M=9 within a few seconds. The first stage can boost the missile to 100 kilometers, while the second stage can boost it out to it's maximum range. The missiles are vertically launched out of their canisters. This serves to enhance the reaction time, in which the system can cover a 360º cone of engagement. Upon launch, the nose has numerous nozzles to orient the missile to it's target, with the missile recieving constant updates from the datalink in the targeting/engagement vehicle. The missile has an active radar homing head, to allow better engagement. This allows the radar system to switch to another target, useful in high volume engagements. The "Long Ball" radar system has a range of 250 kilometers, and is capable of being linked to a data network for target information sharing. The missile itself uses some stealth characteristics to ensure that the target does not be noticed to quickly. Each missile is capable of intercepting aircraft, tactical ballistic missiles (TBMs), and even smaller targets, such as missiles, cruise missiles, and UAVs. It reportedly has a "smart" brain to enhance the interception of targets. The 150 kg warhead is optimized for optimum destruction upon the target. It consists of armor penetrating rods that is fuzed upon launch against the appropriate target. Each missile is carried in it's own transport container for launch and storage. When in the container, the missile is considered a round of ammunition and is said that it does not checkups for 10 years. Despite the low altitude engagement capability, the missile has a minimum height of 50 meters on a flat surface.
The targeting/engagement vehicle uses the same Ural-1120 vehicle chassis, with mounting of the large "Long Ball" 3-D surveillance radar. It is used at Battalion level, which actually helps guide the missiles. The system can cover an area up to 250 kilometers. It can search up to 50,000 meters vertically, and features the latest in target recognition and pulse matching radar with Doppler ranging. All the radar beams are electronically steered and the system can track and fire on targets up to 16 on a full time basis, 25 on a shared basis. The system has a high reaction time, with 1-3 seconds being reported (EDITORS NOTE: It should be noted that today's S-300PMU/V is reported to being 3-5 seconds, this is only a notational difference). The crew compartment consists of six seats in which the operators watch their displays. Each vehicle in the battery mounts an extendable pole that raises up when deployed in a site. These transfer data between the units and is encrypted (Rating 10). This allows vehicles to be rapidly deployed, without any cables to be run out from the vehicle. The targeting/tracking vehicle only needs five minutes to set up. When using the radar, the vehicle is elevated off the ground via hydraulic jacks on both sides, to provide a stable platform when in use. Mounted are sophisticated ECD and ECCM systems to rapidly acquire targets. Additionally, the vehicle can accept firing data from other units to maximize response time.
The resupply vehicle contains two missiles, and is also mounted on the Ural-1220 chassis. It has a crane for reloading vehicles while in the vehicle using an integral crane system. It is lightly armored, as it will be behind the lines and therefore protection is not to an important concern.
Deployment of a S-1200PMU battery consists of a 4 x 3 composition, with four launchers in per platoon (three firing platoons). The targeting/tracking vehicle is deployed in the units command battery, along with the supply vehicles.
At Regimental level, the surveillance radar is used to acquire targets. This is a long trailer with the 4D55 "Flat Track" radar. This can acquire and track 50 targets simultaneously, and download targets for engagement. It can scan a 360º area with the radar system. It is normally deployed in a radar section, as well with a maintenance section. It is towed by a variant of the Ural-1220, the Ural-1225M. It is crewed by one driver, and the trailer housing the six controllers are protected from NBC attacks, each with 10 hours of life support.
Rapid deployment versions are available in trailer configurations, with two missiles mounted on a trailer and the associated systems. However, the command center is shelter mounted as well, on a Ural-300 series truck. This truck is also used in standard SA-29 Regiments as well. The "Long Ball" radar is also shelter mounted and is on a trailer configuration. It is also the heaviest of the systems, weighing a total of 25,000 kilograms when operationally deployed. The standard resupply version of the Ural-1220 can be used with this system as well. This version is known as the S-1200M. It should be noted that the price of the vehicles do not include the cost of the missiles themselves.
A naval version, the SA-N-29, is available for sale as well. This consists of a modified cell that contains four 98N210D missiles in a vertical launch mount. The "Flat Track" and the "Long Ball" come in radar mounts for ship use.

S-1200PMU Launch Vehicle

Handling Speed Accel Body Armor Sig Autonav Load Cost
3/6 80 4 5 6 4 4 200 1,590,500¥


Seating: 2 bucket seats
Access: 2 standard doors
Economy: 3 km per liter
Fuel: Diesel (750 liters)
Cargo: 6 CF storage
Other Features: Battletac FDDM, 2 x APPS, Thermal Baffles (2), Cabin Overpressurization, 20 hours life support.
Armament: 4 98D210D missiles on a vertical mount.
Weight (Combat): 22,770 kilograms

S-1200PMU "Long Ball" Targeting/engagement vehicle

Handling Speed Accel Body Armor Sig Autonav Load Cost
3/6 80 4 5 6 4 4 200 4,917,500¥


Seating: 2 bucket seats + 6 bucket seats.
Access: 2 standard doors + 1 standard door.
Economy: 3 km per liter
Fuel: Diesel (750 liters)
Cargo: 6 CF storage
ECD: Military I (4)
ECCM: Military I (8)
Other Features: Battletac FDDM, 8 x APPS, Thermal Baffles (2), Cabin Overpressurization, 80 hours life support, "Long Ball" radar (250 kilometer range, Rating 8).
Weight (Combat): 16,780 kilograms.

S-1200PMU Resupply Vehicle

Handling Speed Accel Body Armor Sig Autonav Load Cost
3/6 80 4 5 6 4 4 5,790 3,364,500¥


Seating: 2 bucket seats
Access: 2 standard doors
Economy: 3 km per liter
Fuel: Diesel (750 liters)
Cargo: 6 CF storage
Other Features: 2 x APPS, Thermal Baffles (2), Cabin Overpressurization, 20 hours life support, Crane (5,000 kg capacity).
Weight (Combat): 11,985 kilograms.

S-1200PMU "Flat Track" surveillance radar trailer (with Ural-1220 vehicle)

Handling Speed Accel Body Armor Sig Autonav Load Cost
3(5)*/6(8)* 80/60* 4/2* 5 6 4 4 200 93,175,500¥


Seating: 2 bucket seats (6 bucket seats)*
Access: 2 standard doors (2 standard doors)*
Economy: 3 km per liter (2 kilometers per liter)*
Fuel: Diesel (750 liters)
Cargo: 6 CF storage
ECD: Military I (4)*
ECCM: Military I (8)*
Other Features: Battletac FDDM, 2 x APPS, Thermal Baffles (2), Cabin Overpressurization, 20 hours life support. Trailer: 4D55 "Flat Track" radar (300 km range, Rating 10), 60 hours life support, Cabin Overpressurization, Shielding, Battletac FDDM.
Weight (Combat): 32,540 (with trailer), 6,385 (without trailer) kilograms.
*stats are with the trailer attached.

S-1200M Rapid deployment launcher (2 missiles)

Handling Speed Accel Body Armor Cost
+2 -20 -2 5 6 400,000¥


Other Features: Battletac FDDM.
Weight (Combat): 12,750 kg

S-1200M Rapid deployment Targeting/engagement system

Handling Speed Accel Body Armor Cost
+2 -20 -2 5 6 4,705,000¥


Seating: Six bucket seats.
Entry Points: 1 + 1 standard door.
ECD: Military I (4)
ECCM: Military I (8)
Other Features: "Long Ball" radar (250 kilomter range, Rating 8), 60 hours life-support, Cabin Overpressurization, Shielding.
Weight (Combat): 21,895 kg

Ural-300 Command Van
The Ural-300 is the standard command van of a SA-29 Battalion. It comprises of a truck mounted command area that is fully enclosed from the elements. It has full satellite hookups for commanding forces on the ground, as well as Matrix links for other data. It is fully mobile, and allows the command staff to operate on the move as well, and using the Battletac FDDM system to recieve firing data from the firing units. This is normally deployed on per Battalion, and two per Regimental headquaters batteries. The front cab is fully enclosed, and both the command center and the drivers area feature cabin overpressurization from NBC attacks. All seats feature APPS for crash protection. Further security is gained through the use of thermal baffles to reduce the thermal output somewhat. The vehicle also mounts power amplifiers for the ECM system to extend the protection of the vehicle.
Handling Speed Accel Body Armor Sig Autonav Load Cost
5/6 100 6 5 6 4 4 500 200,000¥


Seating: 2 bucket seats + 8 bucket seats
Access: 2 standard doors + 1 standard
Economy: 3 km per liter
Fuel: Diesel (250 liters)
Cargo: 10 CF storage
ECM: Security II (6)
Other Features: Battletac FDDM, 10 x APPS, Thermal Baffles (2), Cabin Overpressurization, 100 hours life support, Command Electronics, Power Amplifiers (4), Electronics Port.
Weight (Combat): 6,114 kilograms.

98N210D ("SA-29 Grabber") missile

Handling Speed Accel Body Intelligence Damage Sig Cost
2 7,500 1,530 5 10 25D* 8 1,338,000¥

Other Features: Learning Pool (2, Intercepting Targets), Signature Improvement (2, Stealth Shaping).
Weight (Launch): 2,500 kilograms.
*Armor Piercing
SA-29 Regimental Composition

HQ Btry
1 "Flat Track" radar
2 Ural-300 Command vans
2 BMP-10s w/rifle squads (security detachment)
2 Maintenance Vans
9 Resupply Vehicles
A Battalion
HQ Btry
1 "Long Ball" radar
2 Ural-300 command vans
1 section SA-26
(A,B,C Btrys)
12 S-1200 Launchers (Total)
Security Platoon
4 BMP-10s with rifle squads
B Battalion
HQ Btry
1 "Long Ball" radar
2 Ural-300 command vans
1 section SA-26
(A,B,C Btrys)
12 S-1200 Launchers (Total)
Security Platoon
4 BMP-10s with rifle squads
C Battalion
HQ Btry
1 "Long Ball" radar
2 Ural-300 command vans
1 section SA-26
(A,B,C Btrys)
12 S-1200 Launchers (Total)
Security Platoon
4 BMP-10s with rifle squads

SA-N-29
The SA-N-29 is a naval version of the land based SA-29 system. Use of the missiles on the sea is the same as the land based version as well. The only real notable difference is that all systems are naturally weatherized for such a system.

SA-N-28 Four Cell Launcher
Weight: 15,000 kg

"Flat Track" Surveillance Radar
Weight: 16,000 kg

"Long Ball" targeting/engagement radar
Weight: 10,000 kilograms

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