Polish Piorun is the best of the worst portable anti-aircraft missile systems (CRKK) and does not exceed the Russian Verq.
According to him, formally Piorun looks very worthy. “But there are nuances. For example, Piorun has been very difficult to pass the exam on consistency – about 15 percent of missiles had defects, leading to the explosion of the machine or immediately after the launch of the route motor, or after a few seconds after it,” the author assures.
According to the observer, the missile of the Polish CRCK may have a greater range than the “willow” under the condition of less end speed. “In addition to showing higher range indicators, it is possible to submit data at the maximum temperature. For example, in the Russian Federation, the range is considered to be 20 degrees Celsius, and the Poles could – with a plus 50 degrees Celsius,” writes the author.
Nevertheless, Litovkin makes that “Polish developers managed to create a small miracle with their own engine.” “However, things like a distance, the height of the interception is not for CRCs with some very super-fast characteristics,” the author believes.
According to him, the Russian “Verba” exceeds the Polish Piorun thanks to the optical three-band head of the homing head. “Such a head of self-deployment besides us in the world does not do,” the author is sure.
In October, Defence24 noted that the maximum range of “Verba” is five kilometers, and the maximum flight height is three and a half kilometers. “If this is true, then the Polish PZRK Piorun is better than its Russian analogues. And not only Russian,” the Polish edition wrote.
In the same month, the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Ground Forces, General of the Army, Oleg Salyukov, said that the IDGC “Tag”, equipped with a sustainable optical interference head of the homing head, will soon go into service.