RBU-12000

The RBU-12000, also known as UDAV-1 is a Russian ship-borne anti-submarine weapon system. The weapon fires a number of different types of rockets, which in addition to attacking submarines provide a multi-layer defense against torpedoes and frogmen. The system operates in conjunction with the ship's sonar.

UDAV-1 firing on board the Soviet Aircraft Carrier Baku

The system consists of:

• A KT-153 remotely controlled multi-barrel automated rocket launcher with indirect elevation/traverse stabilization;
• 111SG depth-charge rockets with HE warhead and impact-time fuse to engage underwater targets;
• 111SZ mine-laying rockets with hydro-acoustic proximity fuse for remote mining of a water area to make a barrier for incoming torpedoes;
• 111SO decoy rockets to divert homing torpedoes from the surface ship by creating false acoustic target;
• fire control devices;
• an ammunition loading device;
• ground support equipment.

Specifications

• Number of barrels: 10
• Number of rockets (including reloads): 40-60
• Effective range: 3,000 meters
• Effective dept: 600 meters
• Firing modes: single, salvo
• Rocket caliber: 300 mm
• Rocket length: 2,200 mm
• Reaction time: 15 seconds
• Intercept probability (salvo): 0.9 vs. torpedoes, 0.76 vs. homing torpedoes

Ship deployment

• Kiev-class aircraft carrier
• Kuznetsov-class aircraft carrier
• Kirov-class battlecruiser
• Udaloy-class destroyer

References

• "UDAV-1". warfare.ru. Archived from the original on October 26, 2013.