SA-6 with different missile launch modes?

[VTJS17_Fire]

Just watched this:

 

The first missile flew a high curve and then to the target, the second one more a coming-from-the-low flight path. Does the SA-6 has the ability, to use different flight paths to intercept targets?

[Vatikus]

18 hours ago, VTJS17_Fire said:

 Does the SA-6 has the ability, to use different flight paths to intercept targets?

Yes

[Northstar98]

20 hours ago, VTJS17_Fire said:

Just watched this:

 

The first missile flew a high curve and then to the target, the second one more a coming-from-the-low flight path. Does the SA-6 has the ability, to use different flight paths to intercept targets?

 

IIRC in Serbia, they would use the RADAR for a very short period so they know bearing, range, altitude and speed; allowing them to predict where the target would be, they would then fire blind and then illuminate the target in the last moments, meaning if a pilot didn't have eyes on, they wouldn't have a lot of time to react at all.

 

But yes, SAMs typically have different modes to suite the situation, even the SA-2 has several modes. Not sure what the SA-6 does as it's SARH instead of ACLOS.

Edited February 24, 2021 by Northstar98

[Apok]

SA6 when launching 2 missiles from same launcher has mode to launch second missile blind for a while, so dust  etc.from first launch dont interfere.

That's what was used in F16 downing in Bosnia that gave pilot warning too late. While it sounds useful it is best used headon. Any other aspect missile will have problems when it starts tracking, target is in a different place. Serbia had integrated AD so there was no need to keep SAM search radars constantly on. Tactics have been explained by SAM commanders(there are videos on youtube even) but ppl tend to listen to NATO stories about "firing blind" and "radars being on-off". 

Edited March 7, 2021 by Apok