30N6E1 fire control radar with Type 382 air search radar seen at the rear and the B-203A vertical launch systems in front.
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The Fort-M uses the 30N6 (NATO: Tombstone Mod) fire control radar, which looks very different from the 3R41 Volna of the original S-300F. The export version Rif-M uses the similar 30N6E1 radar.
The Fort-M uses the 48N6 and longer range 48N6D missiles. Both missiles were also offered on the export Rif-M and are then known as 48N6E and 48N6E2 respectively.
The B-203A rotary vertical launch system has eight missiles ready to fire. The B-203A is similar to the B-203 of the earlier S-300F system, but can hold the longer cannisters for the new 48N6 missile. A single Fort-M or Rif-M system is connected to six of these vertical launch systems.
Chinese class of air defense destroyer. Two ships in class completed. Fitted with Rif-M export variant. Six rotary launchers are fitted, two at the bow and four in the rear superstructure. A single 30N6E1 (NATO: Tombstone) fire control radar is fitted.
The fourth ship of the Project 1144 Orlan (NATO: Kirov) class battle cruiser is fitted with the S-300FM Fort-M system.
The forward six B-203A octuple launchers can fire the longer range 48N6D missile. These are guided by the 30N6 radar on the bridge.
The aft six B-203A octuple launcher can fire the 48N6 missile. The effective range is reduced to about 93 km since these are guided by the 3R41 Volna radar of the first generation S-300F system.
The S-300FM Fort-M is a further development of the original S-300F Fort naval SAM system.
The original S-300F used the earlier generation 5V55 missiles and the 3R41 Volna (NATO: Top Dome) fire control radar.
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