Starshel

152 mm Starshel radio jamming round on DSEI-2019 from Company Samel90 (Bulgaria) 152 mm Starshel Radio Jammer Round, DSEI-2019

R-045/R-046 Starshel (Bulgarian: Стършел, Hornet) is a type of electronic countermeasures ammunition, fired by 122 mm or 152 mm artillery guns. It is designed to completely disrupt enemy radio communications on the battlefield.

## Contents

* 1 Design and deployment
* 2 Specifications
* 3 Compatible artillery
* 3.1 R-045
* 3.2 R-046
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## Design and deployment

The Starshel rounds were developed and deployed in the early 1980s and were operationally deployed in the mid-80s.[1] By the mid-1990s the rounds were issued to every artillery unit in the Bulgarian army as special ammunition. A full jamming kit consists of several rounds, covering a jamming range of 20 to 100 MHz (with 5 rounds) for the R-045 and from 1.5 to 120 MHz (with 8 rounds) for the R-046. The fins of the round are deployed in-flight. After contact with the ground, an automatic fuze fires the 1,5 meter-long antenna up, which is powered by a small lithium battery for at least an hour. The effective jamming range is at least 700 m. Usually 1 or 2 Starshel kits are used to completely jam enemy front-line communications on a tactical scale.

## Specifications

* R-045 range: 3,000–14,500 m (1.9–9.0 mi)
* R-046 range: 4,000–16,500 m (2.5–10.3 mi)
* R-046 weight: 34.56 kg (76.2 lb)
* Storage durability in rough conditions: 3 years
* Storage durability in normal conditions: 10 years

## Compatible artillery

Bold indicates equipment, which is currently in service with the Bulgarian military

### R-045

* 2S1 Gvozdika
* M-30

### R-046

* 2S3 Akatsiya
* 152 mm gun 2A36
* 152 mm howitzer 2A65
* D-20

## References

1. ↑ Еднократни предаватели за смущения Р-045/Р-046

## External links

* Българските „Стършели“
* Website of Samel90, manufacturer of the Starshel rounds
* Передатчик помех с артилерийскими носителями Р-032ST

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