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Pantsir-S1 vs 2K22 Tunguska: how to tell them apart

Two air defence systems that are easy to mix up at a glance. Here is what tells them apart.

Pantsir-S1, air defence system from Russia

Pantsir-S1

Air defence system, Russia. In service since 2012

What gives it away

8x8 truck with one turret combining two twin-barrel 30 mm cannons and twelve missile tubes, radar on top.

Used by

Russia, United Arab Emirates, Algeria, Iraq, Serbia

Photo: Dmitry Terekhov from Odintsovo, Russian Federation, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
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2K22 Tunguska

Air defence system, Soviet Union. In service since 1982

What gives it away

Tracked chassis with a large turret carrying two twin 30 mm cannons and missile boxes, plus a rear search radar.

Used by

Russia, Ukraine, India

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