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And here is the legendary SS-24 «Scalpel», or RT-23UTTH (as you wish). So, who are interested, listen to the story of this masterpiece of military-technical and design ideas of the Soviet Union. And see pictures straight from the tin! Ballistic missiles contained in anticipatory position can be seen from afar. She is the dominant museum, overshadowing even the marine rail artillery installation, which drove out the Red Hills. This is clearly seen in the picture. And now and approach the rocket train. This - the hang of it "to the end". In fact, here it exhibited, certainly not the entire train, and only the main rocket module of the three cars (car-assembly software, the car with a launcher, a command control module), plus a special modification of "Masha" DM62 (locomotive). The very same train BZHRK much more difficult: the three locomotive DM62 (located in different parts of the composition), three sets of rocket modules (that is, nine coaches), the tank with fuel and emergency supplies of fuel, passenger cars for the personnel and the headquarters of a missile regiment, the there are 15-16 cars and 3 locomotive.
This is - the car with compact-power diesel generators. Drawer shorting contact network and removing it to the side, as you see, brought into the firing position. We need it in order to launch missiles if necessary, could make from any place on the railroad (including on electrified sections). The car also provide 8-axle, as well as the car with a rocket. It looks like an elongated car-refrigerator, with exactly the same color. It is, in fact, the "heart" of missile unit, wagon with konteynerom- "ampoule", which is an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). In the firing position the roof of the car tilts, contact network is given, and the rocket takes a vertical position to start. The car is very heavy, 200 tons; so despite the fact that the designers from Dnepropetrovsk (from CB Yangelya) failed to meet the weight limit missiles to 105 tons, eight axles of the car is not enough, that the axle load was permissible for the railways of the USSR (23 tons / axle), so weight Rocket car is redistributed to the next car, who also made an 8-axial,. I must admit I was just fascinated by the compactness of the 100-ton rocket, and in general, the decision on its location and start. These are special devices on both sides of the rocket car passed part of his weight on truck running adjacent carriages.
The very same curb ballistic missile launch is in a sealed container, which in itself has a high-pressure accumulators powder cold ("mortar") rocket launch. This decision was implemented on BZHRK, or at the start of a rocket pozhgёt train.
Rocket PT 23UTTH (15ZH61), or nomenclature NATO - «scalpel» SS-24, was produced at the plant in Dnepropetrovsk "Pivdenmash." General Designer - the successor to Michael Yangelya AF Utkin. The rocket has three stages, plus a level of dilution warheads. Distance - about 10,000 km on a ballistic trajectory. The head part of the rocket (that under the fairing) has 10 warheads with nuclear warheads, each with capacity of 430 kiloton warhead and a complex means to overcome missile defense (BMD) of the enemy. Due to the fact that the dimensions of the car is limited, designers had to apply the original solution - an inflatable radome head.
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... Each of the three launchers belonging to BZHRK can be started in the train, and independently. To do this, a part of each rocket unit trains have self-control station wagon. It looks like a normal car-refrigerator. Finally, the locomotive. For BZHRK been specially modified standard "Masha" M62, which received index DM62. It differs from the usual "Masha" listed on the label (see above). When driving on the railway network of the country BZHRK allows you to quickly change the deployment of the missiles starting position up to 1,000 kilometers a day. Did DM's also in Ukraine, Voroshilovgrad on locomotive factory
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This is - the car with compact-power diesel generators. Drawer shorting contact network and removing it to the side, as you see, brought into the firing position. We need it in order to launch missiles if necessary, could make from any place on the railroad (including on electrified sections). The car also provide 8-axle, as well as the car with a rocket. It looks like an elongated car-refrigerator, with exactly the same color. It is, in fact, the "heart" of missile unit, wagon with konteynerom- "ampoule", which is an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). In the firing position the roof of the car tilts, contact network is given, and the rocket takes a vertical position to start. The car is very heavy, 200 tons; so despite the fact that the designers from Dnepropetrovsk (from CB Yangelya) failed to meet the weight limit missiles to 105 tons, eight axles of the car is not enough, that the axle load was permissible for the railways of the USSR (23 tons / axle), so weight Rocket car is redistributed to the next car, who also made an 8-axial,. I must admit I was just fascinated by the compactness of the 100-ton rocket, and in general, the decision on its location and start. These are special devices on both sides of the rocket car passed part of his weight on truck running adjacent carriages.
The very same curb ballistic missile launch is in a sealed container, which in itself has a high-pressure accumulators powder cold ("mortar") rocket launch. This decision was implemented on BZHRK, or at the start of a rocket pozhgёt train.
Rocket PT 23UTTH (15ZH61), or nomenclature NATO - «scalpel» SS-24, was produced at the plant in Dnepropetrovsk "Pivdenmash." General Designer - the successor to Michael Yangelya AF Utkin. The rocket has three stages, plus a level of dilution warheads. Distance - about 10,000 km on a ballistic trajectory. The head part of the rocket (that under the fairing) has 10 warheads with nuclear warheads, each with capacity of 430 kiloton warhead and a complex means to overcome missile defense (BMD) of the enemy. Due to the fact that the dimensions of the car is limited, designers had to apply the original solution - an inflatable radome head.
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... Each of the three launchers belonging to BZHRK can be started in the train, and independently. To do this, a part of each rocket unit trains have self-control station wagon. It looks like a normal car-refrigerator. Finally, the locomotive. For BZHRK been specially modified standard "Masha" M62, which received index DM62. It differs from the usual "Masha" listed on the label (see above). When driving on the railway network of the country BZHRK allows you to quickly change the deployment of the missiles starting position up to 1,000 kilometers a day. Did DM's also in Ukraine, Voroshilovgrad on locomotive factory
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