Posted on 12/01/2011 9:40:36 AM PST by gandalftb
Today this route occurred a traffic jam. The traffic was paralyzed in the direction of the village Plishkino towards Irkutsk. It was found that the cause of congestion has become a column of soldiers moving a missile.
For anybody in the Irkutsk region, it is no secret that in the forests of Angara on active duty are nuclear missiles - more than twenty "Poplars."
Mobile launchers are in constant motion, making it difficult for a potential enemy detection and tracking. Often the movement of military equipment is found in the area and the so-called Kachug Plishkinskogo tracts.
This has got used to people coming to Irkutsk regions. Usually there were inconveniences for a short time. What happened broke all records. The road to the village was blocked for several hours.
"This is a planned training of large vehicles in emergencies, carried out periodically to maintain the skills of crews," - said Giorgi Shutov, assistant commander of the Strategic Missile Forces compound.
Finally, the MAZ launcher took a tow from another military vehicle. Then the towing vehicle malfunctioned and took over 6 hours to tow the MAZ launcher to a remote forest, when the traffic motion was restored to over 100 vehicles.
(Excerpt) Read more at as.baikal.tv ...
The transport is a MAZ-7917 variant (crew cabins) but was not carrying a Topol ICBM. That is evident due to the lack of effective force protection on scene and also, the transport bed is not bearing down on the tires as a loaded transport would.
Interesting that the Russians engage in such a primitive shell game requiring transport on local, unimproved roads full of car traffic. The terrain offers easy ambush by hostile forces. The transports would be easily spotted if carrying an actual ICBM.
BTW, Topol means a Poplar tree in Russian.
it was this sort of thing that prompted Ike to build the Interstate Highway System
Nothing says power like whipping out your missile in public and causing a traffic jam!
Good Post.
The full name was:
The Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways
Started in 1956 in order to move large numbers of troops and equipment quickly. Generally, we move missiles by train and then offloaded for short transport by truck only if needed.
Big sucker.
You are right. The ability to move weapons and troops is crucial in the defense of one's nation, and Eisenhower saw it.
And now, here we are stuck with a CIC knowing squat about war.
You are right. The ability to move weapons and troops is crucial in the defense of one's nation, and Eisenhower saw it.
And now, here we are stuck with a CIC knowing squat about war.
I call baloney. These are just sewer sucking trucks.
Putin - “Nuclear, schmuclear....somebody has to get the sh-t out of Moscow!”
All of the signposts and overpasses are spec’d to allow clearance for the largest missiles and carriers used at that time.
That is why US-23 in the Ann Arbor, Michigan area is not designated an Interstate. Some of the existing overpasses are too low.
You are right. The ability to move weapons and troops is crucial in the defense of one's nation, and Eisenhower saw it.
Eisenhower saw the German Autobahn (built in the 1930's) for what it was intended to be and brought the concept to the much larger US of A.
The early specs for bridges over the Interstate called for a clearance of 13' to clear Atlas Missiles on transporters. Little thought was given to what happens when you add a 6" lift of asphalt as a remedial resurfacing. Wisconsin was one state that fell out of compliance with the mandated clearance. The good news was by the time anyone noticed we were playing button button, who's got the button with Minuteman missiles and the Atlas was a liquid fueled memory.
Regards,
GtG
When tension is high, these trucks with ICBMs loaded go to forests, where they can live independently for several months.
It is almost impossible to find such a truck in the forest. It’s a usual training for Russian Forces when trucks hide in forests and they try to find them with helicopters, planes and satellites.
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