MIOM. Machine engineering and camouflage engineering parts of the Strategic Missile Forces
Today, the Strategic Missile Forces are the main component of the strategic nuclear forces of the Russian Federation. The armament of this kind of troops is equipped with unique mobile ground-based missile systems (PGRK) Topol-M and Yars. The autonomous launchers of these complexes are based on the MZKT-79221 special heavy-duty chassis with the wheel formula 16х16 produced by the Minsk plant of wheel tractors. Unique vehicles require unique escort vehicles, which can be safely attributed to MIOM - Engineering and Disguise Machine, based on the Astrolog MZKT-7930 chassis with the 8XXNNXX wheel formula. This machine was adopted by the Russian army in 8 year.
An engineering support and disguise machine (MIOM) of the engineering units of the Strategic Missile Forces was developed and manufactured by the TsKB Titan (Volgograd). It can perform tasks both as part of the Topol-M PGRK and Yars, and in an independent mode. MIOM 15М69 was adopted for use in 2009 year and since then comes in the Strategic Missile Forces. It was reported that by July 2012, the engineering units of the Teikov missile compound were fully equipped with similar equipment. Then their deliveries began in the Irkutsk and Novosibirsk missile formations of the Strategic Missile Forces.
In December, the 2012 of the year on the basis of the 1 State Test Site of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation (Plesetsk Cosmodrome) successfully conducted state tests of the upgraded MIOM-M machine, information about which was contained on the official website of the Ministry of Defense. The modernization was carried out in several directions, both of the nodes of the equipment itself (electrical installations, gearboxes) and of the imitation tools used — inflatable models for various purposes will be transported by car. The first MIOM-M were delivered to the Teikov missile compound as early as January-February 2013. According to Rossiyskaya Gazeta, before the 2020, the Strategic Missile Forces connections should receive 50 order engineering and camouflage machines. For the first time, MIOM-M was demonstrated to the general public as part of the Army-2015 forums.
Functional purpose of MIOM (MIOM-M):
• conducting engineering reconnaissance of patrol routes, as well as preparing the ground for PGRK field positions;
• placing false PGRK on the ground (inflatable models);
• masking deployed on the site PGRK;
• masking the traces left by the PGRK when driving on country roads.
According to the official website of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, MIOM is intended for solving such tasks as engineering reconnaissance of combat patrol routes, as well as field positions, including the assessment of the bearing capacity of unpaved foundations. In addition, the car and its calculation are able to determine the carrying capacity of road bridges using modern measurement systems. The uniqueness of the system used lies in the fact that due to the use of an angle measurement sensor with very high accuracy, the ability to skip PGRK is determined (method for measuring tilt angles of beams). Also, the car provides verification of the dimensions of the routes and sites, especially for wooded areas. In addition, with the help of MIOM, engineering reconnaissance of mine-explosive obstacles is carried out, demining of the area can be carried out, roads are cleared for field positions, their planning is carried out, blockages are cleared along the PGRK.
MIOM is also used to solve engineering problems of masking positions and technology, as well as imitating goals. The calculation and capabilities of the machine allow for measures to hide and simulate rocket complexes on the ground. The complex allows distorting the traces of the PGRK movement after the missile divisions occupy positions on the ground, including rolling tracks to false objects and positions. Also, the capabilities of the machine make it easy to determine the slope of the terrain and the location of the units using modern navigation systems.
It should be noted that engineering intelligence as part of the Strategic Missile Forces existed long before the appearance of MIOM. But until recently, the technical equipment of such services was not at a high enough level. Engineering reconnaissance groups moved to the terrain in ordinary Ural trucks, while a large proportion of manual labor was present in the work of engineers and sappers.
For example, today in the arsenal of the engineering units of the Strategic Missile Forces there is a device called a penetrometer. This device is used to assess the bearing capacity of soils. The data obtained allow the calculation to determine whether the soil in the given area will withstand the weight of a self-propelled PGRK launcher, whether it will be able to pass through this section, whether it will be possible to deploy a starting position. In the old version of the equipment, the penetrometer mass was 23 kg. This in itself is quite a lot, besides the use of such a device was associated with significant physical exertion. To carry out the necessary tests on the ground, the soldier had to drive a special barbell into the ground. The problem here was not only in the wasteful use of forces by military personnel, but also in the loss of time, which in all that directly concerns intercontinental ballistic missiles and nuclear weapons, has tremendous value. It is not surprising that, over time, the Russian designers transferred to the engineering units of the Strategic Missile Forces a specialized machine that allows soldiers to accomplish tasks assigned to them much faster and more efficiently. Today, the penetrometer is placed in a special cabinet that is attached to the front of the car. Now, soldiers do not need to move a mechanical device with a mass of 23 kg. Evaluation of the bearing capacity of soils is now carried out with the help of hydraulics and automation.
The base for MIOM (15М69 index) and MIOM-M was the MZKT-7930 Astrolog chassis manufactured by the Minsk Wheel Tractor Plant, which produces a large number of heavy wheeled platforms for the needs of the Russian army, including tractors for Topol-M self-propelled launchers and Yars. The MIOM chassis has the 8x8 wheel formula, while the wheels of the two front axles of the vehicle are manageable. Presumably, the heart of the car is the 12-cylinder diesel engine rated at 500 hp (maximum torque 1960 Nm). The maximum speed of MZKT-7930, according to the manufacturer’s data, is 70 km / h. Power and maneuverability of the machine should be enough to pull yourself (using a winch) or self-propelled launcher stuck on the ground.
Machine engineering and camouflage has a three-section structure. In front of the control compartment is located, here is the workplace of the driver of the car. Behind the control compartment is a residential compartment (kung), intended for personnel, closes the entire cargo body. The distinctive features of MIOM include a high degree of autonomy. For example, at the Army-2015 forum, it was noted that the machine has a supply of drinking water of 367 liters. The car has not only a large supply of fuel, up to 750 km, but also provides for the life, rest, food and medical care of a calculation consisting of 8 people for three days. By army standards, the accommodation conditions in the kunge are quite comfortable and resemble a compartment of a passenger train. There are 4 sleeping places, designed for alternate rest calculation, and a small kitchen.
The answer to the question, why MIOM needs a crew of 8 people, lies in the tasks solved by this machine. Firstly, the car and its calculation carry out the check of the overall terrain. To do this, on the back of the machine are specially located devices that are called size simulators. In the stowed position, simulators are folded, however, on command, the calculation can turn them at an angle of 90 degrees, which artificially increases the dimensions of the MIOM in width and height.
In the event that simulators stumble upon any obstacles, for example, on thick branches of trees, this signals that the rocket tractor will not be able to pass here. Therefore, the calculation is carried out the necessary measures to expand the passage. A curious detail is that the soldiers from the crew work in special rigging belts with insurance. This is explained by the requirements of safety regulations, since the height of the machine, even without imitation dimensions, is 3,9 meters.
Secondly, the calculation task included a complex of radiation, chemical and biological reconnaissance of the area, as well as carrying out demining of the encountered mine-explosive barriers. The car is equipped with appropriate protection, which allows the crew to overcome areas of contaminated terrain without danger to health. Thirdly, the crew of MIOM has to perform the whole complex of works on masking launchers and their positioning positions. For these tasks, the machine is equipped with a cargo body in which metal containers are transported. In just 5 minutes using a compressor powered by a diesel power unit, the contents of the transported containers are transformed into full-size inflatable models of military equipment, which are completely identical in appearance and dimensions to self-propelled launchers.
Thus, in the cargo body of MIOM-M, containers with mock-ups of the “false rocket battalion” are transported. They are taken from the bodywork and, of course, they are placed in their place not with the help of manual labor, but with the help of an on-board manipulator on the crane. In the back of the machine there is a special grader device, which allows to solve another camouflage task - “distortion of tracks” left by rocket tractors on the ground.
Engineering and masking machine of the RVSN engineering parts is equipped with the following equipment:
- habitable module for the crew;
- module with diesel generator;
- 6 containers C45-69. Presumably, each of them contains an inflatable simulator launcher PGRK. Thus, one machine is able to ensure the placement on the ground of a false rocket division as part of 6 self-propelled launchers with an imitation of their thermal image;
- crane for working with containers;
- grader device located at the stern. Serves for masking traces of equipment left on unpaved country roads;
- sliding dimensional framework, which are designed to test the possibility of movement of the overall self-propelled launcher PGRK on unprepared route in advance;
- equipment designed to assess the bearing capacity of the soil and the carrying capacity of road bridges.
Performance characteristics of MIOM (poster from the Army-2015 forum):
Chassis - MZKT-7930 "Astrologer", wheel formula 8х8
Crew - 8 man.
Length - 15,95 m.
Width - 3,6 m.
Height - 3,9 m.
Ground clearance - not less than 400 mm.
The minimum turning radius is 15 m.
The full mass of the curb car with a crew is no more than 44 700 kg.
Power reserve - up to 750 km.
Autonomy - up to 3-x days.
Information sources:
http://militaryrussia.ru/blog/topic-696.ht
https://www.popmech.ru/weapon/14093-pioner-strategicheskogo-naznacheniya/#part2
https://tvzvezda.ru/weapon/prochee/content/201207201423-7q9y.htm
https://rg.ru/2018/02/28/kak-ohraniaiut-rossijskie-strategicheskie-raketnye-kompleksy.html
An engineering support and disguise machine (MIOM) of the engineering units of the Strategic Missile Forces was developed and manufactured by the TsKB Titan (Volgograd). It can perform tasks both as part of the Topol-M PGRK and Yars, and in an independent mode. MIOM 15М69 was adopted for use in 2009 year and since then comes in the Strategic Missile Forces. It was reported that by July 2012, the engineering units of the Teikov missile compound were fully equipped with similar equipment. Then their deliveries began in the Irkutsk and Novosibirsk missile formations of the Strategic Missile Forces.
In December, the 2012 of the year on the basis of the 1 State Test Site of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation (Plesetsk Cosmodrome) successfully conducted state tests of the upgraded MIOM-M machine, information about which was contained on the official website of the Ministry of Defense. The modernization was carried out in several directions, both of the nodes of the equipment itself (electrical installations, gearboxes) and of the imitation tools used — inflatable models for various purposes will be transported by car. The first MIOM-M were delivered to the Teikov missile compound as early as January-February 2013. According to Rossiyskaya Gazeta, before the 2020, the Strategic Missile Forces connections should receive 50 order engineering and camouflage machines. For the first time, MIOM-M was demonstrated to the general public as part of the Army-2015 forums.
Functional purpose of MIOM (MIOM-M):
• conducting engineering reconnaissance of patrol routes, as well as preparing the ground for PGRK field positions;
• placing false PGRK on the ground (inflatable models);
• masking deployed on the site PGRK;
• masking the traces left by the PGRK when driving on country roads.
According to the official website of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, MIOM is intended for solving such tasks as engineering reconnaissance of combat patrol routes, as well as field positions, including the assessment of the bearing capacity of unpaved foundations. In addition, the car and its calculation are able to determine the carrying capacity of road bridges using modern measurement systems. The uniqueness of the system used lies in the fact that due to the use of an angle measurement sensor with very high accuracy, the ability to skip PGRK is determined (method for measuring tilt angles of beams). Also, the car provides verification of the dimensions of the routes and sites, especially for wooded areas. In addition, with the help of MIOM, engineering reconnaissance of mine-explosive obstacles is carried out, demining of the area can be carried out, roads are cleared for field positions, their planning is carried out, blockages are cleared along the PGRK.
MIOM is also used to solve engineering problems of masking positions and technology, as well as imitating goals. The calculation and capabilities of the machine allow for measures to hide and simulate rocket complexes on the ground. The complex allows distorting the traces of the PGRK movement after the missile divisions occupy positions on the ground, including rolling tracks to false objects and positions. Also, the capabilities of the machine make it easy to determine the slope of the terrain and the location of the units using modern navigation systems.
It should be noted that engineering intelligence as part of the Strategic Missile Forces existed long before the appearance of MIOM. But until recently, the technical equipment of such services was not at a high enough level. Engineering reconnaissance groups moved to the terrain in ordinary Ural trucks, while a large proportion of manual labor was present in the work of engineers and sappers.
For example, today in the arsenal of the engineering units of the Strategic Missile Forces there is a device called a penetrometer. This device is used to assess the bearing capacity of soils. The data obtained allow the calculation to determine whether the soil in the given area will withstand the weight of a self-propelled PGRK launcher, whether it will be able to pass through this section, whether it will be possible to deploy a starting position. In the old version of the equipment, the penetrometer mass was 23 kg. This in itself is quite a lot, besides the use of such a device was associated with significant physical exertion. To carry out the necessary tests on the ground, the soldier had to drive a special barbell into the ground. The problem here was not only in the wasteful use of forces by military personnel, but also in the loss of time, which in all that directly concerns intercontinental ballistic missiles and nuclear weapons, has tremendous value. It is not surprising that, over time, the Russian designers transferred to the engineering units of the Strategic Missile Forces a specialized machine that allows soldiers to accomplish tasks assigned to them much faster and more efficiently. Today, the penetrometer is placed in a special cabinet that is attached to the front of the car. Now, soldiers do not need to move a mechanical device with a mass of 23 kg. Evaluation of the bearing capacity of soils is now carried out with the help of hydraulics and automation.
The base for MIOM (15М69 index) and MIOM-M was the MZKT-7930 Astrolog chassis manufactured by the Minsk Wheel Tractor Plant, which produces a large number of heavy wheeled platforms for the needs of the Russian army, including tractors for Topol-M self-propelled launchers and Yars. The MIOM chassis has the 8x8 wheel formula, while the wheels of the two front axles of the vehicle are manageable. Presumably, the heart of the car is the 12-cylinder diesel engine rated at 500 hp (maximum torque 1960 Nm). The maximum speed of MZKT-7930, according to the manufacturer’s data, is 70 km / h. Power and maneuverability of the machine should be enough to pull yourself (using a winch) or self-propelled launcher stuck on the ground.
Exercise to assess the bearing capacity of the soil, photo: www.popmech.ru
Machine engineering and camouflage has a three-section structure. In front of the control compartment is located, here is the workplace of the driver of the car. Behind the control compartment is a residential compartment (kung), intended for personnel, closes the entire cargo body. The distinctive features of MIOM include a high degree of autonomy. For example, at the Army-2015 forum, it was noted that the machine has a supply of drinking water of 367 liters. The car has not only a large supply of fuel, up to 750 km, but also provides for the life, rest, food and medical care of a calculation consisting of 8 people for three days. By army standards, the accommodation conditions in the kunge are quite comfortable and resemble a compartment of a passenger train. There are 4 sleeping places, designed for alternate rest calculation, and a small kitchen.
The answer to the question, why MIOM needs a crew of 8 people, lies in the tasks solved by this machine. Firstly, the car and its calculation carry out the check of the overall terrain. To do this, on the back of the machine are specially located devices that are called size simulators. In the stowed position, simulators are folded, however, on command, the calculation can turn them at an angle of 90 degrees, which artificially increases the dimensions of the MIOM in width and height.
In the event that simulators stumble upon any obstacles, for example, on thick branches of trees, this signals that the rocket tractor will not be able to pass here. Therefore, the calculation is carried out the necessary measures to expand the passage. A curious detail is that the soldiers from the crew work in special rigging belts with insurance. This is explained by the requirements of safety regulations, since the height of the machine, even without imitation dimensions, is 3,9 meters.
Inside the kunga by army standards is pretty comfortable, photo: www.popmech.ru
Secondly, the calculation task included a complex of radiation, chemical and biological reconnaissance of the area, as well as carrying out demining of the encountered mine-explosive barriers. The car is equipped with appropriate protection, which allows the crew to overcome areas of contaminated terrain without danger to health. Thirdly, the crew of MIOM has to perform the whole complex of works on masking launchers and their positioning positions. For these tasks, the machine is equipped with a cargo body in which metal containers are transported. In just 5 minutes using a compressor powered by a diesel power unit, the contents of the transported containers are transformed into full-size inflatable models of military equipment, which are completely identical in appearance and dimensions to self-propelled launchers.
Thus, in the cargo body of MIOM-M, containers with mock-ups of the “false rocket battalion” are transported. They are taken from the bodywork and, of course, they are placed in their place not with the help of manual labor, but with the help of an on-board manipulator on the crane. In the back of the machine there is a special grader device, which allows to solve another camouflage task - “distortion of tracks” left by rocket tractors on the ground.
Engineering and masking machine of the RVSN engineering parts is equipped with the following equipment:
- habitable module for the crew;
- module with diesel generator;
- 6 containers C45-69. Presumably, each of them contains an inflatable simulator launcher PGRK. Thus, one machine is able to ensure the placement on the ground of a false rocket division as part of 6 self-propelled launchers with an imitation of their thermal image;
- crane for working with containers;
- grader device located at the stern. Serves for masking traces of equipment left on unpaved country roads;
- sliding dimensional framework, which are designed to test the possibility of movement of the overall self-propelled launcher PGRK on unprepared route in advance;
- equipment designed to assess the bearing capacity of the soil and the carrying capacity of road bridges.
Performance characteristics of MIOM (poster from the Army-2015 forum):
Chassis - MZKT-7930 "Astrologer", wheel formula 8х8
Crew - 8 man.
Length - 15,95 m.
Width - 3,6 m.
Height - 3,9 m.
Ground clearance - not less than 400 mm.
The minimum turning radius is 15 m.
The full mass of the curb car with a crew is no more than 44 700 kg.
Power reserve - up to 750 km.
Autonomy - up to 3-x days.
MIOM / Photo: IA "ARMS OF RUSSIA", Alexey Kitaev
Information sources:
http://militaryrussia.ru/blog/topic-696.ht
https://www.popmech.ru/weapon/14093-pioner-strategicheskogo-naznacheniya/#part2
https://tvzvezda.ru/weapon/prochee/content/201207201423-7q9y.htm
https://rg.ru/2018/02/28/kak-ohraniaiut-rossijskie-strategicheskie-raketnye-kompleksy.html
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