Strategic Missile Forces continue to be replenished with equipment for covering up traces
As representatives of the Ministry of Defense of Russia explained, new machines allow to distort real traces and roll fake to false objects and positions, and also allow to hide the movement of rocket complexes in their field positions. The presence in these units of the Strategic Missile Forces of these engineering support and camouflage machines, contributes to the strengthening of the defense and protection of objects, and also increases the protection of weapons, military equipment and personnel from the means of destruction of a potential enemy.
The MIOM 15М69 is designed for a crew of 7 people and can be used to perform tasks both independently and in conjunction with the Topol-M and Yars mobile missile systems. Each such vehicle is equipped with a special set of graders for imposing false traces, as well as containers that perform the role of visual and, more importantly, thermal imitation of regular rocket launchers. Each of these machines is able to mimic the 1 division of 6 ballistic missile launchers.
Currently, the process of re-equipping the Strategic Missile Forces with the most modern and effective military equipment continues in Russia. According to Vadim Koval, in 2012, troops received approximately 20 units of engineering equipment, as well as 45 tons of various engineering assets. So, in particular, the Teikov division of the Strategic Missile Forces in 2012 was replenished with the 6 machine engineering and camouflage machines. In addition, as of September 2012, the Strategic Missile Forces на were equipped with modern Topol-M and Yars missile systems with new intercontinental ballistic missiles belonging to the X-Numx generation of the RT-5PM2 and PC-2.
In addition, by the end of 2012, the troops are expected to supply more 40 units of engineering equipment, which will allow up to 98% to increase the supply of military units of the Strategic Missile Forces with various means of engineering weapons. The engineering vehicles supplied to the Strategic Missile Forces include overlayers on a wheeled tractor, bulldozers on an army tractor, universal mine-barriers, excavators, bulldozers, automobile cranes, shelf excavators, sawmills, and various electrical equipment.
MIOM 15M69
An engineering and disguise machine (MIOM) is intended for the implementation of the tasks of disguise and engineering support of the missile complex as a whole, or its individual elements in the process of combat duty on field positions, their change, as well as on combat patrol routes. The introduction of these engineering machines into the structure of the combat units of the Strategic Missile Forces contributes to the accomplishment of such tasks as engineering reconnaissance of field positions and combat patrol routes, including checking the size of the routes and platforms, evaluating the bearing capacity of their ground bases, and, if necessary, restoring sites and routes or broadening them . With the help of MIOM, it is possible to carry out mine clearance and engineering reconnaissance of mine-explosive obstacles; loosening debris; clearing of roads at field positions of launch complexes and their planning.
In addition, the MIOM 15М69 is used to perform engineering tasks for imitation and masking, locating aggregates and slope terrain using the navigation system, determining the carrying capacity of bridges located on the combat patrol routes using a measurement system to check the status of permanent bridges. The machine can also be used to conduct chemical and radiation reconnaissance and perform a number of other tasks.
Imitation and masking tools of the MIOM 15М69 complex make it possible to carry out measures to imitate and hide rocket complexes in field positions, as well as distort the motion trails of launchers, including rolling tracks to false objects and positions, which is especially important when you consider what is the significance of hiding the true location of mobile missile systems. The hidden deployment of mobile missile systems allows you to protect them from possible destruction even before the launch of ballistic missiles.
Functional purpose of MIOM 15М69:
- preparation of terrain for field positions PGRK and engineering reconnaissance of patrol routes;
- installation of false PGRK on the ground;
- masking deployed on the ground PGRK;
- camouflage traces following PGRK along country roads.
The complex is based on the chassis MZKT-7930 "Astrologer". A prototype of a special wheeled chassis with the formula 8х8 was developed at the Minsk plant of wheel tractors in the 1994 year. This chassis was created in the framework of the ROC "Astrologer" even according to a Soviet technical task, issued by the USSR Ministry of Defense and approved in December 1989 of the year. The chassis was supposed to replace the special vehicle MAZ-543 and had a three-seater cabin with improved ergonomics.
On the basis of the new chassis it was planned to place a wide range of weapons. Today, on the chassis of the "Astrologer" is placed such a modern weapon as OTRK Iskander, coastal anti-ship complex Bal-E with anti-ship missiles X-35 Uranus or BSRK Bastion with Yakhont missiles. This chassis is also suitable for the placement of the MLRS and air defense systems, combat control systems, in all, it has become a base for about 100 various solutions. The chassis has excellent maneuverability, and its carrying capacity is 24 tons.
The crew of the engineering and masking machine 15М69 consists of 7 people, the machine autonomy is up to 3-days.
Equipment included in MIOM 15М69:
- habitable module for the crew of the car;
- module with a diesel generator manufactured by CJSC Moscow Projector Plant;
- grader device located at the rear of the machine - designed for masking traces of equipment on dirt roads;
- 6 containers Ц45-69 - presumably, each of these containers is a simulator of STC or AAP PGRK. In this way, a false rocket battalion in the amount of 6 SPU on the ground is achieved with the implementation of imitation of their thermal image.
- sliding overall framework for the verification of the possibility of movement of the overall SPU PGRK along routes that were not prepared in advance;
- crane for working with containers;
- equipment for assessing the load-carrying capacity of automobile bridges and the carrying capacity of the soil (using the angle measurement sensor determines whether the unit is allowed to pass by measuring the tilt angle of the beams).
Electrical equipment and command devices are manufactured by JSC Azov Optical-Mechanical Plant.
It should be noted that this engineering technology is simply necessary for rocket men. She began to enter the Teikov division in 2009. The emergence of such machines in the army led to the introduction of new methods of imitation and concealment, used by personnel carrying combat duty on mobile missile systems. The use of engineering and disguise machines made it possible to reduce the human labor costs that were used to complete the tasks assigned to this engineering machine almost 10 times.
Information sources:
-http: //lenta.ru/news/2012/11/15/falsetrail
-http: //militaryrussia.ru/blog/topic-696.html
-http: //www.russianarms.ru/forum
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