Russian Ballistic Missile Carriers

"QUANTUM SHOT" #141 Russian Army Longest Truck MZKT - 79221 ("Special Wheeled Chassis") Russian Strategic Military has a very mobile part, thanks to the massive truck chassis, developed by the Minsk Tractor Trailer Factory in 1997 (delivered to the Army in 2000) Unparalleled in the world, this 8-axle chassis is intended for carrying ICBMs over various terrain with temperatures ranging from -40°C up to +50°C. A modification of this chassis MZKT - 79221 - 100 is available for non-military use. Carrying capacity - 80 t. Maximum speed - 40 km/h Diesel engine - 700 hp Radius of turn - 25 meters Specs and images source: Legion - Russian military site (steer clear of anti-US comments, if you decide to "Google Translate" it) Dimensions: See this truck deployed as a basis for Strategic Missile Mobile Center RS-12M1 «Topol-M» "Legion" sites the original for these pictures as TommaX, Inc./Military Parade Ltd. There was a time when communists loved to display this kind of machinery at every Red Square parade. Today, their military quietly advances in scary weapons and equipment, still very much a force to reckon with. PS: examples of Soviet Army heavy trucks from the past: MAZ 547 / 7916 - a predecessor to the above model: it had "only" 6 axles (images source) Here it carries the strategic missile RT-2PM: MAZ heavy truck from the 60s MAZ 543 with "Grad" missiles 9P117 Mobile Missile Center, seen at many Soviet Parades. Finally, a bizarre looking "Rubezh" MAZ-543M: (I think I saw one in my very bad dream) Fascinating video, showing ZIL Army trucks in action, including an amphibious monster: CONTINUE TO NEXT PAGE Category: Technology,Automobile, Military Related Posts: Strange Tanks