The mobile ICBM TELs have become quite iconic for the Russian SMFs, but this was not always the case.
Temp-2S had a limited success and deployment, with 4th gen Topol being the first system to enter wide spread service.
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Temp-2S had a limited success and deployment, with 4th gen Topol being the first system to enter wide spread service.
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However Topol development had issues and delays, leading to staggered deployment:
- 1985 first unit with fixed CP and interim launcher
- 1987 first unit with an interim mobile CP
- 1988 first unit with full structure and acceptance into service
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- 1985 first unit with fixed CP and interim launcher
- 1987 first unit with an interim mobile CP
- 1988 first unit with full structure and acceptance into service
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While the use of the interim launcher (compare and contrast below) is somewhat known, the CP woes are less so.
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One of the reasons for the delays in deployment were problems in development of the 4th gen NC3 system (Signal-A), on L5-7 (regiment, divizion, launcher)
The system offered better support for mobile operations than Signal-M deployed on Pioner, Temp-2S.
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The system offered better support for mobile operations than Signal-M deployed on Pioner, Temp-2S.
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Together with the new navigation gear it made TELs autonomous - capable of launching from any point in the patrol route and without a separate local CP/CC.
Together with the ICT system and the survivable compute it allowed for retargeting against non planned targets.
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Together with the ICT system and the survivable compute it allowed for retargeting against non planned targets.
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Note NC3 equipment.
In base a TEL can be connected to the NC3 by cable, in its Krona shelter.
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In base a TEL can be connected to the NC3 by cable, in its Krona shelter.
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However during Soviet era Signal-A only made it to L4, with high levels of the system suffering from even greater delays than the lower ones, with full roll out completed only in mid 2010s.
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