Strategic Weapons Review: 9M76 TR-1 'Temp' (NATO: SS-12 Scaleboard) SRBM


A TR-1 SRBM being prepared for launch

The TR-1 Temp is a mobile theatre ballistic missile developed and deployed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War. It was assigned the NATO reporting name SS-12 Scaleboard and carried the industrial designation 9M76. The missile system entered service in the mid-1960s.

The TR-1 was designed as a mobile weapon to give theatre commanders instant nuclear strike capability. The weapon used the same mobile launcher (the 8x8 MAZ-543 'Uragan') as the R-17 (SS-1 Scud-B) missile but the missile itself had an environmental protective cover that split down the middle and was only opened when the missile was ready to fire.

The missile itself is very much improved from the Scud. While the missile still uses liquid fuel and took as much as 90 minutes to fuel and prepare for launch, the missile itself is set in two stages instead of just one. A second booster activates around 30 seconds after launch. This greatly increased the altitude where the missile will reach before initiating its terminal phase, this extended the range of the missile to up to 1,000 kilometers.

The inertial navigation system uses three gyroscopes, making it much more accurate and with a smaller circular error probability (CEP) of as small as 300 meters compared to the earlier SS-1 Scud-B which can have a CEP of as much as 2,000 to 3,000 meters. Unlike the Scud missiles, the SS-12 was only ever designed to carry a single 500kt nuclear warhead. No other type of warhead were ever produced for the missile.

While the missile was advanced for its day, not many were ever produced. It is thought that the Soviets never had more than 300 SS-12 missiles during its entire service period. Unlike the widely distributed Scud-B missile, no SS-12 missiles were ever exported to foreign countries. Most SS-12 missiles were deployed to forward areas in East Germany and Czechoslovakia for instant nuclear retaliation in the event of a NATO attack. From here, the missiles can reach targets as far west as France and southern England.

Interestingly, during the 1980s Iran-Iraq war, the Iraqis, which were having trouble targeting Iranian cities with their short-ranged Scud missiles tried to purchase from the Soviet Union several examples of the SS-12 missiles with a view for local production; but the Soviets refused to sell them to the Iraqis due to fears that the Iraqis will mount chemical weapons onto them.

All SS-12 missiles were scrapped in the late 1980s due to the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT) agreements.

Indonesian Navy first Sigma PKR 10514 - KRI R.E Martadinata (331)



Credit to original uploader.

This post has been edited by azriel: Jan 18 2016, 01:46 PM

Naval base on Palawan’s Oyster Bay being developed





http://globalnation.inquirer.net/135210/na...being-developed

Official launching of the Indonesian Navy first Sigma PKR 10514 - KRI R.E.Martadinata (331). Photo by Metrotvnews.





This post has been edited by azriel: Jan 18 2016, 06:26 PM

An Islamic Hate Group Stalks the Streets of Jakarta





http://warisboring.com/articles/an-islamic...ets-of-jakarta/

North Korea military drop one million leaflets on South Korea



http://tass.ru/en/world/850238

Nuclear Cruise Missile Opponents are Pushing a Dangerous Line





http://warontherocks.com/2016/01/nuclear-c...dangerous-line/

Official launching of Philippine Navy first Strategic Sealift Vessel (SSV) - BRP Tarlac. Photo by pojokpitu.

Mercedes-Benz G-Wagen ‘Military Edition’ by Kahn





http://www.<link removed>/2016/01/18/mercedes...dition-by-kahn/

This post has been edited by BorneoAlliance: Jan 18 2016, 06:59 PM

RMN PCU Teguh Samudera caught fire this morning.



http://www.malaysiandefence.com/the-bad-luck-continues/

http://www.bharian.com.my/node/115604



This post has been edited by azriel: Jan 18 2016, 07:17 PM

Philippine Navy first Strategic Sealift Vessel (SSV) BRP Tarlac launching ceremony.







http://m.beritasatu.com/galeri-foto/4495-e...pal-perang.html

This post has been edited by azriel: Jan 18 2016, 08:47 PM

West Malaysia doesn't buy (or export arms) while East Malaysia buys from US

lol

Nice pics. Question: what would you guys sacrifice for a Makassar LPD? Me, I think maybe we can cut a couple of fighter jets. Got to be worth it to have the ability to transport tanks to Sabah whenever we like.

I'm getting suspicious. Too many fire to be a coincident.

Syrian Army fights off both ISIS and rebels simultaneously – Homs/Hama map



For months, the Syrian Arab Army’s 67th Brigade of the 11th Tank Division and National Defence Forces (NDF) have seen themselves heavily embattled with Islamist rebels from Jabhat Al-Nusra (Syrian Al-Qaeda group) and Harakat Ahrar Al-Sham. However, it took until the beginning of 2016 before government troops could gradually push Islamist rebels back along the Orontes River which is situated south of the Hama-Salamiyah road. Thus, demoralized rebel fighters returned to the Homs pocket (green map area) at ar-Rastan and Talbisah which has been surrounded by government troops (red map area) for years.

Meanwhile, the Syrian Arab Army’s 120th Brigade of the 2nd Armored Division – in coordination with the Syrian Social Nationalist Party (SSNP) and NDF of Homs – has also witnessed fierce clashes with ISIS fighters (black map area) at the Sadad-Maheen-Quraytayn axis during the past few months. Maheen has changed hands more than five times recently; however, since the 29th of December, it has been firmly under government control. In the meantime, ISIS has launched counter-offensives at Deir Ez-Zor and Palmyra. Effectively, the Syrian Army risks having its front line too thinly stretched as it must combat both Islamist rebels and ISIS fighters concurrently.

While ISIS officially severed ties with Syrian rebels in early 2014, the two parties have conveniently avoided each other on the battlefield. In fact, rebel factions and the Islamic State merely share front lines along a narrow corridor in northern Aleppo and southwestern Daraa with only sporadic clashes to follow. Meanwhile, the Syrian Arab Army has found itself heavily embattled with ISIS at Deir Ez-Zor, Palmyra & Qaryatyan, Aleppo, eastern Hama, northeastern Sweida and the Damascus suburbs of Yarmouk and Hajar al-Aswad.


In 2011 and 2012, Syrian rebels captured a large chunk of the Homs governorate including 2/3rds of the provincial capital. However, in 2013 and 2014 the Syrian government – heavily backed by Hezbollah – recaptured a string of towns inside Homs governorate; most notably Al-Qusayr, Talkalakh, Krak des Chevaliers and the city of Homs itself. However, 2015 spelled the loss of Palmyra and Qaryatyan to ISIS while government troops attempted to starve the Homs rebel pocket into submission.

If the Syrian Arab Army is to be victorious in central Syria they must capture the remaining Islamist rebel strongholds inside Homs governorate: that being Talbiseh, ar-Rastan and Kafr Laha. Furthermore, they must resist or expel hostile ISIS fighters at Palmyra and Qaryatyan. From the perspective of rebels inside Homs, it seems little other than a miracle or a diplomatic solution can save them from the onslaught of the Syrian Arab Army. Currently, their nearest rebel allies are more than 40 kilometers north at Lataminah (Hama).

http://www.almasdarnews.com/article/syrian...y-homshama-map/

Syrian Army recaptures Baghiliyah in Deir Ez-Zor – Map update



Saturday afternoon, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) fully recaptured the village of Baghiliyah (Al-Bughayliyah) near Deir Ez-Zor after a successful counteroffensive was launched as to revert the gains of ISIS militants.

Nevertheless, 2 days ago, ISIS fighters stormed the village of Baghiliyah and managed to kill an estimated 280 civilians during a surprise offensive which temporarily had Jihadist forces capture most of Baghiliyah; however, these gains have since been undone with the Syrian Arab Army also recapturing Jami’yah Al-Rawad Neighborhood and the Radio Broadcast Tower entirely.

In total, an estimated 100.000 civilians live in government-held Deir Ez-Zor while most are completely dependent on supplies being delivered by Syrian government helicopters and planes. Regrettably, food prices have doubled while the unemployment rate in Deir Ez-Zor has gone through the roof due to the conflict.

While the SAA has recaptured Baghiliyah, ISIS gains at Ayyash are still to challenged as the Ayyash weapons depot and Ayyash fuel station remain disputed for now. However, reservists of the Syrian Arab Army’s 104th and 137th Brigades of the 17th Division have been summoned as to respond to the latest manuevers of ISIS fighters.

http://www.almasdarnews.com/article/syrian...zor-map-update/

US seeks 3 Americans missing in Iraq





http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-seeks...-iraq-239164913

as usual hse goyang kaki, but judging by the smoke luckily its not a marine fuel fire which would easily burn down the whole ship (unfiltered marine fuel smoke is as black as a blackhole)

like always the shipyard will bear full responsibility and cost incurred to the subsequent repair needed

most likely not HSE goyang kaki

most worker dont bother aboyt HSE, oily glove just throw one side. Some even smoke

HSE canot be babysitting 24/7