What's new in the creation of BZHRK Barguzin. Successful launch of the Barguzin missile launcher (4 photos)
BZHRK "Barguzin" - combat railway missile system, developed on the basis of another BZHRK - “Molodets”. On this moment development was stopped and the Molodets missile system project was closed.
What is BZHRK? BZHRK - Barguzin railway-based missile system. That is, this is a train with several missiles on board, disguised as a simple civilian train and running throughout the country. "Barguzin", whose weapons are thermonuclear missiles, could become one of such trains.
The history of the creation of "Barguzin"
In the online encyclopedia Wikipedia about the Barguzin BZHRK it is written:
- year 2012- the beginning of work on the creation of the Barguzin combat railway missile system;
- December 2014- selection of the combat basis of the complex - it became the RS-24 Yars missile;
- End of 2015- Sergei Karakaev, Commander-in-Chief of the Strategic Missile Forces, announced that the design of the preliminary version of the BZHRK has been completed and the development of working drawings for the complex has begun;
- May 2016- Colonel General Viktor Esin announced the approximate time frame for the creation and adoption of the Barguzin - 2018–2025;
- November 2016- at the Plesetsk cosmodrome, the first stage of testing of the modified RS-24 Yars rocket, developed specifically for the BZHRK, was successfully completed;
- December 2017- announcement of the termination of work on the project.
Progenitor of "Barguzin"
The idea of creating a BZHRK as a combat unit is not new and did not belong to Russia or the USSR. The first attempts to do something similar were made by the United States, but the project was never adopted. But the USSR liked the idea of a nuclear train, and already in 1969 the development of a project began - Barguzin rocket trains of a new generation.
The Molodets BZHRK began its first combat duty in 1987.
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Currently, most of the “Molodets” complexes have been disposed of under the START-2 agreement; only two museum trains exist.
"Barguzin" was supposed to become deep modification“Well done,” but the project was closed. Let's look at the structure of the BZHRK using the example of "Molodets".
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Device
The said BZHRK included three DM62 diesel locomotives, a command post consisting of 7 cars, a tank car with reserves of fuel and lubricants and three launchers with missiles.
The Molodets complex looked like an ordinary train of refrigerated cars.
Mail, luggage and passenger cars. Fourteen cars had eight wheel pairs, and three had four.
Three cars were disguised as passenger cars, the rest, those with eight axles, were disguised as “refrigerated trucks.” Thanks to the available supplies on board, the complex could operate autonomously for up to 28 days.
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The weight of the rocket was 104 tons and to solve the problem of overload, special unloading devices were used, redistributing part of the weight to adjacent cars. In addition, the length of the rocket should not exceed the length of standard cars, so the design of the fairing of the head part was redone and became folding.
The missiles could be launched from any point along the route.
The launch algorithm is as follows:
- the train stops, a special device moves to the side and short-circuits the contact network to the ground;
- The launch container takes a vertical position due to the hydraulic system;
- after this, a mortar launch of the rocket can be carried out;
- Already in the air, the rocket started its main engine.
The whole operation took about three minutes. Each starting device could work both as part of the train and separately from it.
Tactical and technical characteristics of the complex
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Why "Barguzin" was not adopted for service
The Barguzin project was very promising. The news of its creation caused a wave of indignation in the West. And it’s not surprising, because the new “Barguzin” was supposed to be an improved model of another BZHRK “Molodets”. That is, take the best from it and correct the shortcomings.
For example, the Barguzin was supposed to look more like a regular freight train than its predecessor.
Its structure lacked such features as an extended carriage, several additional wheelsets and locomotives, and this is an important camouflage factor. In addition, the BZHRK can change its movement vector at any time, which will make it difficult to strike back at it.
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And despite all these advantages, the project is either frozen or completely discontinued. Why? There are several versions.
The first is a strategic move to disinformation the enemy. A good old trick, let the potential enemy think that Russia has really stopped developing the new generation Barguzin ballistic missile system, and let his guard down.
Secondly, development has actually stopped. And there are several reasons for this. For example, leading weapons developers do not have a common opinion about the BZHRK as a whole. This project, the Barguzin combat railway missile system, has both supporters and opponents.
It should not be ruled out economic factor. Perhaps spending on rocket train Well done would have turned out too big, and the project might not have justified itself. It is also worth adding that for the army, the creation of the BZHRK - the Barguzin missile train - has never been a priority.
However, according to those responsible for this project, if necessary, the Barguzin railway missile complex will be built as soon as possible.
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Characteristics of the BZHRK Barguzin complex
Below are the characteristics of the Barguzin BZHRK: missiles and some characteristics of the entire complex as a whole.
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BZHRK design
Roughly speaking, how combat unit the Barguzin train never existed. Its entire development and design is on paper marked “SECRET”, so its entire description is speculative.
In appearance, "Barguzin" is an ordinary freight train, of which there are a huge number. And that's it. The developers were strictly limited by the requirements of railway standards.
That is, they must fit into the framework of modern rolling stock, so that the BZHRK appearance no different from an ordinary train. Thus, a missile with a launch container must be placed in a standard refrigerated car, which is 24 meters long.
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The new generation Barguzin BZHRK carriages are equipped with Yars intercontinental ballistic missiles with 30 warheads with a yield of 550 kilotons each. Due to the same limitations, it was decided to make the rocket stages foldable.
In addition, inside the locomotive there are command posts, technological and technical systems, communications and personnel. In the event of an enemy attack, the train is stopped and prepared to start. The doors on the roofs of the cars move apart, the mechanisms bring the rockets into a vertical position and the launch is carried out.
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Project Barguzin - advantages and disadvantages
Advantages:
- Stealth. Thanks to the disguise as ordinary Russian Railways trains, it will be extremely difficult for a potential enemy to find the BZHRK of the Barguzin project, even with the help of a satellite;
- Maneuverability. In Russia great amount railway tracks and "Barguzin" is capable of changing direction at any moment, and this will make it difficult to strike back;
- Economical. Servicing one unit of a gas-propelled rocket engine is cheaper than servicing any other ground-based complex.
Flaws:
- Blade wear. Car with nuclear missile much heavier than any freight car. This causes additional stress on the blade and accelerates its wear. And due to extraordinary repairs, a potential enemy may find out the approximate route of the BZHRK;
- Frivolity. For some unknown reason, there is no proper attitude towards the BZHRK. Yes, this is a nuclear missile system, but the development of such projects has never been a priority. After all, there are time-tested and battle-tested land, sea and underwater-based systems;
- Expensive. Despite the relatively low maintenance costs, the construction of such a complex is very expensive. And at the moment there is no urgent need for it.
Russia has stopped creating the Barguzin combat railway missile system, the development of which was announced only in July by Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin. The Barguzin project has been shelved, reports "Russian newspaper". This has not yet been officially announced.
“The Barguzin project is at the level of absolute industry readiness for creation if the decision is made and included in state program weapons,” he said in an interview in the summer RIA News" Rogozin, who is also the chairman of the Military-Industrial Complex Commission.
At the same time it was reported that the Barguzin BZHRK was planned to be developed before 2018. The new BZHRK was supposed to significantly exceed its Soviet predecessor in accuracy, missile range and other characteristics. This would allow the train to be in combat service at least until 2040. composition of the Strategic Missile Forces. Thus, it was reported that the missile forces strategic purpose are returning to a three-species grouping containing mine, mobile and railway-based complexes.
At the end of 2015, Commander-in-Chief of the Strategic Missile Forces Sergei Karakaev spoke about the completion of the preliminary design of the BZHRK and the beginning of the development of working design documentation for the units and systems of the complex. In turn, the Chief of the Main Staff of the Strategic Missile Forces in 1994 - 1996, Colonel General Viktor Esin, announced in May 2016 that the timing of the creation of Barguzin would be determined in the state weapons program for 2018 - 2025.
In November 2016, successful throw tests of a rocket modification specifically for the BZHRK took place at the Plesetsk cosmodrome. It is known that one “Barguzin” was planned to be equated with missile regiment, and the missile division of the Strategic Missile Forces should include five missile regiments - 30 launchers.
Roll tests are the first stage of testing any missiles. These tests check, in particular, whether the algorithms for preparing the rocket for launch are correctly developed, how the rocket leaves the launcher, and how the launch equipment operates. In January this year The defense industry complex explained that flight tests of the missile are scheduled for 2019.
The order “On the creation of a mobile BZHRK” with the RT-23 missile was signed on January 13, 1969. The complex was supposed to form the basis of the retaliatory strike group, since it had mobility and with high probability could survive after the enemy struck the first blow. The lead developer was the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau, located in the city of Dnepropetrovsk (present-day Dnieper).
The main designers of the BZHRK were academicians brothers Alexey and Vladimir Utkin - outstanding creators of the Soviet missile weapons. The BZHRK is a mobile railway-based strategic missile system, externally indistinguishable from an ordinary freight train. Its carriages are equipped with fully loaded intercontinental ballistic missiles, command posts, technological and technical systems, communications equipment and personnel of missile officers.
In case of threat nuclear war According to the plan, BZHRKs enter patrol routes and merge with the flow of other trains.
If the command gives an order to combat use, the train stops and prepares to attack. The doors on the roofs of three cars move apart, and mechanisms hidden inside bring the missile launch containers into a vertical position. In two minutes, the complex is ready to fire three missiles, carrying a total of 30 individually targeted warheads with a capacity of 550 kilotons each. For comparison, the power dropped on Hiroshima atomic bomb"Little Boy" was about 18 kilotons.
At the end of October, the press secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov said that the head of state Vladimir Putin took personal part in training on managing strategic nuclear forces. Peskov added that Putin launched four ballistic missiles. He also clarified that the test " nuclear triad"is an ongoing process that takes place in strict accordance with international rules, and these teachings cannot negatively affect international situation or increase tension.
BZHRK, or the Barguzin combat railway missile system, is a new generation of trains armed with ballistic missiles. Developed in Russian Federation. It is planned to be put into service in 2020.
What is a nuclear train? What were the first generation of USSR rocket trains like? Why didn't the US manage to create a ghost train? You will get answers to these and many other questions in this article.
What is "BZHRK"?
BZHRK (or ghost train) is a military railway missile system for strategic purposes. The complex is located on the base of a railway train consisting of a diesel locomotive and freight cars. From the outside, it is no different from ordinary freight trains that run in thousands across Russia. However, it has a very complicated filling. Inside are placed intercontinental missiles, command posts, technical service systems, technological modules that ensure the functioning of the complex and the livelihoods of personnel. At the same time, the train is autonomous.
The BZHRK was created primarily as the main striking power to retaliate nuclear strike against a potential enemy, therefore it had the qualities of mobility and survivability. According to the plans of the command, it was supposed to survive after being hit by an intercontinental ballistic missile by a potential enemy.
BZHRK "Scalpel" - previous generation of nuclear trains
The development of nuclear trains first began in the 60s of the twentieth century. Work was carried out in the USSR and the USA approximately in parallel.
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Moreover, the idea of creation, according to legend, was planted by the Americans. After unsuccessful attempts The decision of the United States to create the complex was to spread misinformation that such trains are being actively created and will soon hit the rails. The purpose of the false information was one - to force the Soviet Union to invest huge amounts of money in an unrealizable idea. As a result, the result exceeded all expectations.
On January 13, 1969, the Order of the Commander-in-Chief “On the creation of a mobile combat railway missile system (BZHRK) with the RT-23 missile” was signed, in pursuance of which by the 1980s in the USSR, for the first time in the world, it was put into production and tested in conditions close to combat, a missile carrier on a railway platform, which had no analogues in the whole world. As experts said, there is no more formidable and mobile weapon on the planet than a mobile railway combat train with a continental missile on board.
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A team worked on the creation of the complex Russian Academy Sciences, led by brothers Alexei and Vladimir Utkin. During its creation, the designers faced several serious difficulties.
- Firstly, the mass of the train is huge weight could deform the railway track. The smallest ICBM (Intercontinental Ballistic Missile) weighed 100 tons.
- Secondly, the direct flame from the rocket launch melted the train and the rails on which it stood.
- Thirdly, the contact network above the car, naturally, was an obstacle to launching a rocket. And this is not the entire list of problems that Soviet specialists faced.
The BZHRK used RT-23U missiles (NATO classification SS-24 "Scalpel"). Special rockets with a retractable nozzle and fairing were manufactured for the composition. One missile carries a MIRV-type multiple warhead with 10 warheads with a yield of 500 kilotons each.
An original solution was made to distribute the load on the track. The three cars were connected by a rigid coupling, which ensured that the weight of the rocket was distributed over a longer section of the railway track. In combat mode, special hydraulic paws extended.
To remove the catenary system that interfered with the launch, a special device was invented that carefully removed the wires from the complex’s operating area. The network was de-energized before launch.
An ingenious solution was also invented to launch the rocket - a mortar launch. A powder charge ejected the rocket 20 meters above the ground, after which another charge adjusted the tilt of the rocket nozzle away from the train, and after that the first stage engine turned on. Thus, the column of flame of enormous temperature did not cause damage to the cars and tracks, but was directed in the right direction.
The autonomy of the rocket train was more than 20 days.
October 20, 1987, after tests carried out at the Semipalatinsk test site, missile regiment RT-23UTTH "Well done" went on combat duty. And by 1989, 3 divisions of the BZHRK were deployed on the territory of the USSR, dispersed over a distance of many thousands of kilometers: in the Kostroma region, in the Perm and Krasnoyarsk territories.
The BZHRK device includes railway modules for various purposes, namely: 3 ICBM launch modules RT-23UTTH, 7 cars as part of the command module, a module with fuel reserves in a railway tank and 2 diesel locomotives of the DM-62 modification. Work on improving the equipment did not stop even after entering the troops, and its combat potential grew steadily.
BZHRK "Molodets" were a nightmare for the Americans. Huge amounts of money have been allocated to track ghost trains. Reconnaissance satellites searched for 12 ghost trains across the country and could not distinguish the combat complex from a train with refrigerators (refrigerated cars) carrying food.
After the collapse Soviet Union, already in Russia everything has changed. On January 3, 1993, the START-2 treaty was signed in Moscow, according to which the Russian Federation must destroy part of its missile potential, including RT-23U missiles, so by 2005, according to the official version, all BZHRKs will be removed from combat duty and are destroyed, and the few survivors are sent to storage for further disposal.
The complex was officially on combat duty in the Soviet Union for about 20 years, until 2005.
US attempts to create a ghost train
The United States has also made attempts to create missile systems on a railway platform. Their development began in the 1960s, since around the same time Pentagon scientists first created the solid-fuel Minuteman ballistic missile, which in its own way technical parameters could be launched from small platforms and in conditions of railway shaking. The development was given the name "Minitman Rail Garrison".
Initially, it was planned that a ghost train filled with missiles would run along predetermined positions, for which work would be carried out at the specified locations to create conditions in order to simplify the launch and adjust the missile’s navigation system to the specified launch points.
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First mobile missiles The Minuteman on the railroad platform was expected to enter service with the US Army by mid-1962. But the American administration did not allocate the necessary amount to prepare the infrastructure and launch the production of prototypes, and the program was shelved. And the created transport cars were used to deliver the “Minitman” to the place of combat deployment - launch silos.
However, after the success of the Soviet Union in developing similar projects, the United States remembered the technology that had been gathering dust since the 60s and in 1986 created new project using old developments. The then existing LGM-118A “Peacekeeper” missile was chosen for the prototype. It was planned that its traction would be provided by four-axle diesel locomotives, and each train would be provided with two security cars. 2 cars will be allocated to the launcher with an already charged missile in the launch container, another one will house the control center, and the remaining cars will take fuel and parts for routine repairs.
But the Peacekeeper Rail Garrison was never destined to get on the rails. After the official end Cold War US authorities abandoned the development of missile systems on a railway platform and redirected cash flows for other military industry projects.
In the United States, the railway-based missile system was never put into operation - its history ended after unsuccessful tests in 1989.
New railway missile system of the Russian Federation
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Currently, for various reasons, none of the armies in the world have railway launchers in service. The Russian Federation is the only one that has been working on the creation of this type of weapon since 2012, and has now developed preliminary designs for a railway launcher that meets all modern requirements requirements for strategic weapons.
It is known that the design name of the new BZHRK is “Barguzin”. Project documentation indicates that the Barguzin will be assembled from two main parts: a railway launcher and a combat missile.
The railway launcher will be located on a railway platform, to which a special beam with a lifting boom and a control mechanism is attached. A lifting frame with the possibility of longitudinal movement is attached to the railway boom. The TPK (torpedo hull perforator) with the missile will be supported by supports that are mounted on support plates and equipped with rotary rods.
The rocket is launched from the TPK, commands for which are given from a special car as part of the BZHRK with control systems attached to it. When a rocket is launched, the roof of the car opens (reclines), thereby creating the distance necessary for the launch.
Comparative characteristics
Parameter | BZHRK "Barguzin" | BZHRK "Well done" |
Date of adoption | 2009 | 1989 |
Rocket length, m | 22,7 | 22,6 |
Launch weight, t | 47,1 | 104,5 |
Maximum range, km | 11000 | 10 100 |
Number and power of warheads, Mt | 3-4 X 0.15; 3-4 X 0.3 | 10×0.55 |
Number of locomotives | 1 | 3 |
Number of missiles | 6 | 3 |
Autonomy, days | 28 | 28 |
Advantages of the new BZHRK:
- Less train weight
- Modern navigation systems
- Greater missile accuracy
Rockets
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At the stage of development of project documentation, the developers and command faced a choice - which of the modern missiles, in service in Russian army, used as a projectile on the Barguzin BZHRK. After numerous discussions, the Yars and Yars-M missiles were chosen. This rocket is a silo-based and mobile-based solid-fuel ballistic missile with a detachable warhead, maximum range the flight of which is 11,000 kilometers, and the charge power in TNT equivalent ranges from 150 to 300 kilograms. This ballistic missile performed excellently during preliminary tests.
Does BZHRK exist now?
After the signing of the START-2 international treaty in January 1993, Russia lost its railway combat missile systems. Now most of them have been destroyed, and the rest have turned into exhibits standing on the sidings of railway depots. Therefore, in fact, until 2006, our state was left without strike force to strike back with colossal mobile capabilities. But in 2002, Russia refused to ratify the START II treaty, which meant the possibility of restoring ballistic missile capabilities.
As mentioned above, none of the world powers currently has a single BZHRK worker in combat service. The only country taking steps to create a BZHRK is Russia, and several stages have already passed in the process of creating the complex.
Current situation
In 2006, the troops began to receive Topol-M ground-based mobile missile systems armed with Yars missiles instead of the BZHRK. Currently, the Russian army is armed with more than a hundred Topol-M combat systems, which can partially fill the gap left after the decommissioning of the BZHRK.
The current situation gives reasons for optimism - we all hope that by 2020 mass production BZHRK "Barguzin" will arrive, which will equip our army.
Experimental design work (R&D) on the Barguzin project began at the Moscow Institute of Thermal Engineering in 2012. The completion of the research and development work is planned for 2020, and funds for their implementation are already being allocated. In 2014, the preliminary design of the complex was completed, and by the beginning of 2015, designers began the first stage of experimental design work to create a railway launcher. Development of design documentation is full progress since 2015. Creation timeframe individual elements"Barguzin", its collection and preliminary tests will become known by 2018. The deployment of the complex and its entry into the army is planned for 2020.
There is information about successful launch missiles from the Barguzin combat railway complex. No official confirmation yet.
RT-23 UTTH "Well done".
Information has appeared about the successful launch of a missile from the Barguzin combat railway complex (BZHRK), which is being developed in Russia to replace the Molodets complex, created in the 1980s. However, there has not yet been confirmation of this information from the Ministry of Defense. It is quite possible that the talk (without specifying) was about the start of throw tests, which were scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2016.
For the first time after the 80s, Academician Yu.S. Solomonov carried out a successful launch of the Barguzin rocket, this is the so-called “wandering launch”. Combat railway missile system "Barguzin" - promising mobile complex missile weapons strategic missile forces Armed Forces Russian Federation.
Vladimir Putin and Yuri Solomonov
The Barguzin rocket takes off from the freight car of an ordinary train, i.e. the train itself is a spaceport. Such missiles - four BZHRKs - have been in service with our Strategic Missile Forces since the late 80s, but first Gorbachev, then Yeltsin destroyed all four complexes. The Americans feared such missiles more than anything else, because in one night such trains could go anywhere, to any point in the Soviet Union.
Vladimir Putin and the Moscow Institute of Thermal Engineering Research Institute, which is headed by Hero of Labor of the Russian Federation, Academician Yuri Semenovich Solomonov, recreated this great weapon practically from scratch. Before today we were ahead of the Americans and Chinese in rocket science by about 10 - 15 years, and from that moment on we were already half a century ahead of them! All the country's leaders have already congratulated the great Russian rocket scientist Yuri Solomonov on his successful launch. We join in their congratulations.
In May 2016, information appeared about the completion of the process of developing documentation for the Barguzin BZHRK. It is assumed that the new complex will carry more modern and lighter missiles created on the basis of the RS-24 Yars. One train will include six missiles - each is located in a separate carriage, disguised as a standard refrigerator. For traction, one diesel locomotive will be used instead of three, as in the Molodets BZHRK.
Soviet BZHRK "Molodets"
This accommodation option ballistic missiles very much criticized by NATO countries. The fact is that with such a placement it is very difficult to track the movement of such trains. From above, the cars are generally identical and can change direction at any time, which makes the destruction of the complex in the event of a launch very difficult. Although international treaty START-3 does not prohibit the creation of such weapons; every news about the return of “ghost trains” is met with a wave of criticism in the Western press.
Intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) / combat railway missile system (BZHRK). The R&D work on the creation of the BZHRK began in 2012 and is being carried out by the Moscow Institute of Thermal Engineering (MIT). Until December 2014, it was discussed that the creation of the complex was possible either on the basis of the RS-24 Yars ICBM, or on the basis of the RS-26 Rubezh ICBM, or using developments on the 3M30 Bulava intercontinental SLBM. But in December 2014, information appeared in the media that the complex would include ICBMs of the Yars or Yars-M type.
It is unlikely that the chief designer of the complex could be Yu.S. Solomonov because in his speeches in the media, he repeatedly spoke out against the BZHRK as a class of missile systems. By 2020, it is planned to complete R&D, create and test prototypes of BZHRK (according to 2012 plans). After 2020, the complexes will begin to enter service with the Strategic Missile Forces.
On April 23, 2013, Deputy Minister of Defense of Russia Yuri Borisov stated that the preliminary design of the BZHRK is currently underway, and work is underway on technical projects. On December 18, 2013, the commander of the Strategic Missile Forces, Colonel General Sergei Karakaev, announced that the preliminary design will be completed in the first half of 2014, but the final decision on the design of the BZHRK has not yet been made. As a result, the preliminary design of the complex was completed at the end of 2014. The media reported that as of mid-2015, the first stage of development work to create the complex was underway.
In December 2014, in the media, the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Strategic Missile Forces stated that the development of the BZHRK could soon begin, and the Commander-in-Chief of the Strategic Missile Forces stated a day later that the new complex is called “Barguzin”. The development of design documentation began in 2015 and is planned to be completed in mid-2016. Although later in December 2015, a source in the Russian defense industry told the media that due to the difficult financial situation, the deadline for the creation of Barguzin has been postponed by more than one year and will be completed no earlier than 2020. On May 12, 2016, information appeared in the media that “the design documentation has been worked out, individual elements of the complex are being created, but exact dates there is no creation and adoption of it,” the timing will become clear in 2018.
The start of deployment of the new BZHRK is expected no earlier than 2018, and most likely in 2019. At the end of 2015, the start date for deployment of the complex has been specified - 2020.
Illustrations for the TsKB Titan patent for a railway launcher.
The numbers in the diagram indicate: 1 - railway car or platform, 2 - fixed pinned beam, 3 - lifting boom, 4 - boom lifting mechanism, 5 - movable frame mounted on the boom with the possibility of longitudinal movement, 6 - TPK with a rocket , 7 - telescopic supports, 8 - support plates, 9 - rotary rods for “aiming” the supports on the rails of the railway track.
Launcher - BZHRK - combat railway missile system. The launch is carried out from a TPK, brought into the starting position at the starting point from a special railway car with a drop-down roof. Technically, the BZHRK may include several cars with ICBMs, as well as combat duty support cars and, probably, Maintenance complex.
There is a possibility that the development of the BZHRK launcher is being carried out by the Federal State Unitary Enterprise Central Design Bureau "Titan" (Volgograd) - this company has registered a patent for "Launcher for transporting and launching a missile from a transport-launch container located in a railway car or on a platform" (RU 2392573). Designers (authors of the patent) - V.A. Shurygin, B.M. Abramovich, D.N. Biryukov and I.V. Shapkin.
The development of launch equipment is most likely being carried out by KBSM within the framework of the Barguzin theme. In 2013, KBSM developed a preliminary design of system units and the complex as a whole, formed cooperation between co-executing enterprises, and developed technical specifications for contractors.
In addition, on the topic "Barguzin-RV" in 2013, the development of preliminary designs for special railway formations was carried out at the Central Design Bureau of Transport Engineering.
According to media reports, as of 2014, the option of a railway train of the Barguzin BZHRK with 6 launchers- which is equal regiment of the Strategic Missile Forces. The missile division will include 5 regiments of the Barguzin BZHRK.
Missile - it is likely to use a missile similar to previously created intercontinental missile systems with a minimum time of the active part of the trajectory and with a MIRV. RS-24 Yars ICBMs, RS-26 Rubezh ICBMs, and 3M30 Bulava SLBMs can be considered as basic options. With a high probability, the degree of unification among missiles will be high, but less than 100%.
According to media reports, as of 2014, the option of a railway composition of the Barguzin BZHRK with 6 launchers with Yars or Yars-M missiles is being considered.
Rocket design - three-stage rocket classic layout with a sequential arrangement of steps. With a high probability, the missile will be equipped with a complex of means for overcoming missile defense (KSP ABM).
Control and guidance system - inertial autonomous.
Engines - solid propellant rocket engines at all stages.
Warhead types - MIRV IN. It is possible to use advanced maneuvering combat equipment.
Status: Russia
- 2012 - The Moscow Institute of Thermal Engineering began R&D to create a BZHRK.
2013 - development of preliminary designs for the complex components.
PROMISING MILITARY RAILWAY MISSILE COMPLEXES (RAIL-MOBILE MISSILE SYSTEMS) "BARGUZIN"
31.01.2019
Probably, the location of the Barguzin missile launcher tests has been discovered. It is curious that it is located on the same former site The Cyclone launch vehicle in Plesetsk, where the launch positions were previously identified as the positions of the Nudol complex. Site coordinates: N 62°54.448′ E 40°47.115′.
The creation of the site approximately began in early 2016 and was completed in the fall of 2017, which does not contradict information that appeared earlier in a number of media. Let me remind you that anonymous sources in the military-industrial complex confirmed information that throwing tests were carried out at the Plesetsk training ground in November 2016 as part of the program for creating the Barguzin BZHRK. According to a TASS publication, the Barguzin BZHRK has been excluded from the state arms program until 2027. R&D for the creation of BZHRK in currently suspended or completed, so no further testing is being carried out at the site.
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PROMISING COMBAT RAILWAY MISSILE SYSTEM (BZHRK) “BARGUZIN”
Work on a new generation combat mobile railway complex with an intercontinental ballistic missile based on the Barguzin design and development work has been carried out with the leading role of JSC Moscow Institute of Thermal Engineering Corporation (MIT) since 2011 within the framework of the State Armament Program for 2011-2020 (GPV-2020) , with an initial completion date for State testing in 2019.
Combat railway missile systems (BZHRK), which were taken off duty in 2005 and then disposed of, can again be introduced into the Strategic Missile Forces (Strategic Missile Forces), Sergei Karakaev, commander of the Strategic Missile Forces, said this in December 2011.
The Moscow Institute of Thermal Engineering (developer of the Bulava, Topol and Yars missiles - ed.) has begun development work on the creation of combat railway missile systems (BZHRK), Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Yuri Borisov announced in April 2013. “The work on the BZHRK has been launched and is being carried out by the Moscow Institute of Thermal Engineering. IN initial stage OKR (experimental design work) is underway, so far it is not very expensive work - on preliminary design, technical projects,” Borisov said, adding that the cost of work on creating a BZHRK has not yet been determined.
Russia planned to create a new combat railway missile system (BZHRK) by 2020, the new BZHRK will be produced only by Russian industrial cooperation, and unlike the Soviet model, the mass of a solid-fuel ballistic missile will be half as much so that it can fit into one railway car. It will be a completely different missile, a completely different complex,” noted former commander of the Strategic Missile Forces, Colonel General Nikolai Solovtsov.
At the end of 2014, the preliminary design of the complex was approved and in 2015 the development of design documentation began. In 2014, the 4th Central Research Institute of the Ministry of Defense reported on the topic of BZHRK, adopted in the interests of creating promising mobile (railway) based missile systems. The cooperation of the performers has been determined and development work is already underway.
The Strategic Missile Forces confirmed that the creation of a combat railway missile system (BZHRK) may soon resume, said the deputy commander of the Strategic Missile Forces for work with personnel Andrey Filatov in December 2014. “This idea will materialize in the near future. I can say we should expect it,” Filatov said, emphasizing that this could happen “in the near future.”
The promising combat railway complex (BZHRK) for the Strategic Missile Forces (RVSN), currently being developed, will bear the name “Barguzin,” noted Sergei Karakaev, Commander-in-Chief of the Strategic Missile Forces, on December 17, 2014. "Creation the newest BZHRK planned in accordance with the instructions of the President of the Russian Federation. It is being developed exclusively by enterprises of the domestic defense-industrial complex, embodying the most advanced achievements of our military missile technology,” the commander of the Strategic Missile Forces emphasized.
The Moscow Institute of Thermal Engineering, the main developer of modern missiles for the Strategic Missile Forces, has completed preliminary design and is preparing design documentation for the new complex.
The commander emphasized that “the newest complex will embody the positive experience of creating and operating its predecessor - the BZHRK with the Molodets missile” (also known as RT-23UTTH).
The Barguzin complex will significantly surpass its predecessor in accuracy, missile flight range and other characteristics, which will allow this complex decades - at least until 2040 - to be in the combat composition of the Strategic Missile Forces." – said the commander of the Strategic Missile Forces, Colonel General Sergei Karakaev.
Sergei Karakaev noted that the creation of the BZHRK will make it possible to fully restore the composition of the strike group of the Strategic Missile Forces, which will include mobile ground, silo and railway missile systems.
The development and adoption of the combat railway missile system (BZHRK) does not contradict the requirements of the Treaty on the Reduction of Strategic offensive weapons(START-3), said Russian Deputy Defense Minister Anatoly Antonov. “The presence and creation of the BZHRK does not contradict the obligations of the Russian Federation under START, and the appearance of the BZHRK, in my opinion, will not require any revision of this treaty,” the deputy minister said. Mobile strategic missile systems are not prohibited by the START treaty, Antonov emphasized, adding that each party to the treaty has the right to independently determine the composition and structure of its strategic nuclear forces.
One composition of the Barguzin combat railway missile system (BZHRK) will be able to carry six intercontinental ballistic missiles of the Yars or Yars-M type and will be equivalent to a regiment. The Barguzin divisional set was supposed to have five regiments.
In 2015, experts assumed that the BZHRK itself would be created by 2018, and after that flight tests would take about two years. At the same time, the general designer of missile systems, Yuri Solomonov, said that such a complex is underway, but it will not be completed very soon. He noted that the combat railway missile system is an intercontinental-class complex. It does not fall under the restrictions of Russian-American agreements in the field of strategic weapons.
The preliminary design of the Barguzin combat railway missile system is ready, Russian Deputy Defense Minister for Armaments Yuri Borisov announced in May 2015.
- The creation of the BZHRK is going according to plan, there are no difficulties. "Barguzin" consisting of up to five missile regiments will enter service with one of missile divisions Strategic Missile Forces until 2020. Unlike its predecessor, the Molodets BZHRK, the new complex will be no different from a regular train, Borisov said.
The development stage of design documentation for the Barguzin combat railway missile system was expected to be completed in mid-2016.
It was soon noted that the adoption of the Barguzin combat railway missile system was postponed by more than a year, it would take place no earlier than 2020.
The head of the military education department of the Strategic Missile Forces, Colonel Vladimir Nesterov, confirmed in February 2016 that the preliminary design of the Barguzin BZHRK has now been completed and working design documentation for its entire system is being prepared. Rocket Forces strategic purpose (Strategic Missile Forces) of Russia in in the near future they plan to begin training specialists in the operation of the Barguzin combat railway missile system (BZHRK), he noted.
The timing of the creation of the new Barguzin missile train will be determined in the state weapons program for 2018-2025, said Colonel-General Viktor Esin, Chief of the Strategic Missile Forces Main Staff in 1994-1996. “The timing of the creation of the BZHRK will be determined in the new state weapons program (for 2018-2025), which is planned to be adopted in 2018. New complex will be created taking into account the level of technology development that has been achieved in 20 years since the creation of the first complex. As planned, it will be significantly different from its predecessor,” Yesin said in May 2016. According to him, the creation of experimental samples of individual elements of the Barguzin BZHRK has now begun.
According to the general designer of the Moscow Institute of Thermal Engineering, Yuri Solomonov, in May 2016, missile throw tests for the new Russian combat railway missile system (BZHRK) Barguzin were supposed to begin in 2016, possibly at the beginning of the fourth quarter. Based on the results of the launch, a decision will be made at the beginning of 2017 to launch full-scale work on the BZHRK project, he said.
It was necessary to carry out throw tests on a new product to confirm the feasibility of a “mortar” launch of the product and its subsequent withdrawal away from the missile train, which contains people and technological equipment, after which the ICBM propulsion engine will be launched.
At the end of October 2016, the first and only throw test of the Barguzin complex missile was carried out in Plesetsk. They were considered completely successful, which cleared the way for the start of flight testing. It was then assumed that flight tests of the missile for the Russian Barguzin railway combat missile system would begin in 2019.
When adjusting the GPV-2020 in 2015, the main stages of the implementation of the Barguzin design and development work were moved beyond the scope of the GPV-2020 and were to be determined by the new State Armaments Program for 2016-2025 (then for 2018-2027).
The Sarmat heavy ICBM and the Barguzin railway missile system (BZHRK) will be created if they are included in the state weapons program for 2018-2025, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said in July 2017.
Previously, the deadlines for the creation of these weapons, which should replace models created in cooperation with Ukrainian enterprises, were repeatedly pushed back to a later date.
Development of promising combat railway complexes(BZHRK) “Barguzin” has been discontinued in Russia, it was announced on December 2, 2017 in the publication “ Russian newspaper"with reference to a representative of the country's military-industrial complex. According to the publication’s interlocutor, “the topic is closed, at least for the near future.”
“Experimental design work on Barguzin has been carried out. The experiment with a throw launch was successful. If urgently needed, our rocket train will quickly get on the rails. For now, let’s forget about him,” the material says.