ANALYSIS OF SOVIET SLBM TRANSPORTERS

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 20, 2011
• Sequence Number: 21
• Publication Date: August 1, 1977
• Content Type: REPORT

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NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC
INTERPRETATION CENTER
PHOTOGRAPHIC
I NTERPRETATION
REPORT
ANALYSIS OF SOVIET SLBM
TRANSPORTERS (S)
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ANALYSIS OF SOVIET SLBM TRANSPORTERS (S)
1. (TSR) Analysis of the SS-N-8 transporter (Figure 1) at Petropavlovsk Kamchatka Naval
Missile Storage , USSR, and the SS-NX-18 SLBM transporter (Figure 2) and
empty trailer chassis (Figure 3) at Nenoksa Naval Missile Test Center USSR, in-
dicates that these two transporters use a common chassis. This chassis is a three-axle, gooseneck
trailer. The SS-N-8 and SS-NX-18 missiles are carried on the chassis in canisters that are dis-
tinguishable from one another by their length (Figure 4). The SS-N-8 canister is 14.0 meters long
and the SS-NX-18 canister The identification of the transporter as an SS-N-8 or
SS-NX-18 transporter, therefore, depends upon which canister the chassis carries.
2. (TSR) The SS-NX-17 SLBM is also believed to be carried on a transporter using this same
chassis. The SS-NX-17 and SS-NX-18 were tested concurrently at Nenoksa from May 1975 to
December 1976. During this timeframe,the only ground support equipment seen at Nenoksa was a
probable SS-NX-17 missile dolly and the SS-NX-18 transporter. The absence of any other ground
support equipment supports the conclusion that the chassis for all three systems are the same.
:3. (TSR) It is not unusual for the Soviets to use a common transporter for several different
naval missile systems. Photographic evidence shows that the SS-N-3, SS-N-9, SS-N-12, and
probably the SS-N-7 all use the same trailer.
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AB
AC
AD
AG
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C*D
CE
CF
CG
CG1
DG
DG1
5.5
5.9
8.6
22.5
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2.6
10.1
16.5
16.7
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14.0
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5.5
5.9
8.6
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23.8
2.7
10.0
16.4
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18.0
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15.3
10.3
16.7
* Measurement taken from point C because it is usually more distinct than point B.
** Measurement taken from point B.
FIGURE 4. COMPARATIVE DRAWINGS OF SS-N-8 AND SS-NX-18 TRANSPORTERS AND THEIR COMMON TRAILER
CHASSIS. The more accurate measurements are from points C and D because these points are fixed with respect to the
trailer chassis and are usually distinct.
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List of Conversion Factors by Classification
MILLIMETERS
00394
INCHES
KILOGRAMS
2.2046
POUNDS)AVOIR.)
CENTIMETERS
0.3937
INCHES
POUNOS(AVOIR.)
04536
KILOGRAMS
INCHES
25.4000
MILLIMETERS
SHORT TONS
0.9072
METRIC TONS
INCHES
2.5400
CENTIMETERS
METRIC TONS
1.1023
SHORT TONS
FEET
0.3048
METERS
METRIC TONS
0.9842
LONG TONS
FEET
0.0003
KILOMETERS
LONG TONS
1.0160
METRIC TONS
YARDS
0.9144
METERS
METERS
3.2808
FEET
METERS
0.0005
MILES(NAUTICAL)
METERS
10936
YARDS
KILOMETERS
3280.8400
FEET
KILOMETERS
0.6214
MILES(STATUTE)
KILOMETERS
0.5400
MILES(NAUTICAL)
LITERS
0.2642
GALLONS
MILES(STATUTE)
1.6093
KILOMETERS
LITERS
0.0063
BARRELS(POL)
MILES(NAUTICAL)
6076.1154
FEET
LITERS
0.0010
CUBIC METERS
MILES(NAUTICAL)
1.8520
KILOMETERS
GALLONS
3.7854
LITERS
MILES(NAUTICAL)
1852.0000
METERS
GALLONS
0.1337
CUBIC FEET
GALLONS
0.0238
BARRELS(POL)
GALLONS
0.0038
CUBIC METERS
BUSHELS
0.0352
CUBIC METERS
CUBIC FEET
7.4805
GALLONS
CUBIC FEET
0.1781
BARRELS(POL)
SQUARE CENTIMETERS
0.1550
SQUARE INCHES
CUBIC FEET
0.0283
CUBIC METERS
SQUARE INCHES
6.4516
SQUARE CENTIMETERS
CUBIC YARDS
0.7646
CUBIC METERS
SQUARE FEET
0.0929
SQUARE METERS
BARRELS)POL)
158.9873
LITERS
SQUARE YARDS
0.8361
SQUARE METERS
BARRELS)POL)
42.0000
GALLONS
SQUARE METERS
10.7639
SQUARE FEET
BARRELS)PDL)
5.6146
CUBIC FEET
SQUARE METERS
1.1960
SQUARE YARDS
BARRELS(POL)
0.1590
CUBIC METERS
SQUARE METERS
1.0000
CENTARES
CUBIC METERS
1000.0000
LITERS
SQUARE METERS
0.0002
ACRES
CUBIC METERS
264.1721
GALLONS
SQUARE METERS
00001
HECTARES
CUBIC METERS
35.3147
CUBIC FEET
ACRES
4046.8564
SQUARE METERS
CUBIC METERS
28.3776
BUSHELS
ACRES
0.4047
HECTARES
CUBIC METERS
6.2898
BARRELS(POL)
HECTARES
10000.0000
SQUARE METERS
CUBIC METERS
1.3080
CUBIC YARDS
HECTARES
24711
ACRES
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