I've just finished two of these GHQ monsters. Most of us will associate Scuds with the 1991 Gulf War but they’ve been around in various forms since the late 1950s. The Soviet designation for the missile is 8K14 and the TEL (transported/erector/launcher) vehicle is a MAZ-543. I recently discovered that MAZ still exists and continues to churn out heavy trucks in Minsk (Belarus).
I appreciate that opportunities to field a system with a range of 700km may be limited, but that’s no reason not to have one. Or two.
And yes, the missile should be the same green as the TEL but where would be the fun in that?
And of course, it only took me 45 minutes to prepare them....
Hi Tim- No doubt an ideal target for low flying jets...guess, the plan would be to knock out these missile launch vehicles as soon as possible! Cheers. KEV.
ReplyDeleteOr they park somewhere off the baseline and lob tactical NBC weapons at their cowering opponents!
ReplyDeleteKev Robertson
ReplyDeleteGood plan - but it involves flying through several hundred km of AA defences!
Marin Rapier
ReplyDeleteWith a scale range of 70m they could be fired from the car park of the pub in my village!