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Pat Flannery wrote: In this case though the finned fuze assembly seems to be housed inside of an aerodynamic fairing, and the long missile body of the same diameter as the fuze (second stage) doesn't seem to be attached between the fuze assembly and the booster. Fuze test vehicle? Well, it's hard to be sure since the picture is a little difficult to decipher. But my guess is that we're seeing a launch canister containing a solid booster (with a yellow fuel grain), an unpowered but maneuverable forward section with the fins and windows and pointy nose, and a sabot supporting the assembly in the tube roughly at the joint between booster and forward section. Apparently the rear part is supported in the tube by folding fins, which can be seen unfolding in the video of a launch at http://www.military.cz/rolls/popis.htm Looking at pictures of 9M311, it appears to come in 1- and 2-stage versions for ground forces and naval use, respectively; if the picture shows a 9M311 at all, it would obviously be the 1-stage variant. Details about the 9M311 are somewhat hard to come by, so if anybody can point to better sources, it would be appreciated -- it seems to have been quite an innovative and interesting design. (I think the big gray thing in the background in the picture is a separate display.) |
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wrote: Well, it's hard to be sure since the picture is a little difficult to decipher. But my guess is that we're seeing a launch canister containing a solid booster (with a yellow fuel grain), an unpowered but maneuverable forward section with the fins and windows and pointy nose, and a sabot supporting the assembly in the tube roughly at the joint between booster and forward section. Apparently the rear part is supported in the tube by folding fins, which can be seen unfolding in the video of a launch at http://www.military.cz/rolls/popis.htm Looking at the picture again, I'd sat it shows the upper part of the missile (the small diameter second stage) centered inside of a large diameter launch tube; I don't think the finned front part detaches; it just looks separate due to the fact it has a four section sabot assembly directly behind its fins. The large diameter of the launch tube houses the first stage with its folding fins, the second stage's rear fins fold at around their half-span point to fit into the tube: http://www.army-technology.com/proje.../tunguska6.jpg The launch photo seems to indicate that the Tunguska fires the two-stage missile: http://www.army-technology.com/proje.../tunguska8.jpg as you can see the second stage's fins around halfway up the missile. The cutaway picture apparently doesn't show the first stage, even though it's there. Looking at pictures of 9M311, it appears to come in 1- and 2-stage versions for ground forces and naval use, respectively; if the picture shows a 9M311 at all, it would obviously be the 1-stage variant. Details about the 9M311 are somewhat hard to come by, so if anybody can point to better sources, it would be appreciated -- it seems to have been quite an innovative and interesting design. (I think the big gray thing in the background in the picture is a separate display.) It appears to be some sort of a two-stage missile, but I haven't been able to track it down yet, although it looks familiar. Given the gray coloration, it might be a navy system. Here's another oddity: http://www.aviapress.com/book/avc/avc001/avc001.jpg Whatever this is, it's something that Myasishchev designed. Pat |
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wrote: Apparently the rear part is supported in the tube by folding fins, which can be seen unfolding in the video of a launch at http://www.military.cz/rolls/popis.htm Notice anything odd about that video, BTW? Like the fact that the Tunguska is shooting down a QF-102 Delta Dagger target drone? They spliced their film onto film of a American SAM test. Pat |
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