The decoding of the Strategic Missile Forces is quite simple: strategic missile forces. This is the name of a special department of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. It is also the ground component of the country's nuclear weapons. This is the full transcript of the Strategic Missile Forces.
Tasks
There are several tasks for the Strategic Missile Forces. First, their duties include deterring a possible threat through the use of nuclear weapons. The Rocket Forces are able to work both jointly with other strategic nuclear forces and independently. They can also engage in the destruction of bases and other components of the enemy's military forces. Further in the article, we will find out what the Russian Strategic Missile Forces are, what is the composition of the troops, where future missilemen are trained.
General information
The armament of the missile forces consists of ground-based intercontinental ballistic missiles. They may be mobile or silo based,and be supplemented with nuclear warheads. The date of formation of the Strategic Missile Forces is December 17, 1959. In the Moscow region there is a small village of Vlasikha, in which the main headquarters of the army is located. The commander of the strategic missile forces is Sergei Viktorovich Karakaev, who has the rank of colonel general. The license plate code that distinguishes the vehicles of the missile forces of the Russian Federation is the number 23.
History of Creation
For the first time, the association of missile forces, which were armed with long-range ballistic missiles, arose in mid-August 1946. It was the most important component of the Soviet Army and was formed from members of the reserve engineering brigade, headed by Major General of the artillery detachment Alexander Fedorovich Tveretsky. A year later, the troops were withdrawn to the military missile range, located in the Astrakhan region - Kapustin Yar. Further, the association again changed its place of deployment, ending up in the Novgorod region. In the end, the rocket troops settled in Gvardeysk, near Kaliningrad.
Development
Within five years, starting from the last month of 1950, six more such associations were formed. They received a single name - the engineering brigades of the RVGK (reserve of the Supreme High Command - transcript). The Strategic Missile Forces of that time used ballistic missiles of various models, in the head part of which there were explosives. At that time, the engineering brigades were part of the artillery detachments of the RVGK, and the commanderfor them, the head of the Soviet artillery army also appeared. Rocket formations were subordinate to one of the headquarters artillery departments. In the spring of 1955, the appointment of the First Deputy Minister of Defense of the USSR for rocketry and special weapons was made. They became Mitrofan Ivanovich Nedelin, who also headed the headquarters of the reactive units.
By the beginning of the 60s, medium-range missiles, which were distinguished by the presence of nuclear warheads, were added to the armament of the army. In December 1958, the first ICBMs (intercontinental ballistic missile - decoding) were at the base in Plesetsk. The Strategic Missile Forces conducted a series of training tests for the new weapon in mid-1959.
Modern composition of the missile forces
The structure of the department includes the main command of the troops, several missile armies of the Strategic Missile Forces. The division is considered elite. The central test site is located in the Astrakhan region, and the territory allotted for testing is located in Kazakhstan. In addition, a special base has been set up in Kamchatka for the same purposes. The Rocket Forces also own a research institute, the Military Academy located in Moscow, and the Institute of Rocket Forces in the city of Serpukhov, repair plants and bases for storing military equipment and weapons. In their ranks, including civilian personnel, at the moment there are one hundred and twenty thousand people, of which eighty thousand are in military service. It is carried out according to army-divisional orders, canceled in other divisions. In service with the armyconsists of more than six hundred rocket nuclear launchers, but it is worth noting that recently their number has been rapidly declining.
Aviation
An order was considered, according to which in the spring of 2011 all air weapons were obliged to be transferred to the ownership of the Air Force. The Russian Rocket Forces own several airfields, as well as helicopter pads. A variety of Mi-8 aircraft and An aircraft of several models are available. At the moment, the condition of half of the weapons is satisfactory.
Training
The Academy of the Strategic Missile Forces has the status of a higher educational institution, which includes a scientific center for research on military disciplines and technology. It is located in the city of Moscow, in the building that was once occupied by the Orphanage. The academy is headed by Viktor Fedorov.
