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2007-04-21 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

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Posted by Anonymoose 2007-04-21 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Does this make it OK to bomb any train we see should we get into some kind of conflict? Seems like the military is not wearing a uniform here.

Posted by gorb 2007-04-21 00:26|| 2007-04-21 00:26|| Front Page Top

#2 But-t-t KOMMERSANT > Russia presently controls approxi 40% of world centrifuges [SPACEWAR > 70% of Russ Science is Mil-oriented] + RUSSIA WILL NOT AND NEVER TRANSFER RUSSIAN NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY TO NATIONS WITH NO NUCLEAR CAPABILITY [OF THEIR OWN?], and SSSSHHHHHHHH none to unstable or violent states either, ERGO IRAN???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2007-04-21 00:41|| 2007-04-21 00:41|| Front Page Top

#3 Looks like a stationary museum piece.

Posted by Bobby 2007-04-21 08:12|| 2007-04-21 08:12|| Front Page Top

#4 Railroad rocketry - if we're not watching the Russians are liable to enter the 20th century!

Posted by Titus Ebbolurt2887 2007-04-21 18:24|| 2007-04-21 18:24|| Front Page Top

#5 What happens to the erector car when that missile launches? Hell, the whole train's gonna get blasted.

Can't be good.

Posted by Parabellum 2007-04-21 18:49|| 2007-04-21 18:49|| Front Page Top

#6 hmmm - those side stability cable anchors are interesting.... when they're not next to a fence, what do they tie them off to? Tent stakes?

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2007-04-21 20:20|| 2007-04-21 20:20|| Front Page Top

#7 What happens to the erector car when that missile launches? Hell, the whole train's gonna get blasted.

They escape the motor plume by launching while the train is underway. They're still working on some tunnel issues.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-04-21 22:12|| 2007-04-21 22:12|| Front Page Top

#8 This train will be going nowhere after launch. The cold launch, or hot launch impulse centered on one end of the railcar with only 4 axles to distribute the entire launch load to the rails, and subsequently to the ground, will fail the ground.

Since launching the missile is the prime mission, I guess that is OK. A short train, with an 80 foot long railcar, with no windows, and 8 axles is sort of indicator that this no ordinary train.

Posted by Glereque Scourge of the Leprechauns6947 2007-04-21 23:52|| 2007-04-21 23:52|| Front Page Top

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