Combat railway missile system from Molodets to Barguzin. Missile-carrying trains will be revived in Russia Barguzin combat missile system

Russia, “Beat of Life!”, - Dmitry Zherebtsov.

History of creation

This story dates back to the distant 60s. During this period, two powerful powers hostile to each other, the USA and the USSR, drove each other into the abyss of an arms race. The Americans tried, violating parity, to create a weapon capable of bringing the USSR to its knees. The Soviet leadership did not want to put up with this and thought about how this could be avoided and guarantee their country the possibility of a guaranteed missile strike nuclear arsenal in the country of a potential enemy.

The first and most obvious option for ensuring a retaliatory strike was associated with strengthening the security of nuclear launchers, which provided the ability to strike back in the event of a nuclear attack by the aggressive NATO bloc, as it was called then (and, admittedly, this was the most accurate description of it, containing the essence of this organization).

But it soon became clear that the coordinates of our launchers were well known to the United States. In 1961, the USSR shocked the whole world with its message that a new superweapon had been tested on Novaya Zemlya H-bomb, the capacity of 50 million tons was spent. The Soviet leadership was well aware that such a superweapon would soon appear in the United States. One strike of such a bomb at the location of the launch silos of the Strategic Missile Forces (Strategic Missile Forces) did not leave a single chance for a retaliatory strike.

In addition, the United States was armed with Trident-2 missiles, capable of penetrating deep into the ground and destroying the infrastructure of a grounded missile complex. And the missile systems located in Europe, equipped with Pershing-2 missiles, when launched, reached us in 6-8 minutes. This time was enough to deploy the launcher and open the mine hatch. But nothing more.

Thus, the Soviet Union was deprived of the opportunity to launch a guaranteed retaliatory nuclear missile strike against the aggressor countries. It became clear to everyone that parity needed to be restored as soon as possible. But, if it is impossible to reliably cover the launchers, then they can be made undetectable. This is how the idea of ​​making them mobile was born.

On January 13, 1969, the order “On the creation of a mobile combat railway missile system (BZHRK) with the RT-23 missile” was signed. The Yuzhnoye design bureau was appointed as the lead developer. According to the developers, the BZHRK was supposed to form the basis of the retaliatory strike group, since it had increased survivability and could most likely survive after the enemy delivered the first strike.

It should be noted that this complex was an integral part of the guaranteed retaliatory strike of the Soviet Union, along with the 15P696 mobile missile system with the RT-15 missile, also known as object 815 from 1965. And, the R-11FM SLBM, created on the basis of the R-11 ground-based operational-tactical missile.

Thus gave birth to one of the most powerful and elusive military nuclear launchers on a railway platform.

It was created by teams led by the brothers Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Vladimir Fedorovich Utkin and Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Alexei Fedorovich Utkin.

The Kremlin understood: fundamentally new technical solutions. In 1979, the USSR Minister of General Mechanical Engineering Sergei Aleksandrovich Afanasyev set a fantastic task for the Utkins designers. This is what Vladimir Fedorovich Utkin said shortly before his death: “The task that the Soviet government set before us was striking in its enormity. In domestic and world practice, no one has ever encountered so many problems. We had to place an intercontinental ballistic missile in a railway car, but the missile with its launcher weighs more than 150 tons. How to do it? After all, a train with such a huge load must travel along the national tracks of the Ministry of Railways. How to transport strategic missile with a nuclear warhead, how to ensure absolute safety on the way, because we were given an estimated train speed of up to 120 km/h. Will the bridges hold up, will the track and the launch itself not collapse, how can the load be transferred to the railway track when the rocket is launched, will the train stand on the rails during the launch, how can the rocket be raised to a vertical position as quickly as possible after the train stops?”

Yes, there were many questions, but they had to be resolved. Alexey Utkin took over the launch train, and the elder Utkin took over the rocket itself and the rocket complex as a whole. Returning to Dnepropetrovsk, he thought painfully: “Is this task feasible? Weight up to 150 tons, almost instantaneous launch, 10 nuclear charges in the warhead, penetration system missile defense, how do you fit in the dimensions of a regular carriage, and there are three rockets in each train?!” But as often happens, complex tasks always find brilliant performers. So in the late 70s, Vladimir and Alexey Utkin found themselves at the very epicenter of " cold war“, and not only turned out to be, but became its commanders in chief. In Dnepropetrovsk, at the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau, Vladimir Utkin forced himself to forget about his doubts: such a rocket can and should be built!

The device of the BZHRK "Molodets"

The BZHRK includes: three DM62 diesel locomotives, a command post consisting of 7 cars, a tank car with reserves of fuel and lubricants and three launchers (PU) with missiles. The rolling stock for the BZHRK was assembled at the Kalinin Freight Car Building Plant.

The BZHRK looks like an ordinary train consisting of refrigerated, mail, luggage and passenger cars. Fourteen cars have eight wheel pairs, and three have four. Three cars are disguised as passenger fleet cars, the rest, eight-axle, are “refrigerated” cars. Thanks to the available supplies on board, the complex could operate autonomously for up to 28 days.

The launch car is equipped with an opening roof and a device for discharging the contact network. The weight of the missile was about 104 tons, with a launch container - 126 tons. Firing range - 10,100 km, missile length - 23.0 m, launch container length - 21 m, maximum missile body diameter - 2.4 m. To solve the problem of launcher overload Each carriage uses special unloading devices that redistribute part of the weight to adjacent carriages.

The rocket has an original folding fairing of the head section. This solution was used to reduce the length of the rocket and place it in the carriage. The length of the rocket is 22.6 meters.

The missiles could be launched from any point along the route. The launch algorithm is as follows: the train stops, a special device moves to the side and short-circuits the contact network to the ground, the launch container assumes a vertical position. After this, a mortar launch of the rocket can be carried out. Already in the air, the rocket is deflected with the help of a powder accelerator and only after that the main engine is started. Deflecting the rocket made it possible to divert the propulsion engine jet away from the launch complex and the railway track, avoiding their damage. The time for all these operations, from receiving a command from the General Staff to launching the rocket, was up to three minutes.

The cost of one RT-23 UTTH “Molodets” missile in 1985 prices was about 22 million rubles. In total, about 100 products were produced at the Pavlograd Mechanical Plant.

The complex was adopted for service on November 28, 1989. A total of 56 missiles of this type were deployed in positional areas on the territory of the Ukrainian SSR and the RSFSR. However, due to changes in the defense doctrine of the USSR and political and economic difficulties, further deployment of missiles was stopped. After the collapse of the USSR, the missiles located on the territory of Ukraine were removed from combat duty and disposed of (including a backlog of at least 8 missiles) in the period 1993-2002. The launchers were blown up. In Russia, the missiles were removed from duty and sent for disposal after the expiration of the guaranteed storage period in 2001. The launchers were modernized to use RT-2PM2 Topol-M missiles.

The 15Zh61 missile is exhibited in the branch of the Central Museum of the Strategic Missile Forces in the Training Center of the Military Academy of the Strategic Missile Forces named after. Peter the Great in Balabanovo, Kaluga region.

New ghost train

The Russian military-political leadership also did not remain indifferent to the idea of ​​a missile train. Discussions about the need to create a replacement for the “Molodets” that was scrapped and sent to museums began almost from the day the last BZHRK was removed from combat duty.

The development of a new complex, called “Barguzin”, began in Russia in 2012, although back in June 2010 a patent issued by the Federal State Unitary Enterprise “Central Design Bureau “Titan” for an invention designated as “Launcher for transporting and launching a rocket” was published from a transport and launch container placed in a railway car or on a platform.” The main contractor of the new BZHRK was the Moscow Institute of Thermal Engineering - the creator of Topol, Yars and Bulava.

In December 2015, the commander of the Strategic Missile Forces, Colonel General Sergei Karakaev, said that “the preliminary design has now been completed, and working design documentation for the units and systems of the complex is being developed.” “Of course, when reviving the BZHRK, all the latest developments in the field of combat missiles will be taken into account,” emphasized Sergei Karakaev. – The Barguzin complex will significantly exceed its predecessor in accuracy, missile flight range and other characteristics, which will allow long years“At least until 2040, this complex will be in the combat composition of the Strategic Missile Forces.”

“Thus, the Strategic Missile Forces will recreate a grouping based on missile systems of three types: silo, mobile ground and railway, which Soviet years“has proven its high efficiency,” the Interfax agency quoted the commander of the Strategic Missile Forces as saying.

In November of the following year, 2016, the first throwing tests of ICBMs for a promising missile train were successfully completed. “The first throw tests took place at the Plesetsk cosmodrome two weeks ago. They were considered completely successful, which opens the way for the start of flight development tests,” the Interfax agency quoted the interlocutor as saying. Representatives of the Ministry of Defense and the military-industrial complex of the Russian Federation were very optimistic; they reported that a report to Russian President Vladimir Putin on the prospects for deploying the Barguzin complex and the start of flight tests of a missile intended for it were planned for 2017.

Myth or reality?

Not long ago, information appeared about the suspension of further tests of the Barguzin BZHRK. What's the matter? Is it a simple lack of funds or something else? Let's figure it out.

Initially, when creating “Well done,” the emphasis was placed on the elusiveness and increased survivability of the object. According to the plan, it should be indistinguishable from compounds for general economic use. But was he really invisible? The BZHRK train standing on the sidings could not be distinguished from general utility trains except by the average person. Any specialist could easily establish his affiliation with the Strategic Missile Forces. This includes an increased number of wheel pairs and a built locomotive, used only in mountainous areas or when transporting BZHRK. In general, there were enough differences that any specialist could easily notice them.

The new "Barguzin", despite its maximum camouflage, also had its own distinctive features. Therefore, it is very difficult to talk about the elusiveness of these compounds. At the moment, information has appeared about the latest developments Military-industrial complex capable of overcoming enemy air defense and missile defense and guaranteeing the delivery of the warhead to its destination. And their speed does not give the enemy a chance to intercept them. The modern military doctrine of Russia is based on qualitatively different principles. Such developments, which are faster than enemy air defense and missile defense interceptor missiles and their relative independence in overcoming air defense and missile defense, provide qualitatively new opportunities not only for delivering a retaliatory strike, but also for permanently suppressing the possibility of a primary strike by a potential enemy.

Maybe in the future the Russian military-industrial complex will return to this issue, having behind them a lot of modern military developments. And, the issue of reviving the Barguzin project will be resolved at a qualitatively different scientific and technical level.

At the moment, modern military developments are capable of cooling even the hottest heads of the aggressive NATO bloc. They will have to think many times before getting involved in a new military adventure against our country. Modern military developments in Russia are capable of neutralizing any aggression against our country and guaranteeing our peaceful and sweet sleep.

In Russia, a new nuclear weapon is preparing for the final stage of testing - the Barguzin combat railway missile system (BZHRK), created on the basis of its predecessor, the Molodets BZHRK (SS-24 Scalpel), which was on combat duty from 1987 to 2005 and was withdrawn from service by agreement with the United States in 1993. What forced Russia to return to the creation of these weapons again? When in Once again In 2012, the Americans confirmed the deployment of their missile defense facilities in Europe; Russian President Vladimir Putin quite harshly formulated Russia’s response to this. He officially stated that the creation of an American missile defense system actually “nullifies our nuclear missile potential,” and announced that our answer would be “the development of strike nuclear missile systems.” One of such complexes was the Barguzin BZHRK, which the American military especially did not like , causing them serious concern, since its adoption makes the presence of a US missile defense system as such practically useless. Predecessor of "Bargruzin" "Well done" The BZHRK was already in service with the Strategic Missile Forces until 2005. Its main developer in the USSR was the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau (Ukraine). The only manufacturer of rockets is the Pavlograd Mechanical Plant. Tests of the BZHRK with the RT-23UTTKh "Molodets" missile (according to NATO classification - SS-24 Scalpel) in the railway version began in February 1985 and were completed by 1987. BZHRKs looked like ordinary railway trains made of refrigerated, mail-baggage and even passenger cars. Inside each train there were three launchers with Molodets solid-propellant missiles, as well as the entire support system for them with a command post and combat crews. The first BZHRK was put on combat duty in 1987 in Kostroma. In 1988, five regiments were deployed (a total of 15 launchers), and by 1991, three missile divisions: near Kostroma, Perm and Krasnoyarsk - each consisted of four missile regiments (a total of 12 BZHRK trains). Each train consisted of several cars . One carriage is a command post, the other three – with an opening roof – are launchers with missiles. Moreover, the missiles could be launched both from planned stops and from any point along the route. To do this, the train was stopped, a special device was used to move the contact suspension of electrical wires to the sides, the launch container was placed in a vertical position, and the rocket was launched.
The complexes stood at a distance of about four kilometers from each other in permanent shelters. Within a radius of 1,500 kilometers from their bases, together with railway workers, work was carried out to strengthen the track: heavier rails were laid, wooden sleepers were replaced with reinforced concrete ones, embankments were filled with denser crushed stone. power only to professionals (launch modules with a rocket had eight wheel pairs, the rest of the support cars had four pairs each). The train could cover about 1,200 kilometers in one day. Its combat patrol time was 21 days (thanks to the reserves on board, it could operate autonomously for up to 28 days). The BZHRK was given great importance, even the officers who served on these trains had higher ranks than their colleagues in similar positions in the mine complexes.
Soviet BZHRK– shock for Washington The rocketeers tell either a legend or a true story that the Americans themselves allegedly pushed our designers to create the BZHRK. They say that one day our intelligence received information that the United States was working on creating railway complex, which will be able to move through underground tunnels and, if necessary, appear from underground at certain points in order to launch a strategic missile unexpectedly for the enemy. Photographs of this train were even attached to the intelligence report. Apparently, these data made a strong impression on the Soviet leadership, since it was immediately decided to create something similar. But our engineers approached this issue more creatively. They decided: why drive trains underground? You can use them as usual railways, disguised as freight trains. It will be simpler, cheaper and more effective. Later, however, it turned out that the Americans conducted special studies that showed that in their conditions, BZHRKs would not be effective enough. They simply slipped us misinformation in order to once again shake up the Soviet budget, forcing us, as it seemed to them then, into useless spending, and the photo was taken from a small full-scale model.
But by the time all this became clear, it was too late for Soviet engineers to work back. They, and not only in the drawings, have already created a new nuclear weapon with an individually targeted missile, a range of ten thousand kilometers with ten warheads with a capacity of 0.43 Mt and a serious set of means to overcome missile defense. In Washington, this news caused a real shock. Still would! How do you determine which of the “freight trains” to destroy in the event of a nuclear strike? If you shoot at everyone at once - no nuclear warheads will not be enough. Therefore, in order to track the movement of these trains, which easily escaped the field of view of tracking systems, the Americans had to almost constantly keep a constellation of 18 spy satellites over Russia, which was very costly for them. Especially considering that the US intelligence services never managed to identify the BZHRK on the patrol route. Therefore, as soon as the political situation allowed in the early 90s, the US immediately tried to get rid of this headache. At first, they persuaded the Russian authorities not to allow the BZHRKs to travel around the country, but to remain laid up. This allowed them to constantly keep only three or four spy satellites over Russia instead of 16–18. And then they persuaded our politicians to completely destroy the BZHRK. They officially agreed under the pretext of the alleged “expiration of the warranty period for their operation.”
How to cut "Scalpels" The last combat train was sent for melting down in 2005. Eyewitnesses said that when, in the twilight of the night, the wheels of the cars clattered on the rails and the nuclear “ghost train” with Scalpel missiles set off for last way, even the strongest men could not stand it: tears rolled from the eyes of both gray-haired designers and rocket officers. They said goodbye to a unique weapon, in many combat characteristics superior to everything that was available and even planned to be put into service in the near future. Everyone understood that this unique weapon in the mid-90s became hostage to the political agreements of the country's leadership with Washington. And not selfish. Apparently that's why everyone new stage The destruction of the BZHRK strangely coincided with the next tranche of a loan from the International Monetary Fund. The refusal of the BZHRK had a number of objective reasons. In particular, when Moscow and Kyiv “fled up” in 1991, this immediately hit Russian nuclear power hard. Almost all of us nuclear missiles During the Soviet era, they were made in Ukraine under the leadership of academicians Yangel and Utkin. Of the 20 types then in service, 12 were designed in Dnepropetrovsk, at the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau, and produced there, at the Yuzhmash plant. BZHRK was also made in the Ukrainian Pavlograd.
But each time it became more and more difficult to negotiate with the developers from Nezalezhnaya to extend their service life or modernize them. As a result of all these circumstances, our generals had to report with a sour face to the country’s leadership how “in accordance with the planned reduction of the Strategic Missile Forces, another BZHRK has been removed from combat duty.” But what to do: the politicians promised - the military was forced to fulfill it. At the same time, they understood perfectly well: if we cut and remove missiles from combat duty due to old age at the same pace as in the late 90s, then in just five years, instead of the existing 150 Voyevods, we will not have any of these heavy missiles left. And then no light Topols will make any difference - and at that time there were only about 40 of them. For the American missile defense system, this is nothing. For this reason, as soon as Yeltsin vacated the Kremlin office, a number of people from the country’s military leadership, at the request of the missilemen, began to prove to the new president the need to create nuclear complex, similar to the BZHRK. And when it became finally clear that the United States was not going to abandon plans to create its own missile defense system under any circumstances, work on the creation of this complex really began. And now, in the very near future, the States will again receive their previous headache, now in the form of a new BZHRK generation called "Barguzin". Moreover, as the rocket scientists say, these will be ultra-modern rockets in which all the shortcomings of the Scalpel have been eliminated.
"Barguzin"– the main trump card against US missile defense The main disadvantage noted by opponents of the BZHRK is accelerated wear railway tracks on which he moved. They had to be repaired frequently, over which the military and railway workers had eternal disputes. The reason for this was the heavy missiles - weighing 105 tons. They did not fit in one car - they had to be placed in two, strengthening the wheel pairs on them. Today, when issues of profit and commerce have come to the fore, Russian Railways are certainly not ready, as it was before, to infringe on their interests for the sake of the defense of the country, and also bear the costs of repairing the roadway in the event that a decision is made that BZHRKs should again operate on their roads. It was the commercial reason, according to some experts, that today could become an obstacle to the final decision to adopt them into service. However, this problem has now been removed. The fact is that the new BZHRKs will no longer have heavy missiles. The complexes are armed with lighter RS-24 missiles, which are used in the Yars complexes, and therefore the weight of the car is comparable to the usual one, which makes it possible to achieve ideal camouflage of the combat personnel. However, the RS-24s have only four warheads, and older missiles had them ten. But here we must take into account that the Barguzin itself does not carry three missiles, as it was before, but twice as many. This, of course, is the same – 24 versus 30. But we should not forget that “Yarsy” is practically the most modern development and their likelihood of overcoming missile defense is much higher than that of their predecessors. The navigation system has also been updated: now there is no need to set target coordinates in advance, everything can be changed quickly.
In a day, such a mobile complex can cover up to 1000 kilometers, plying along any railway lines in the country, indistinguishable from regular composition with refrigerator cars. Autonomy time is a month. There is no doubt that the new group of BZHRK will be a much more effective response to the US missile defense system than even the deployment of our Iskander operational-tactical missiles near the borders of Europe, which are so feared in the West. There is also no doubt that the Americans are interested in the idea of ​​BZHRK obviously will not like it (although theoretically their creation will not violate the latest Russian-American agreements). BZHRK at one time formed the basis of the retaliatory strike force in the Strategic Missile Forces, since they had increased survivability and were very likely to survive after the enemy delivered the first strike. The United States feared it no less than the legendary “Satan,” since the BZHRK was a real factor in inevitable retribution. Until 2020, it is planned to put into service five regiments of the Barguzin BZHRK—that’s 120 warheads, respectively. Apparently, the BZHRK will become the strongest argument, in fact, our main trump card in the dispute with the Americans regarding the advisability of deploying a global missile defense system.

Information has appeared about the successful launch of a missile from the Barguzin combat railway complex. No official confirmation yet.

RT-23 UTTH "Well done".

Information has appeared about the successful launch of a missile from the Barguzin combat railway complex (BZHRK), which is being developed in Russia to replace the Molodets complex, created in the 1980s. However, there has not yet been confirmation of this information from the Ministry of Defense. It is quite possible that the talk (without specifying) was about the start of throw tests, which were scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2016.

For the first time after the 80s, Academician Yu.S. Solomonov carried out a successful launch of the Barguzin rocket, this is the so-called “wandering launch”. The Barguzin combat railway missile system is a promising mobile missile system for strategic missile forces Armed Forces Russian Federation.

Vladimir Putin and Yuri Solomonov

The Barguzin rocket takes off from the freight car of an ordinary train, i.e. the train itself is a spaceport. Such missiles - four BZHRKs - have been in service with our Strategic Missile Forces since the late 80s, but first Gorbachev, then Yeltsin destroyed all four complexes. The Americans feared such missiles more than anything else, because in one night such trains could go anywhere, to any point in the Soviet Union.

Vladimir Putin and the Moscow Institute of Thermal Engineering Research Institute, which is headed by Hero of Labor of the Russian Federation, Academician Yuri Semenovich Solomonov, recreated this great weapon practically from scratch. Until today, we were ahead of the Americans and Chinese in rocket science by about 10 to 15 years, and from now on we are already half a century ahead of them! WITH successful start The great Russian rocket scientist Yuri Solomonov has already been congratulated by all the country's leaders. We join in their congratulations.

In May 2016, information appeared about the completion of the process of developing documentation for the Barguzin BZHRK. It is assumed that the new complex will carry more modern and lighter missiles created on the basis of the RS-24 Yars. One train will include six missiles - each is located in a separate carriage, disguised as a standard refrigerator. For traction, one diesel locomotive will be used instead of three, as in the Molodets BZHRK.

This option for deploying ballistic missiles is very much criticized by NATO countries. The fact is that with such a placement it is very difficult to track the movement of such trains. From above, the cars are generally identical and can change direction at any time, which makes the destruction of the complex in the event of a launch very difficult. Although international treaty START-3 does not prohibit the creation of such weapons; every news about the return of “ghost trains” is met with a wave of criticism in the Western press.

Intercontinental ballistic missile(ICBM) / combat railway missile system (BZHRK). The R&D work on the creation of the BZHRK began in 2012 and is being carried out by the Moscow Institute of Thermal Engineering (MIT). Until December 2014, it was discussed that the creation of the complex was possible either on the basis of the RS-24 Yars ICBM, or on the basis of the RS-26 Rubezh ICBM, or using developments on the 3M30 Bulava intercontinental SLBM. But in December 2014, information appeared in the media that the complex would include ICBMs of the Yars or Yars-M type.
It is unlikely that the chief designer of the complex could be Yu.S. Solomonov because in his speeches in the media, he repeatedly spoke out against the BZHRK as a class of missile systems. By 2020, it is planned to complete R&D, create and test prototypes of BZHRK (according to 2012 plans). After 2020, the complexes will begin to enter service with the Strategic Missile Forces.

On April 23, 2013, Deputy Minister of Defense of Russia Yuri Borisov stated that the preliminary design of the BZHRK is currently underway, work in progress for technical projects. On December 18, 2013, the commander of the Strategic Missile Forces, Colonel General Sergei Karakaev, announced that the preliminary design will be completed in the first half of 2014, but final decision the design of the BZHRK has not yet been adopted. As a result, the preliminary design of the complex was completed at the end of 2014. The media reported that as of mid-2015, the first stage of development work to create the complex was underway.

In December 2014, in the media, the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Strategic Missile Forces stated that the development of the BZHRK could soon begin, and the Commander-in-Chief of the Strategic Missile Forces stated a day later that the new complex is called “Barguzin”. The development of design documentation began in 2015 and is planned to be completed in mid-2016. Although later in December 2015, a source in the Russian defense industry told the media that due to the difficult financial situation, the deadline for the creation of Barguzin has been postponed by more than one year and will be completed no earlier than 2020. On May 12, 2016, information appeared in the media that “the design documentation has been worked out, individual elements of the complex are being created, but exact dates there is no creation and adoption of it,” the timing will become clear in 2018.

The start of deployment of the new BZHRK is expected no earlier than 2018, and most likely in 2019. At the end of 2015, the start date for deployment of the complex has been specified - 2020.

Illustrations for the TsKB Titan patent for a railway launcher.
The numbers in the diagram indicate: 1 - railway car or platform, 2 - fixed pinned beam, 3 - lifting boom, 4 - boom lifting mechanism, 5 - movable frame mounted on the boom with the possibility of longitudinal movement, 6 - TPK with a rocket , 7 - telescopic supports, 8 - support plates, 9 - rotary rods for “aiming” the supports on the rails of the railway track.

Launcher - BZHRK - combat railway missile system. The launch is carried out from a TPK, brought into the starting position at the starting point from a special railway car with a drop-down roof. Technically, the BZHRK may include several cars with ICBMs, as well as cars for combat duty support and, probably, maintenance of the complex.

There is a possibility that the development of the BZHRK launcher is being carried out by the Federal State Unitary Enterprise Central Design Bureau "Titan" (Volgograd) - this company has registered a patent for "Launcher for transporting and launching a missile from a transport-launch container located in a railway car or on a platform" (RU 2392573). Designers (authors of the patent) - V.A. Shurygin, B.M. Abramovich, D.N. Biryukov and I.V. Shapkin.

The development of launch equipment is most likely being carried out by KBSM within the framework of the Barguzin theme. In 2013, KBSM developed a preliminary design of system units and the complex as a whole, formed cooperation between co-executing enterprises, and developed technical specifications for contractors.

In addition, on the topic "Barguzin-RV" in 2013, the development of preliminary designs for special railway formations was carried out at the Central Design Bureau of Transport Engineering.

According to media reports, as of 2014, the option of a railway train of the BZHRK "Barguzin" with 6 launchers- which is equal to a regiment of the Strategic Missile Forces. The missile division will include 5 regiments of the Barguzin BZHRK.

Missile - it is likely to use a missile similar to previously created intercontinental missile systems with a minimum time of the active part of the trajectory and with a MIRV. RS-24 Yars ICBMs, RS-26 Rubezh ICBMs, and 3M30 Bulava SLBMs can be considered as basic options. With a high probability, the degree of unification among missiles will be high, but less than 100%.

According to media reports, as of 2014, the option of a railway composition of the Barguzin BZHRK with 6 launchers with Yars or Yars-M missiles is being considered.

The rocket design is a three-stage rocket of a classical layout with a sequential arrangement of stages. With a high probability, the missile will be equipped with a complex of means for overcoming missile defense (KSP ABM).

Control and guidance system - inertial autonomous.

Engines - solid propellant rocket engines at all stages.

Warhead types - MIRV IN. It is possible to use advanced maneuvering combat equipment.

Status: Russia
- 2012 - The Moscow Institute of Thermal Engineering began R&D to create a BZHRK.

2013 - development of preliminary designs of the complex components.