The Shagohod 1961
The Shagohod. This is the very first the first mobile nuclear launcher. It was developed by Sokolov in 1961. It was designed to deliever a nuclear missile to the US. It was equipped with missile pods and machine guns. And was equipped with a min IRCM nuclear missile. It couldnt just fire a nuclear missile all the way to the US, it had to hit a speed of 300mph to catapult it 6000 miles. It was equipped with rockets designed by Sokolov, which made it possible to reach 300mph. It ran on enourmous drills that were used as its treads to dig though the groud to move. It needed a 3 mile long runway to fire the missile far enough. Instead of a basic launch, it would go from 2500 miles to 6000 miles from the moving launch.It was destroyed by Big Boss and Eva.
Specifications:
Design:Sokolov/Granin Design Bureau
In Service: Unknown
Year Of Development : 1961
Crew: 2
Combat Weight: 152.5 Tons
Overall length: 22,800mm
Height: 8,200mm
Width: 6,400mm
Armament:
12.7mm DShKm Heavy Machine Gun
(300 rounds)x 2
12.7mm DShKm AA Machine Gun
(360 Rounds)x 1
100-barrel Machine Gun Pod x 1
9K112 Kobra Surface-To-Air Missile x 6
SS-20 Saber-Class Nuclear Missile x 1
Maximum Speed: 80kph
Range: 650 km
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