Sputnik: Topol M Tears Up Moscow's Streets, Arriving at Exhibition Center
A road-mobile Topol-M missile complex tore up the streets of Moscow Monday night, completing a 100-kilometer journey from the town of Serpukhov, south of Moscow, before arriving in the capital.
Bystanders and media managed to get a first-hand glimpse of the mobile strategic missile system, which was headed to the All-Russian Exhibition Center in northern Moscow. The vehicle is set to take part in an outdoor public exhibition of Soviet and Russian weaponry in honor of the 70th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War.
WNU Editor: This is one my pet peeves with Moscow's military parades .... the roads always get ripped up and it takes forever to have them repaired. From the above video it appears that the Topol M uses tires .... so the damage is probably at a minimal. But when the tanks hit the road .... ouch.
WNU Editor,
ReplyDeleteCould be worse, could be Ottawa winter potholes. Back in the 80's I lost a Fiat 128 in one,
Never found it again.
" But when the tanks hit the road .... "
ReplyDeleteHere where I live, they had a victory parade for the first Gulf War vets. They actually brought some M1s down the street. They had to make a turn and some bright enterprising soul hoping to minimize asphalt damage placed 3/4" plywood at that point. Well when the tanks made the turn their outside treads grabbed the plywood and hurled it out and up at great velocity causing much screaming, running, and general commotion. A good time was had by all.
James .... that must have been a a blast.
ReplyDeleteJay ... Ottawa winters ..... brrrrr .... But Montreal potholes .... we are masters at that.