Taken at Shikhany in 1987. The USSR invited delegates of the Geneva-based Conference on Disarmament to see Soviet chemical munitions! They displayed a range of projectiles, bombs, warheads and miscellaneous items such as grenades.
I had seen quite a few of the images before, due to previously being the co-editor of a couple of the Jane's books that covered NBC (Nuclear Chemical Biological) and later CBRNE (Chemical, Biological, Nuclear, Radiological, and Explosives) things, but didn't know the images source.Hans de Vreij was a photographer on the visit. He’s made images available on a flickr album https://www.flickr.com/photos/78157836@N08/albums/72157671339951414
I had seen quite a few of the images before, due to previously being the co-editor of a couple of the Jane's books that covered NBC (Nuclear Chemical Biological) and later CBRNE (Chemical, Biological, Nuclear, Radiological, and Explosives) things, but didn't know the images source.
I don't really cover the subject any more, but I'm pretty sure the Russian's officially destroyed their stocks of chemical weapons in 2017 (link).
As such we will hopefully never see any of the munitions shown above. I can probably ID some of them if people are interested, this as I've still got a lot of reference material on the subject.
I had seen quite a few of the images before, due to previously being the co-editor of a couple of the Jane's books that covered NBC (Nuclear Chemical Biological) and later CBRNE (Chemical, Biological, Nuclear, Radiological, and Explosives) things, but didn't know the images source.
I don't really cover the subject any more, but I'm pretty sure the Russian's officially destroyed their stocks of chemical weapons in 2017 (link).
As such we will hopefully never see any of the munitions shown above. I can probably ID some of them if people are interested, this as I've still got a lot of reference material on the subject.
From the left I have these as.
100kg bomb - designation unknown
250kg bomb - either 9-A-423 or 9-A-725 depending on payload
250kg bomb - 9-A-164
500kg spray tank - 3845
1500kg spray tank - 9-00432 or 9-002325 or 9-00431 or 9-003424
I can't really read most of what's in the images, so can't say which they are, but here are some additional details to what was already in your posts. So their known other designations - other than the Russian Air Force and other codes you had already given - and what's stated in Russian reference materials I have to be within them.From the left I have these as.
100kg bomb - designation unknown
250kg bomb - either 9-A-423 or 9-A-725 depending on payload
250kg bomb - 9-A-164
500kg spray tank - 3845
1500kg spray tank - 9-00432 or 9-002325 or 9-00431 or 9-003424
8F44G-1 = VR-33 (viscous Russian V-agent)The Scud warhead is 884mm and has the designation 8F44G1
Oooh, nice image with markingsThe 122mm rocket with soman (R-55) warhead is designated as 9M23M
As far as I can tell they are PAS-500KhS (ПАС-500ХС) modules, aka 9-EK-3264 (9-ЕК-3264) if you want their Russian Air Force index code.Here's some more nice markings. This time on the overpack and the VX filled modules for the 500kg spray tank (9-EK-3264).
Yes that’s the correct spray tank. Nice image which I haven’t seen before. Warhead for the 540mm FROG in the background.As far as I can tell they are PAS-500KhS (ПАС-500ХС) modules, aka 9-EK-3264 (9-ЕК-3264) if you want their Russian Air Force index code.
Twelve are used within the PAS-500NS.9 (ПАС-500НС.9) spray device, aka the 9-A-3264 (9-А-3264).
An image of the PAS-500NS.9 is below, along with some PAS-500KhS by the look of it.
I saw the large warhead to the upper right, but didn't think about ID'ing it, mainly as I was quite tired.Yes that’s the correct spray tank. Nice image which I haven’t seen before. Warhead for the 540mm FROG in the background.