The R-12 Dvina was a theatre ballistic missile developed and deployed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War. Its GRAU designation was 8K63, and it was given the NATO reporting name of SS-4 Sandal. T
Soviet R-12 (NATO designation SS-4) in Kapustin Yar museum, Znamensk, Russia.
The cupola of the underground R-12U launching silo in Plokštinė missile base, Lithuania
Remaining wall of the rocket base barracks near Vepriai, Lithuania. Construction date visible
Inside the underground R-12U launching silo in Plokštinė missile base, Lithuania
The R-5 Pobeda was a medium range ballistic missile developed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War. The upgraded R-5M version, the first Soviet missile capable of carrying a nuclear weapon, was ass
R-12 Dvina
…the direction of Mikhail Yangel in the early 1950s. Soon after, he started the development of an improved strategic missile that would outperform the R-5, that Korolev was in the process of bringing into production. Yangel's design was based on combining the basic airframe from the R-5 with an engine…
R-5 on display at the Zhytomyr Korolyov Museum
Nuclear-tipped R-5M in ready-to-launch condition