I suspect your representative solid fuel would use powdered iron oxide as a catalyst rather than "iron oxide" (actual iron powder in contact with an oxidizer would OXIDIZE, changing characteristics of a fuel in storage!).
Your "typical" fuel likely also requires another .5% or more of carbon black as a "grain opacifier" to prevent light/infrared from the combustion front penetrating into an otherwise too transparent fuel grain, "feeding back" too much ignition energy to the unburned fuel and pre igniting additional fuel below the burn surface, this might quickly over pressurize and CATO a motor.
Otherwise, a pretty good synopsis!
For any interested, download a free PDF of "Ignition!" by John D. Clark here:
Such a great book! Pity it only covers liquid propellants, do you know of anything comparable covering solid propellants for the non-technically minded reader? The USSR did incredible things with liquids, like 'encapsulation' of liquid fueled ICBMs so they could sit in their containers for decades without maintenance. Solids seem to be the way to go for road mobile missiles and Russia seems to have mastered the technology to a similar degree.
It would be interesting to know what terminal guidance is used for Oreshnik. The article suggests that optical seekers are incompatible with high terminal speed, but radar seekers can penetrate the plasma should? Although if you wanted to mount a very large warhead on an Oreshnik and fire from a shorter range, the terminal speed should be similar to the Iskander and allow the use of its optical seeker.
Some years ago, Russia had some promotional videos about a system called Club-K featuring cargo containers for transporting and launching cruise missiles. Was that Iskander-K?
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Good article and simple to understand to a non-techy person such as myself. I had heard that they were looking to extend the range of the Iskander to 1000 kms from 500, but was surprised to see unofficial 2000-2500 km. Still not surprised.
Not sure where it fits in the Russian order of battle. I thought perhaps with the CAG (Corp Artillery Group) or AAG (Army Artillery Group). Do you have any info on this?
Great read dude. Really tho. 👏🏼 💯
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You're very welcome Mike, great week to you!
Very good write up! Thank you
Thanks for your great work Mike!
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Superb explanation, making a highly complex system understandable for those of us who are not conversant with battlefield systems requirements!
I suspect your representative solid fuel would use powdered iron oxide as a catalyst rather than "iron oxide" (actual iron powder in contact with an oxidizer would OXIDIZE, changing characteristics of a fuel in storage!).
Your "typical" fuel likely also requires another .5% or more of carbon black as a "grain opacifier" to prevent light/infrared from the combustion front penetrating into an otherwise too transparent fuel grain, "feeding back" too much ignition energy to the unburned fuel and pre igniting additional fuel below the burn surface, this might quickly over pressurize and CATO a motor.
Otherwise, a pretty good synopsis!
For any interested, download a free PDF of "Ignition!" by John D. Clark here:
https://library.sciencemadness.org/library/books/ignition.pdf
Such a great book! Pity it only covers liquid propellants, do you know of anything comparable covering solid propellants for the non-technically minded reader? The USSR did incredible things with liquids, like 'encapsulation' of liquid fueled ICBMs so they could sit in their containers for decades without maintenance. Solids seem to be the way to go for road mobile missiles and Russia seems to have mastered the technology to a similar degree.
It would be interesting to know what terminal guidance is used for Oreshnik. The article suggests that optical seekers are incompatible with high terminal speed, but radar seekers can penetrate the plasma should? Although if you wanted to mount a very large warhead on an Oreshnik and fire from a shorter range, the terminal speed should be similar to the Iskander and allow the use of its optical seeker.
Nice write up, as always! Have you any nose-to-nose comparisons with any NATO systems?
Hope all is well!
Thank you, I might do something soon but now the next is to assess Iskander and Patriot "interaction".
Ooohhhhh!
And hello the Aleks, hope the family is well.
A fascinating read! Thank you for sharing
High quality article, as usual Mike !
Always the best information; thank you!💙🇷🇺❤️🐈⬛ All the best to Aleks, family!
This is brilliant as usual, many thanks for this excellent article!
Thank you for another thoroughly informative and easy to read explanation, of the Iskander missile systems, Mike.
I will post this link to my blog.
I also hope Aleks, his family and his busy job are doing well.
Very informative. THANK YOU!!
Some years ago, Russia had some promotional videos about a system called Club-K featuring cargo containers for transporting and launching cruise missiles. Was that Iskander-K?
I remember seeing a picture of the tail end of an Iskander with rearward ejecting decoys. Can you confirm that?
Thank You Mike For Your Continues Work To Save Our Beautiful America And Protect What's Rightfully Ours.
There are individuals within our government's, Including the citizens who support them, Who are knowingly destroying Our American Economy.
These individuals were fully aware of the effects of their actions, Well in advance.
America only represents less than 4% of the world's population. By illegally attacking Russia, China, Iran and many additional nations, These individuals were fully aware that these illegal acts would force these nations towards the Brics Dollar and other Alternative Currencies. America is not a part of the Brics Block.
We must continue the fight to save and protect Our Beautiful America.
Here's another war tactic that we are supporting:
"The International Save The Woman Foundation"
Ladies, Please Understand.
This Is Not About Seeing Your Bodies.
This Is About:
"SAVING YOUR LIVES"
"KEEPING YOU HEALTHY"
And, There Are Trillions Of Dollars Being Made From This Simple And Easy Mission.
GOD Demands That You Are Strong And Healthy.
Chaka khan's "Every Woman", Is Exactly That !!!
Each Individual Women Is Every Woman.
Every Man's Wife Is Supposed To Be Every Woman. That's Why God Demands That A Man Protects His Wife And Family. God Demands That We Protect Our Citizens, Occupant's And Country. And, Our Corrected American Constitution Demands Absolute Freedoms In America On American Soil.
God Does Not Want Anyone To Be Enslaved !!!
Check The Real History And Discovery How Even Your Bible Was Mistranslated On Purpose, To Co-Mingle The Pagan Practices With The Religions. The Truths Can Easily Be Found. And, Most Of You Already Know The Real Truths.
God Is Not Stupid, And Neither Are Most Of You.
God Also Demands The Absolute Best Healthy Relations Between A Man And His Wife. How Can You Be At Your Best With Mandatory Sickness, Weakness And Mandatory Enslavements Of Your Minds And Bodies??
Once You Free Your Minds And Bodies From This Illegal System In America. You Will Immediately Feel The Power That You Naturally Have. You Will Immediately Feel The Strength And Wellness, That You Naturally Have.
That's Why There Are Trillions Of Dollars In This Movement. We Are Correcting Over 75 Years Of Illegal Laws And Policies, In Our Beautiful America.
Most Nations In The Registered 195 Countries Also Have The Same Requirements Of Absolutel Freedoms For Their Citizens.
This Illegal System In America, That Violates Our Corrected American Constitution, Is Now Destroying Our Entire Economy. Not Only Are We Losing Trillions Of Dollars, Every Single Month. We Are Also Illegally Being Kept Out Of The Trillions Of Dollars Being Made, On An International Level. This Technology Was Once Under The G8 (Russia Was Illegally Removed), Nations Control, Exclusively. The Exclusive Control Of This Technology Ended Over 50 Years Ago. We Are Now Seeing The Effects Of Not Improving When We Had The Chance To Improve Over 50 Years Ago. And, These Improvements Only Involve Enforcing Our Corrected American Constitution.
Now, Every Nations Has Access To This Technology. The Competing Nations Are Investing In Educating Their Citizens About These Health And Mental Manipulating Weapons. And, The Competing Nations Are Protecting Their Citizens From These Health And Mental Manipulating Weapons.
America Is Not A Part Of The Brics Dollar. Yet, Many Individuals From The Nations, That Are A Part Of The Bricks Dollar Nations, Have Saturated Our American Soil. These Individuals Are More Than Happy To Support The Illegal Laws And Policies In America. Because, These Illegal Policies Are Crashing The American Dollar And Boosting The Brics Dollar, And Many Additional Alternative Currencies. You Can't Pass The Blame Onto The Immigrants And Occupant's From Other Nations, When You Demand That They Follow The Illegal Laws And Policies In America. You As America's Citizens Are 100% Responsible, And You Alone.
The Politicians Can't Breath Or Scratch Their Noses, Unless You Allow Them To. America Belongs To The American People. It Has Always Been Each Individuals Legal Obligation To Enforce Our Corrected American Constitution.
By Illegally Attacking Russia, China, Iran And Many Additional Nations. You Are Forcing These Nations Towards The Bricks Dollar And Other Alternative Currencies. So, Not Only Are You Supporting These Illegal Policies And Laws. But, You Are Simultaneously Destroying Our Entire American Economy, While Illegally Supporting This Illegal Mandatory Sick And Weak Program In America, On American Soil.
Demand Your Mandatory Good Health, Strength And Mental Wellness. Demand Your Absolute Freedoms In America On American Soil By Simply Enforcing Our Corrected American Constitution.
God Wants The Husband And Wife To Enjoy Each Other, To The Never Ending Best. God's Simple And Easy Laws Are Easy To Keep.
God Demands That Nothing Is To Enter The Woman's Rear End. This Goes Against Nature And It Will Cause Sickness And Diseases.
And The Woman's Precious Mouth Was Not Created For "That".
Ladies Please Don't Send Naked Pictures. We Must Focus On Keeping You Alive. We Must Focus On Keeping You Health And Strong, In America On American Soil.
We Must Focus On The:
"International Save The Woman Foundation"
This Is Being Accomplished By International Video Conferences With The Registered 195 Nations Health Minister's And Women's Health Representatives For Each Individual Nation.
This Is The Same Type Of Effort That Scott Ritter Just Accomplished With His Video Conference Between America And Russia. And, The Conversations Are Absolutely Free. There Are No Costs Involved.
Do Your Jobs By Enforcing Our Corrected American Constitution And Demand Your Absolute Freedoms. Demand Your Mandatory Good Health, Strength And Mental Freedoms.
I Don't Have Time To Sort Through The Friend Request. I'm Currently On The Borders With Russia And Iran. I'm Fighting To Keep You Alive And Health. I Will Not Look At Your Naked Pictures. Almost Every Friend Request Is Accepted For Communication Purposes Only. The Naked Pictures Will Eventually Be Deleted.
We Are In Conflict Zones And We Are Discussing The Corrections Of Religious Differences. We Are Fighting To Save Lives And Protect Freedom.
In Our Beautiful America Most Humans Refuse To Live With This Illegal System. So, Separate Those Who Must Have This System In There Lives From Those Who Refuse This System. Those Who Refuse This Illegal System Must Have Absolute Protections From These Health And Mental Manipulating Weapons. The International Community Is Only Using This Technology To Enhance Certain Capabilities While Disclosing The Toxic Dangers To The Human Body.
This Is Already Affecting The Drug, Food And Weapons Manufacturing Practices, On An International Level. If Our Beautiful America Does Not Correct These Illegal Policies In America And Advance With The Rest Of The World, Our Only America Will Be Destroyed As Our Economy Continues To Fail.
Auston E Matthews
American Freedom Fighter And Soldier.
Good article and simple to understand to a non-techy person such as myself. I had heard that they were looking to extend the range of the Iskander to 1000 kms from 500, but was surprised to see unofficial 2000-2500 km. Still not surprised.
Not sure where it fits in the Russian order of battle. I thought perhaps with the CAG (Corp Artillery Group) or AAG (Army Artillery Group). Do you have any info on this?
The longer range is for Iskander-K, which is a cruise missile. Iskander-M is the ballistic missile. Both can be launched from the same launcher.
Iskanders are part of the artillery brigades and, compared to the US organization, they belong more to the AAG.
Thank you.