165th Missile Regiment (original) (raw)

165th Missile Regiment

165-й ракетный полк

Military Unit: 74838

Activated 23.4.66 in Tatischevo, Saratov Oblast, under the60th Missile Division.

The regiment went on alert duty 1967 with 10 UR-100 (SS-11) silos in area BRK-9.

The regiment stood down 1980, and began conversion to the UR-100NU (SS-19) missile - alert duty from 1.81.

The regiment stood down 3.9.2003, and began conversion to the RT-2PM2 Topol-M2 (SS-27) missile - alert duty from 24.12.05 with six silos, and 2010 with all 10 silos.

US designation: 1967 - 1981 Tatishchevo ICBM Complex - Launch Group J (Ten Type IIID silos):
US designation: 1981 - today Tatishchevo ICBM Complex - Launch Group J (Ten Type IIIG and one Type IIIX silos):

• silo 81J: 52 09 34N, 45 38 20E - old control site (1967-1981)
• silo 99J: 52 09 07N, 45 44 16E
• silo 109J: 52 14 37N, 45 40 20E
• silo 110J: 52 12 38N, 45 35 38E
• silo 111J: 52 05 42N, 45 35 01E
• silo 112J: 52 06 14N, 45 41 03E
• silo 115J: 52 02 34N, 45 38 25E
• silo 117J: 52 12 25N, 45 48 11E
• silo 118J: 52 09 18N, 45 49 34E
• silo 123J: 52 06 25N, 45 46 22E
• Launch Control Facility JJ (Type III): co-located with silo 81J (from 1981)