649th Missile Regiment (original) (raw)

649th Missile Regiment

649-й ракетный полк

Military Unit: 93412

Activated 12.11.66 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-4.

The regiment stood down 1979, and began conversion to the UR-100N (SS-19) missile - alert duty from 1.80.

Converted to the UR-100NU (SS-19) missile in 1985.

The regiment stood down 3.9.03, and began conversion to the RT-2PM2 Topol-M2 (SS-27) missile - alert duty from 24.12.05 with 2 silos, and from 2008 with 10 silos.

US designation: 1967 - 1980 Tatishchevo ICBM Complex - Launch Group E (Ten Type IIID silos):
US designation: 1980 - today Tatishchevo ICBM Complex - Launch Group E (Ten Type IIIG and one Type IIIX silos):