Restricted Mobility of Indian missiles

[AyanRay]

No proof of railway based Agni,just Indian wishful thinking.
The rails on launch pad are also present at our Sonmiani launch center,but that doesn't mean shaheen is rail based.

First of all , for a rail based missile launcher to be successful, you need a dense network of railway lines. Which Pakistan doesnt have, hence rail based Shaheen is not not a good idea. Secondly due to its respective range, Shaheen has to be more mobile than Agini V, smaller range missiles have to be very mobile. Thirdly wheatear Agni launcher will be rail based or road based will depend on the role it will be assigned by the army. India possesses the technology and infrastructure for both of them. So chill.

 

[Gen Padmanabhan]

First of all , for a rail based missile launcher to be successful, you need a dense network of railway lines. Which Pakistan doesnt have, hence rail based Shaheen is not not a good idea. Secondly due to its respective range, Shaheen has to be more mobile than Agini V, smaller range missiles have to be very mobile. Thirdly wheatear Agni launcher will be rail based or road based will depend on the role it will be assigned by the army. India possesses the technology and infrastructure for both of them. So chill.

Even if Agni V is rail based, it required "pre designated" launching points.

 

[manojb]

Id this?
http://i.imgur.com/jpwkYF6.gif

 

[Ragnarok connection]

Id this?
http://i.imgur.com/jpwkYF6.gif

Agni 5 launcher

 

[Manindra]

Agni 5 launcher

Yes, but this one is TCT-5 cannister.

 

[Water Car Engineer]

Id this?
http://i.imgur.com/jpwkYF6.gif

Launch system, with Agni 5's canister. Launch system is being produced by TATA.

Agni 4 and other missiles will also be canistered.

Dummy agni test from canister

live

 

[gslv mk3]

No proof of railway based Agni,just Indian wishful thinking.
The rails on launch pad are also present at our Sonmiani launch center,but that doesn't mean shaheen is rail based

Dude....do you even know the basics of railway technology ?

BTW...

Rail Mobile Launcher for Agni ll

The successful launches of Agni ll from the static launcher have demonstrated the indigenous re-entry technology for IRBMS/ICBMS available in country. For deployment of this long-range missile system, need for mobility was felt. The task of converting the mastered technology into an operational weapon system has resulted in development of launching platform to carry the missile. Rail mobile launcher platform is a 27m long special purpose wagon on broad gauge. It houses tilt beam, transportation support, mating, integration and erection support. It is capable of performing all the operations required at launch sites. A payload integration device has been provided to facilitate payload changing from conventional to nuclear and vice versa. The technologies successfully demonstrated during the development of this launching platform are:

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Rail mobility for IRBM class of missile, 6' vertical accuracy in both the planes, jet deflector to divert hot gases away from launcher tried successfully for the first time in the country, dynamic behaviour of launching platform for hot launch of IRBM class of missile, stiffness-based design of tilt beam and launching
mechanism to suit the permissible deflection, hot launch concept for IRBM, first-stage support arm assembly for 15 ton compressive load.


Salient Features

• The wagon/platform is levelled by five sets of hydraulic actuator/outrigger cylinders
  
• Tilting of missile is done in three stages by four hydraulic actuators
  
• Tilting is done through electronic controller remotely within accuracy of 90 + 6' verticality in either plane
  
• The mission-critical first-stage support arm assembly clears the path of missile within 200 ms

LAUNCHING PLATFORMS FOR AGNI VARIANTS

Developed by R&DE,Pune

@Nilgiri @Water Car Engineer

Agni Sakshi: 50-tonne home-grown missile launcher, the real unsung hero



The Agni-V missile being readied for the maiden test on the home-grown launcher built by R&D Engineers Pune and VRDE Ahmednagar.

By Anantha Krishnan M
Express News Service

Bangalore: It's the sole piece of steel that held Agni-V by its soul and heart. A true Agni Sakshi in many ways considering its close proximity to the missile during the take-off spit-fire seconds. The missile launcher used for Thursday's maiden test-firing of Agni-V is probably the less-debated piece of equipment which probably went down as an unsung hero. This home-grown launcher is co-developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) labs – R&D Engineers, Pune and Vehicle Research and Development Establishment (VRDE), Ahmednagar. It is made of high-strength steel and weighs 50-tonnes.
DRDO chief V K Saraswat told Express that the launcher used for Agni-V was a modified version of Agni-3 missile with many 'unique' capabilities. “It's a highly mobile platform that can be used for launching different types of missiles. It can be used to launch canister missiles and comes in road and rail mobile models. Its extremely high mobility makes the execution time (erection or installation) lesser,” Saraswat said.
During a conflict scenario, the launcher comes handy as it requires very less reaction time. “We have been doing launchers for all missiles. By the time Agni-5 gets inducted into the Service, we will be ready with a further more modified launcher exclusively for the missile. Since the Agni class missiles are very heavy, the initial alignment of launcher is a very critical during every mission. The Agni-5 uses inertial navigation systems (INS) and the launcher plays a critical role at the beginning stages,” says Guruprasad Siddalingappa, director, R&D Engineers, Pune.
He said the launcher provides the initial stability which is paramount for any missile launches. “Developing launchers is a specialized area and we had close to 50 scientists working on the Agni-5 launcher,” Guruprasad said.

 

[gslv mk3]

Loading gauge of Indian railways is way larger than the diameter of even Agni V.

Indeed...

Optically to me it looks like a heavy diesel shunter WDS family (broad gauge).

No,that's no WDS class.
To me it looks like an industrial shunting loco made by smaller Indian companies like SAN,OEPL or Ventra

 

[Nilgiri]

To me it looks like an industrial shunting loco made by smaller Indian companies like SAN,OEPL or Ventra

Would you say its running on broad gauge or something wider in the video?

 

[gslv mk3]

Would you say its running on broad gauge or something wider in the video?

Looks like broad gauge to me