Good day all I have picked up the Minimanfactory SS-23 Spider (9K714 OKA) Missle launcher while there are lots of pictures out ther I cant seem to find any of the launch bay, including how the missle was powered and data was transfered before launch, were there a cable bus that went to the missle?
thank you
Jim
PS any Russian writeing members if you can give me some search terms I have a russian key board and can look up a search'Thanks

Jim, I hate the fact that you have one on hand and I have to save up my pennies to get it. Rats!

Show off lots of pictures of the kit, please.

Hello!
Few days ago I received mine Spider and made pictures in museum in Moscow.
Here you can download archive with them
http://files.mail.ru/ZMW10I

Sorry, exterior only and missile. Interior is closed, windows are closed with steel list.

Thank you for the pictures, that was quite a download , I may start tomorrow and will be posting pictures as I go. I have a picture sent to me by my friend that shows a groupe of cables but the rocket is not in place. But I have plenty to do till I get to that area. The cab is a small model kit on its own. more later
Jim

strange that spiderfrommars hasn't yet posted, maybe he has some info

sorry the download of you pics has been halted by my firewall for some reason, guess I have to wait untill you or someone else posts some

greetz

Hi, Jim. Can you post piture you are tellin about?

Also I uploaded pics on photofile, here it is:

Melnikov, I had no problem downloading the photos, thanks
here is the only photo I have found that shows cables, but no missile.


Jim

thanks for sharing Talib !

Jim, i do not think there is a wire harness. A very nice webpage on the "Oka" here

Jacques I am starting to agree with you, unless there was a bus that the missile rode on durning lift off. but this photo shows the misssile used as almost an artillery shot

with a nuke all you have to be is close, but the site that you directed me two does show a guidence system, and there are programing electronics in the cab. I will keep looking
Jim

http://forum.valka.cz/viewtopic.php/t/12619 some nice pics here

Arpad
Thank you for the link, there were pictures that I did not have.
Thanks
Jim

Some elements of the "Oka" are still state/trade secrets, so you may not be able to answer your question soon. I am thinking there is a reusable data link with the missile, either wireless or friction, that is used to program the missile. It may also be programed by a hand portable unit as the missile has inertial guidance with active radar for the terminal phase. Far too many questions...

But from the pictures, some of which look like field firing trials, I would say there is no visible wiring bus.

At the bottom of Arpad's link is a video from Youtube. At the 2:49 time hack is the best shot yet of the missile before launch.

I have to say at this point that there are no cables connected to the rocket prior to launch, so until a picture shows up I am going on with the build, This was an interesting rocket, if I understand the translations I have read and in the move you can see a engine start up, small amount of brown smoke just prior to launch. This was to power ther rocket , so I am going to drop the subject and contuine with the build. Thank you all for the input and pictures they have been a great help.
Jim

Good choice and bet of luck. I wish I could be so decisive so soon...seems like I dither over detail questions forever...