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UR-77 Help
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Posted: Friday, September 23, 2016 - 06:48 PM UTC
Reusing my Skif 2s1 into UR-77 Meteorit , SP Designs conversion, with launcher raised.

Want to wire up the explosive line charge it shots out.
Anybody know the diameter of the rope like explosive charge?
Looking for photos of under turret launcher where this is stowed so I can stow the charge appropriately.
How does it connect to the rocket?

Cheers if anyone can help
Scott
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Posted: Friday, September 23, 2016 - 08:55 PM UTC
According to the accompanying text, here's the rocket-propelled rope fitted with explosive charges from a UR-77 :



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Jacques
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Posted: Friday, September 23, 2016 - 09:32 PM UTC
Nice find Frenchy.
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Posted: Saturday, September 24, 2016 - 05:18 AM UTC
Indeed great find.
Appears to be about 10-15 cm diameter.
Jacques, do you happen to know any more on this.
You tube seems to show separate rockets but sometimes it appears as though the rope is folded in half and attached as a single rocket looks like two of the snakes are attached.

I have SP designs great conversion, thanks to Sergei for all his efforts I love them, and the turret base has those compartments and Id like to fill them with appropriate snake and presumably they attach at rear of rocket via a chain?
I found a great photo of relaxing and the roll of the snake is enormous, being lifted in with crane, so presumably it goes deep into hull.
Any info greatly received, but happy to just make it up.
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Posted: Saturday, September 24, 2016 - 06:43 AM UTC
I don't have anything else to add, you probably have all the same pictures I do. And Yes, those cords are big and long. I have seen the ones the US uses...you need a crane to load them.
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Posted: Saturday, September 24, 2016 - 07:06 PM UTC
Thanks all, I'll guess it.
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Posted: Saturday, September 24, 2016 - 08:53 PM UTC
Here are other views of the DKRP-4 detonating cord :







I guess it's the same as the one used with the UR-83P portable system :





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Posted: Sunday, September 25, 2016 - 01:25 PM UTC
This useful too:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLGJowyqktI

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Andy
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Posted: Thursday, September 29, 2016 - 12:04 PM UTC
Great photos Frenchy, i'll work it out from there
Cheers
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