404th Gorodokskiy orders of Suvorov Kutuzov and Aleksandr Nevskiy Missile Regiment
404-й ракетный Городокский орденов Суворова Кутузова Александра Невского полк
Military Unit: 54140
Activated 18.7.60 at Lapichi, Mogilev Oblast, under the 33rd Guards Missile Division.
Early 1961 to Gomel (Borshchovka), Gomel Oblast.
Organisation:
The 2nd battalion stood down in 1971 (four R-12 pads), followed by the 1st battalion in 1978 (four R-12 pads).
The regiment went on alert duty 30.11.79 with 9 RSD-10 Pioner-K (15P645K) (SS-20) missiles (one battalion operational 6.79).
10.85 reduced to two battalions, now with 6 15P645K missiles.
In November 1979 the regimental HQ was transferred to Rechitsa, Gomel Oblast.
The regiment stood down 1989, and began conversion to RT-2PM (15P158) (SS-25) missile - alert duty from 1989 with 9 missiles.
The regiment stood down in 1994, and the missiles were transferred to a regiment in Russia - disbanded 9.95.
US designation 1960-1978: Gomel MRBM complex (Borkhov launch sites 1 and 2). Type II (pad) sites.
Borkhov launch site 1 with 4 R-12 pads (52 18 20N, 30 42 31E):
Borkhov launch site 2 with 4 R-12 pads (52 24 31N, 30 39 02E):
Two alternative fixed field sites for the pad launchers, were set up at Gomel (site 1: 52 20 41N, 30 50 58E and site 2: 52 20 30N, 30 50 30E).
Rechitsa Mobile IRBM Base (1979-1989 RSD-10 and 1989-1995 RT-2PM missiles) (52 11 51N, 30 07 11E):
