46th Missile Regiment

46-й ракетный полк

Military Unit: 16686

Activated 31.3.64 in Shadrinsk, Kurgan Oblast.

Initially under the 5th independent Missile Corps, but from 15.11.64 under the 17th Missile Brigade.

The regiment controlled site BSP-12 with 3 R-16 (SS-7) silos - alert duty from 30.3.64.

The regiment stood down in 1977, and was disbanded 1979.

US designation 1964-1977: Shadrinsk ICBM Complex (Launch Site B, later Launch Site 2). Type IIIA silos.

Shadrinsk Launch Site 2 (BSP-12) (56 09 50N, 64 01 50E):