This is a completely random post because I'm quite sleep deprived still. The Little Mister (TLM) prefers to sleep during the day and stay awake at night :( So I'm sharing this because we thought it was kind of cool, and didn't require much writing to go along with the pictures.
Awhile ago we had the chance to check out a decommissioned scud missile launcher. There's only a couple left, so even though it was kind of a random event, we had to go check it out. How often does an opportunity like that present itself?
It was quite large- those tires are over four feet in diameter.
The Little Miss wanted pics of her inside it. Check out the old-school control panels.
There were several little seating compartments in the vehicle, and they all looked super-cramped. LMS fit ok, but a full grown man? It would be a tight fit.
The driver's compartment reminded me of the old '59 flat bed Chevy truck my dad used to have when we were younger. It smelled like that truck, too. Diesel fumes, maybe?
Apparently they raised the missile earlier that day, but it was back down by the time we got there, so we missed seeing it.
Mr M's mom was with us (waiting for TLM to make his appearance). Those hands on the doors are Mr M's- the doors wouldn't stay open, so he held them open for the photo.
Have you ever gotten up close and personal with a scud missile launcher?
thankyou, i was looking for a picture of the inside of the missile control room in the middle part of the truck
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