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VPKhR Chemical Detection Set |
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VPKhR Chemical Detection Set |
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VPKhR Technical Data (1) | |||
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Soviet Designation: (4) |
Войсково́й прибо́р хими́ческой разве́дки (Впхр) Military Chemical Reconnaissance Unit, (VPKhR) | ||
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Manufacturer: |
State Factories | ||
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Year Adopted: |
1964 | ||
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Operational Status (2003): |
Russia - Still in active service. Other Users - Bulgaria, East Germany, and other Warsaw Pact nations and former Soviet Republics. | ||
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Agents Detected Yellow Indicator Tube: Green Indicator Tube: Red Indicator Tube: |
Mustard Hydrogen Cyanide, Phosgene, Diphosgene G- and V- Series Nerve Agents |
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| Number of Chemical Indicator Tubes: |
30 (Usually ten of each of the three agent types) |
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| Number of Heating Elements: | 15 | ||
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History and Development of the VPKhR Chemical Reconnaissance Unit |
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Sources Cited (1) Eldridge, John. Jane's Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Defence 2003-2003 15th edition, Surry: Jane's Information Group, 2002. Print (2) Gander, Terry, J., Jane's NBC Protection Equipment 1995-1996 8th edition, Alexandria: Jane's Information Group, 1995. Print. (3) Gander, Terry, J., Jane's NBC Protection Equipment 1988-1989, Alexandria: Jane's Information Group, 1989. Print. (4) FM-100-2-3 The Soviet Army: Troops, Organization, and Equipment, Washington D.C.: Department of the Army, 1984. Print. |