Lintsi, Soviet Nuclear Missile Base (Siimika)
| military, abandoned / shut down, strategic rocket forces
Estonia /
Harju /
Kasepere /
Siimika
World
/ Estonia
/ Harju
/ Kasepere
World / Estonia / Harju / Nissi
military, abandoned / shut down, strategic rocket forces
Lintsi and Piirsalu were deployment bases for the 94th Regiment of the 23rd Missile Division of the 50th Missile Army.
The 304th was headquartered in Happasalu and armed with R-12 (SS-4 Sandal missiles. They had a range of approximately 2.000 kilometres and carried a single nuclear warhead with a yield of 2,3 megaton.
The 23rd Division was headquartered in Valka [Valga], Latvia, PribVO [?]. In 1981-82, the 23rd Division and Regiment 94, 846 and 304 were relocated to Kansk, Krasnoyarsk Region.
The 23rd comprised the 94th Regiment (two surface launch complexes outside Haapsalu), the 846th Regiment (two surface complexes and one Dvina silo complex north of Valga), the 304th Regiment (two surface launch complexes south of Rakvere), Vyru (Voru) (two surface launch complexes southeast of Voru) and, until 1982, the 39th Regiment (two surface launch complexes and on Dvina silo complex south of Aluksne).
Photos at: www.flickr.com/photos/martintrolle/sets/
The 304th was headquartered in Happasalu and armed with R-12 (SS-4 Sandal missiles. They had a range of approximately 2.000 kilometres and carried a single nuclear warhead with a yield of 2,3 megaton.
The 23rd Division was headquartered in Valka [Valga], Latvia, PribVO [?]. In 1981-82, the 23rd Division and Regiment 94, 846 and 304 were relocated to Kansk, Krasnoyarsk Region.
The 23rd comprised the 94th Regiment (two surface launch complexes outside Haapsalu), the 846th Regiment (two surface complexes and one Dvina silo complex north of Valga), the 304th Regiment (two surface launch complexes south of Rakvere), Vyru (Voru) (two surface launch complexes southeast of Voru) and, until 1982, the 39th Regiment (two surface launch complexes and on Dvina silo complex south of Aluksne).
Photos at: www.flickr.com/photos/martintrolle/sets/
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 59°7'39"N 24°6'31"E
- Piirsalu, Soviet Nuclear Missile Base 6.4 km
- Former ammunition stores 42 km
- Abandoned "S-75 Dvina" high-altitude air defense system 44 km
- Former Soviet SA-3 SAM site 98 km
- Kadila, Soviet Nuclear Missile Base 127 km
- Former Soviet SA-2 SAM site 128 km
- Helsinki Thunder 128 km
- Rohu, Soviet Nuclear Missile Base 132 km
- Keimola Motor Stadium 139 km
- Abandoned aerodrome 319 km
- Järveotsa järv 4.4 km
- Kuijõe manor 5.8 km
- Orkjärv Nature Reserve 6.9 km
- Linnuraba Bog 10 km
- Piirsalu church 10 km
- Läänemaa Suursoo Wetland 13 km
- Electrical sub-station 15 km
- Lääne County 35 km
- Rapla County 38 km
- Harju County 46 km