[marktwain]

I am fairly certain the Scud is a mockup. The MAZ-543 clearly is. It is mounted on a U.S. semi-trailer, so none of the motive parts of the MAZ are there.

I have read other reports of East Bloc Armor being transported by train around the U.S. to military bases for testing, evaluation, and training.

[Hulka]

Tactical targets for the Goldwater Range.

Nothing more.

[GreyFriar]

I also think the Scud is a mockup. The train loads of Soviet equipment in the 90s were probably captured Iraqi tanks and other Soviet/Chicom vehicles captured after the Gulf War. I remember driving home after work when I was assigned to Ft, Knox in 1974 of seeing a dozen or so flat cars with tarp covered tanks on one of the rail sidings on post. I didn’t think much of it until I got to a stop light and had time to look at the profile and the road wheels. that was when I realized that the tanks were T-62s.

[mylife]

BRDMs and all types of soviet armorment roam the desert hills and skys of Ft Irwin in Ca as OPFOR

[calljack]

Movie prop maybe?

[mylife]

When a Hind pops up over the mountain it can ruin your day.

[BenLurkin]

Movie magic

[dynachrome]

Lot’s of fun soviet stuff for sale at the link from the article, including a WW2 German/austrian tugboat. I want one of their amphib vehicles.

http://sovietarmor.com/catalog/armored/brdm_2.html