The 448th Rocket Brigade named for S.P. Nepobedimy is a

tactical ballistic missile A tactical ballistic missile (TBM), or battlefield range ballistic missile (BRBM), is a ballistic missile designed for short-range battlefield use. Typically, range (aeronautics), range is less than . Tactical ballistic missiles are usually mo ...

brigade of the

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. Based in

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, the brigade is part of the

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History

The brigade was formed in September 1987 at

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in East Germany. It was composed of the 639th, 650th and 697th Separate Rocket Battalions, as well as a technical battery. The 639th and 650th Battalions were based at Born and the 697th Battalion was based at

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. The 639th had been transferred from the 10th Guards Tank Division, the 650th from the

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and the 697th from the 7th Guards Tank Division. The brigade was subordinated to the 3rd Red Banner Army. It was equipped with the

OTR-21 Tochka OTR-21 ''Tochka'' () is a Soviet Union, Soviet tactical ballistic missile. Its GRAU designation is 9K79. Its NATO reporting name is the SS-21 Scarab. One missile is transported per 9P129 vehicle and raised prior to launch. It uses an inertial gu ...

tactical ballistic missile. In December 1990, the brigade moved to Kursk and became part of the 20th Guards Combined Army. The OTR-21 Tochka missiles of the brigade are planned to be replaced with

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missiles. On 2 August 2021, the brigade was named for Tochka missile designer Sergey Nepobedimy. The brigade is reportedly taking part in the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

References

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