VPKhR Chemical Detection Set

VPKhR Technical Data (1)

Soviet Designation: (4)

Войсково́й прибо́р хими́ческой разве́дки (Впхр)
Military Chemical Reconnaissance Unit, (VPKhR)

Manufacturer:

State Factories

Year Adopted:

1964

Operational Status (2003):

Russia - Still in active service.

Other Users - Bulgaria, East Germany, and other Warsaw Pact nations and former Soviet Republics.

Agents Detected
     Yellow Indicator Tube:
     Green Indicator Tube:
     Red Indicator Tube:

Mustard
Hydrogen Cyanide, Phosgene, Diphosgene
G- and V- Series Nerve Agents
Number of Chemical Indicator Tubes: 30
(Usually ten of each of the three agent types)
Number of Heating Elements: 15
Length:
205mm (8.16 inches)
Width:
100mm (3.98 inches)
Height:
140mm (5.57 inches)

Total Weight:

2.3 kilograms (5.07 pounds)
 
 

VPKhR Chemical Reconnaissance Unit in pictures

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.