Originally Posted By: Hpasp

OT-155 "Isopropyl nitrate" monocomponent fuel ("I" substance)
... as nasty as the other two.
nope


Be careful, everybody! Can be found in your diesel fuel smile

wikipedia - Isopropyl nitrate

And not everyone knows it is nasty smile

I swallowed isopropyl nitrate...

Interestingly, there are also voices recommending milk as an antidotum. I wonder, was there a milk tank in Dvina batteries? It must have been a challenge to store milk in tropical conditions of North Vietnam (I mean, effective cooling system, hygiene, etc., and last but not least, supplies - I think Melange and Tonka were easier to get than milk in Vietnam at that time smile )

But jokes aside, can you imagine problems those guys had to overcome to do maintenance and fueling of the missiles in so harsh a field conditions? Fatal accidents must have not been uncommon... Not mentioning the condition of Vietnamese environment (I don't believe that in wartime every drop of "nasty stuff" was deactivated - it usually got a great deal of time and nerves during peacetime).

Anyway, looking forward to fire a Dvina. I can see a lot of progress.

Last edited by vintorez; 08/22/11 09:47 AM.