Battery command station 66
The battery command post 66 , abbreviated BBS-66, was a command vehicle developed in the GDR and used in the air defense of the National People's Army . In the number directory of the Missile and Weapons Technical Service , the battery command center was assigned the number 50 11 00.
In the 1960s, the air defense of the NVA was still equipped with the 57 mm Flak S-60 and the 100 mm Flak KS-19 . The gun alignment stations GRS-4 and GRS-9 and later the RPK-1 fire control complex were available for fire control . These had the option of electronic aerial reconnaissance, but could only display the information provided by their own radar on the viewing devices. An air situation picture for the flak battery could only be provided to a limited extent. To improve leadership skills, the battery command post 66 was developed and introduced in the 1960s.
The battery command post 66 was of a simple design. An all-terrain truck of the type Robur LO 1800 A in the flatbed / tarpaulin version was used as the carrier vehicle . An air situation map was installed on the loading area of the truck . Two R-105 radios were available as telecommunications equipment . The air situation data were transmitted by radio and entered on the air situation map by plan draftsmen.
When the anti-aircraft missile complexes 2K11 and 2K12 were introduced into the NVA at the end of the 1970s , the existing battery command posts came together with the S-60 to the mobilization divisions , where they remained until the NVA was dissolved. The 100 mm anti-aircraft gun KS-19 had already been retired. The battery command posts and the associated 57 mm anti-aircraft gun were not taken over by the Bundeswehr .