Five of the Soviet secret weapons that look like something out of the mind of a supervillain

Americans miss the Soviets. At least in Hollywood, where they miss a few bad for your film that felt dangerous and mysterious, even based on implacable enemies or weapons invented impossible to which the heroes had to face. Best of all is that in many cases, all that was based in reality. During the Cold War, the USSR's experiments to create new weapons became somewhat exaggerated extremes. This list is a little test, in which we see as used to create huge holes million to travel unmanned underground or radio stations to brainwash people.

The mole combat What it is: A vehicle underground drill. What seems: The TBMs Gallardón. For serving: Transporting explosives and elite troops behind enemy lines. Why it failed: A device out of a bad comic book or a bad movie (eg, the nucleus), which never worked as it should work. The Russians seized the original plans of the Nazis, could continue his research for the Russians. But the first prototype was a failure, moving at a snail's pace, and the second eventually explode under the pressure of the engine and the project was abandoned.

The monster of the Caspian What it is: A ekanoplano. What seems: G.I. Shed Joe (over 5,000 pesetas). For serving: Transporting troops to unusual speeds. The KM was a machine that could fly 570 tonnes to about 3 meters above the water at speeds of 247 knots, pushing through a cushion of air. Why it failed: Actually, ekanoplano technology worked perfectly, getting a much higher speed of any boat of similar size or greater and be useful for transporting troops and material. Similar ships plied the oceans Soviets with different tasks, although the "Caspian Monster", was clearly military purposes. Two factors were crucial in the production ceases. The first vulnerability to enemy artillery. And secondly, the fall of the USSR, which withdrew the funds to build such expensive weapons

The cannons to brainwash What it is: A microwave transmitter frequency that disrupts human thinking. What looks like: A pirate station. For serving: The Soviets investigated for decades the field of mind control. One of its most accepted theory was that it could interfere with the electromagnetic field of the brain by microwave emission. Why it failed: In Russia, the "science psychotronic" seems to be in some respect, and many argue that investigations were being successful. Political opponents of the regime began to attack this type of study, until public opinion was overwhelmingly negative and the government withdrew funding for most programs. Many emigrated to the U.S., where they could continue investigating.