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The BM-21 "Grad" (Russian: БМ-21 "Град", lit. 'hailstorm') is a self-propelled 122 mm multiple rocket launcher designed in the Soviet Union. [11] The system and the M-21OF rocket [12] were first developed in the early 1960s, and saw their first combat use in March 1969 during the Sino-Soviet border conflict. [13]
The RM-70 (Raketomet vzor 1970) multiple rocket launcher is a Czechoslovak Army version and heavier variant of the BM-21 Grad multiple rocket launcher, providing enhanced performance over its parent area-saturation rocket artillery system that was introduced in 1971 [2] (the NATO designation is M1972).
122mm multiple rocket launcher 160 [53] Russia: 9A53-G Tornado is an improved version of the BM-21, built to replace BM-21 Grad. More in production. [90] As of 6 July 2024, at least 19 have been lost in the Russian Invasion of Ukraine. [52] Uragan-1M: Universal 220mm-300mm multiple rocket launcher 6 [53] Russia: Built to replace BM-27 Uragan ...
The "mini-Grad" uses pipes from Soviet-designed BM-21 Grad multiple rocket launchers developed in the 1960s, and can be mounted on pickup trucks, providing additional mobility for the ...
The Mini-Grad (Ukrainian: Міні-Град) is a Ukrainian improvised mobile multiple rocket launcher consisting of BM-21 Grad launch tubes mounted on a pickup truck. They have a number of extra features to improve survivability and accuracy at short ranges.
The BM-21UM Berest system was presented for the first time at the Weapons and Security 2018 exhibition, which took place on October 9–12 in Kyiv. "Berest" is a deep modernization of BM-21 Grad, and is designed to replace it. [1] [2] "Berest" was made by Shepetivka repair plant for its own working capital. [2]
A K239 MLRS battery is launching a K33 131 mm rocket into the sea. South Korea struggled to come up with countermeasures in the 1970s when North Korea deployed BM-21 Grad, a new multiple rocket launcher (MRL) brought in from the Soviet Union.
It is a variant of the Soviet BM-21 Grad. [3] The Type 81 was the first in a family of Chinese self-propelled 122 mm rocket launchers. [2] The system forms the backbone of People's Liberation Army Ground Force's combined arms brigade. Type 81 went through different iterations of modernization to improve the combat effectiveness. [4]