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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]
"Verba" is a Ukrainian multiple rocket launcher 122 mm caliber based on the truck KrAZ-6322 and combat unit BM-21 Grad. Presented in 2015 by Kharkiv Morozov Machine Building Design Bureau. The launcher has received a number of improvements over the BM-21 Grad: navigation, communication, alignment and stabilization of the platform.
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]
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 ...
Each rocket can carry six [1] or eight [2] [3] mines and has a range of around six [3] or seven [2] kilometres. The rockets are launched from a BM-21 Grad multiple rocket launcher system that can hold up to 24 of the rockets. [3] A time fuse on the rocket is set before launch, which activates at a predetermined distance after firing.
The RS-122 is a Georgian mobile multiple rocket launcher firing 122 mm rockets. It was developed in 2011 and put on production display in February 2012. The RS-122 is a heavily modified version of the Soviet BM-21 Grad.
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.
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