BM-21 Grad

Multiple rocket launcherSoviet UnionIn service since 1963
BM-21 Grad
Photo: Robert Wray · CC BY-SA 3.0 · background removed

Key specs

Type
Multiple rocket launcher
Manufacturer
Splav State Research and Production Enterprise
Designer
Splav State Research and Production Enterprise
Designed
1963
Entered service
1963
Production start
1963
Units produced
100,000
Status
In service
Crew
3

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Overview

BM-21 Grad is a multiple rocket launcher from the Soviet Union, made by Splav State Research and Production Enterprise. It entered service in 1963; production began in 1963; 100,000 were built. It carries 40 122 mm rockets up to 52 km. It is used or was used by Azerbaijan, Türkiye, Israel, Afghanistan and 56 other countries, and saw combat in the Second Karabakh War, the First Karabakh War, the Russo-Ukrainian War, among others.

Specifications

Armament
Main armament
40 × 122 mm
Caliber
122 mm
Maximum range of fire
52 km
Rate of fire
120 rds/min
Rockets or missiles ready to fire
40
Dimensions and weights
Weight
14 t
Length
7.35 m
Width
2.40 m
Height
3.09 m
Mobility and protection
Engine
V8 gasoline ZiL-375
Power
130 kW
Road speed
75 km/h
Operational range
405 km
Suspension
6×6 wheeled

Users & conflicts

Sources

  1. Wikipedia: BM-21 Grad, Wikipedia

Figures from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article, completed from Wikidata and the article in other languages where it gives none; where there are several versions, the first one given. Operators include former ones; the side that used a vehicle in a war is derived from its operators.