Pinaka

Multiple rocket launcher IndiaIn service since 2000

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Key specs

Type: Multiple rocket launcher
Origin: India
Manufacturer: Yantra India, Munitions India, Tata Advanced Systems, Larsen & Toubro
Designer: Armament Research and Development Establishment
Designed: 1986
Entered service: 2000
Production start: 1994
Units produced: 80
Status: In service
Crew: 5

Multiple rocket launcher

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BM-30 Smerch T-122 Sakarya Pinaka

Overview

Pinaka is a multiple rocket launcher from India, made by Yantra India, Munitions India, Tata Advanced Systems and Larsen & Toubro. It entered service in 2000; production began in 1994; 80 were built. It carries 8 214 mm rockets up to 300 km. It is used or was used by India and Armenia.

Armament

Main armament: 8 × 214 mm
Caliber: 214 mm
Maximum range of fire: 300 km
Rockets or missiles ready to fire: 8

Mobility and protection

Engine: T-930 multi-fuel turbocharged V8 engine with intercooler
Suspension: Leaf spring and air suspension with telescopic shock absorbers

Users & conflicts

Operators

India

Armenia

Sources

Wikipedia (fr): Pinaka, Wikipedia
Wikipedia (ru): Пинака (РСЗО), Wikipedia
Wikipedia: Pinaka multi-barrel rocket launcher, 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.