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RM-70

Multiple rocket launcherCzechoslovakiaIn service since 1972
RM-70
Photo: Tomas Kovarik · CC BY-SA 3.0 · background removed

Key specs

Type
Multiple rocket launcher
Entered service
1972
Produced
1971–1989
Units produced
830
Status
In service
Crew
6

Multiple rocket launcher

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Overview

RM-70 is a multiple rocket launcher from Czechoslovakia. It entered service in 1972; it was produced from 1971 to 1989; 830 were built. It carries 40 122.4 mm rockets up to 40 km. It is used or was used by Azerbaijan, Czechoslovakia, Angola, Cambodia and 19 other countries, and saw combat in the Second Karabakh War and the Russo-Ukrainian War.

Specifications

Armament
Main armament
40 × 122.4 mm
Caliber
122.4 mm
Maximum range of fire
40 km
Rockets or missiles ready to fire
40
Secondary armament
Universal machine gun vz. 59
Dimensions and weights
Weight
34 t
Length
8.75 m
Width
2.50 m
Height
2.70 m
Mobility and protection
Engine
T-903-3 V12 multi-fuel
Power
184 kW
Road speed
85 km/h
Operational range
400 km
Suspension
8×8 wheeled
Armour
Steel

Weapons and ammunition on board

UK vz. 597.62×54mmR

Users & conflicts

Conflicts
Russo-Ukrainian WarSecond Karabakh War
Operators
AngolaAzerbaijanCambodiaEcuadorFinlandGeorgiaGreeceIndonesiaNigeriaNorth KoreaPolandSlovakiaSerbiaSri LankaTurkmenistanUruguayZimbabweBulgariaCzech RepublicCzechoslovakiaEast GermanyGermanyLibya

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (cs): RM-70, Wikipedia
  2. Wikipedia: RM-70 multiple 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.

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