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Type | Multiple rocket launcher |
Place of origin | Georgia |
Production history | |
Designer | Scientific Technical Center Delta |
Manufacturer | STC Delta |
Produced | 2012–present |
No. built | 8+ |
Specifications (9K51) | |
Mass | 20 tonnes |
Length | 8.5 m |
Width | 2.7 m |
Height | 3.3 m |
Crew | 5 |
Caliber | 122 mm |
Barrels | 40 |
Elevation | 60 degree |
Traverse | 120 degree |
Rate of fire | 2 rounds/s |
Maximum firing range | 45 km (28 mi) |
Sights | PG-1M panoramic telescope (external). Computer linked only configuration (internal). |
Armor | STANAG 4569 level 2 |
Engine | YaMZ-238C diesel 330 hp |
Suspension | 6×6 wheeled |
Operational range | 500 km (310 mi) |
Maximum speed | 80 km/h (50 mph) |
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. Its main characteristics are the armoured crew cabin (using elements from MRAP and BAE Caiman), improved firing, operational range and accuracy. The vehicle was developed by the state-owned Scientific Technical Centre Delta.[1][2]
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Technical characteristics
The rocket launcher is designed to defeat personnel, armored targets, artillery batteries, command posts and fortifications. The RS-122 is capable of control fire without the preliminary preparation of a position and exposed crew action, thus minimizing the salvo time and maximizing unit protection.
Armor
The vehicle's armoured crew cabin provides protection for its five-man crew in accordance to STANAG 4569 level 2 against shell splinter and fragments.
Transporter
The RS-122 is based on an armored KrAZ-63221 chassis and has an operational range of 500 km (310 mi).[3]
Gallery
See also
- BM-21 Grad – (Soviet Union)
- RM-70 multiple rocket launcher – (Czechoslovakia)
- WR-40 Langusta – (Poland)
References
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