RM-51 multiple rocket launcher | |
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![]() RM-51, mounted on
ZIL-157 truck, displayed at the
National Museum of Military History in
Sofia,
Bulgaria. | |
Type | Self-propelled multiple rocket launcher |
Place of origin | Czechoslovakia |
Service history | |
In service | 1956–late 1990s |
Used by | See users |
Production history | |
Designer | Škoda, Zbrojovka Brno and VTÚ |
Designed | 1949–1956 |
Manufacturer | Škoda |
Variants | vz. 51, M-51, R-2 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 7.575 tonnes |
Length | 7 m (23 ft 0 in) |
Width | 2.38 m (7 ft 10 in) |
Height | 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) |
Crew | 6 |
Caliber | Diameter: 130 mm (5.1 in) Length: .8 m (2 ft 7 in) Weight: 24.2 kg (53 lb) [1] |
Barrels | 32 (4 rows) |
Elevation | +50°/0° |
Traverse | 240° (120° left/right) |
Rate of fire | 32 rockets in 12.4 seconds (2 min. reloading time) |
Muzzle velocity | 420 m/s (1,400 ft/s) |
Maximum firing range | 8.2 km (5.1 mi) |
Main armament | ORNNG missiles with NZ-60V warhead |
Suspension | 6×6 wheeled |
Maximum speed | 40 km/h (25 mph) (road) 10 km/h (6.2 mph) (cross-country) |
The RM-51 (Raketomet vzor 1951) multiple rocket launcher was a Czechoslovak Army alternative of the BM-13 multiple rocket launcher developed in the 1950s.
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RM-51 multiple rocket launcher | |
---|---|
![]() RM-51, mounted on
ZIL-157 truck, displayed at the
National Museum of Military History in
Sofia,
Bulgaria. | |
Type | Self-propelled multiple rocket launcher |
Place of origin | Czechoslovakia |
Service history | |
In service | 1956–late 1990s |
Used by | See users |
Production history | |
Designer | Škoda, Zbrojovka Brno and VTÚ |
Designed | 1949–1956 |
Manufacturer | Škoda |
Variants | vz. 51, M-51, R-2 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 7.575 tonnes |
Length | 7 m (23 ft 0 in) |
Width | 2.38 m (7 ft 10 in) |
Height | 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) |
Crew | 6 |
Caliber | Diameter: 130 mm (5.1 in) Length: .8 m (2 ft 7 in) Weight: 24.2 kg (53 lb) [1] |
Barrels | 32 (4 rows) |
Elevation | +50°/0° |
Traverse | 240° (120° left/right) |
Rate of fire | 32 rockets in 12.4 seconds (2 min. reloading time) |
Muzzle velocity | 420 m/s (1,400 ft/s) |
Maximum firing range | 8.2 km (5.1 mi) |
Main armament | ORNNG missiles with NZ-60V warhead |
Suspension | 6×6 wheeled |
Maximum speed | 40 km/h (25 mph) (road) 10 km/h (6.2 mph) (cross-country) |
The RM-51 (Raketomet vzor 1951) multiple rocket launcher was a Czechoslovak Army alternative of the BM-13 multiple rocket launcher developed in the 1950s.
{{
cite web}}
: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (
link)