List of rocket artillery - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Caliber Caliber In guns including firearms, caliber or calibre is the approximate internal diameter of the barrel in relation to the diameter of the projectile used in it.... (mm)	Tubes	Weapon name	Country of origin	Period
46	100	Singijeon Singijeon Singijeon or Shinkichon is a multi-launch rocket invented by Korean general Choe Mu-seon in 1377, during the Goryeo Dynasty under King U... Hwacha Hwacha Hwacha or Hwach'a is the world's first multiple rocket launcher developed and used in Joseon Korea. It had the ability to fire up to 100 steel-tipped rockets, or 200 Singijeon flaming arrow projectiles from a range of 500 yards in multiple salvos...	Joseon Dynasty Joseon Dynasty Joseon , was a Korean state founded by Taejo Yi Seong-gye that lasted for approximately five centuries. It was founded in the aftermath of the overthrow of the Goryeo at what is today the city of Kaesong. Early on, Korea was retitled and the capital was relocated to modern-day Seoul...	Munjong of Joseon Munjong of Joseon King Munjong was the fifth King of the Joseon Dynasty, who ruled Korea from 1450 to 1452. He was the eldest son of King Sejong the Great, and succeeded him in 1450, but died of disease two years later. He was succeeded by his son, Danjong of Joseon.Most of Munjong's achievements were performed...
57		Rocket Projectile, 2 inch		World War II
70	36	SBAT-70
76.2		Rocket Projectile, 3 inch RP-3 The RP-3 , was a British rocket used in the Second World War. Though primarily an air-to-ground weapon, it saw limited use in other roles. Its 60 lb warhead gave rise to the alternative name of the "60 lb rocket"; the 25 lb solid-shot armour piercing variant was referred to as the "25 lb rocket"...		World War II
76.2	32	Land Mattress Land Mattress Mattress was the term applied to ground-based Allied multiple rocket launchers during World War II. Compared with the German and Soviet forays into this area the Allies developed and deployed these weapons late in the war...		World War II
80	12	D-3000 Walid	Egypt
82	8	BM-8-8 (jeep)		World War II
82	24	BM-8-24 (tank)		World War II
82	36	BM-8-36 (truck)		World War II (1941–)
82	48	BM-8-48 (2½ ton truck)		World War II
105	16	PAMPERO Pampero MRL The SLAM Pampero is an Argentinian multiple rocket launcher from Cold War and modern eras...		Modern
107	12	Type 63 multiple rocket launcher Type 63 multiple rocket launcher The Type 63 multiple rocket launcher is a towed, 12-tube, 107mm rocket launcher produced by the People's Republic of China in the early 1960s, based on the Soviet BM-12 MRS and using similar rockets...
107	12	T-107		Modern
110	36	Leichtes Artillerie-Raketen-System (LARS) Light Artillery Rocket System The Light Artillery Rocket System is a series of West-German vehicle mounted multi-barrel rocket launcher designed for rapid concentration of fire on designated targets. The rockets are of 110 mm caliber. The usual mounting was a lightly armoured Magirus or MAN 6x6 truck. 36 rockets were mounted...		1969–1990s
114		M8 4.5 inch Rocket
117	45	WorkerBee-6(Truck M809)		1982–
122	40	RM-70 RM-70 The RM-70 multiple rocket launcher is a Czechoslovak army version and the heavier variant of the BM-21 Grad multiple rocket launcher, providing enhanced performance over its parent artillery system that was introduced in 1971 .- Overview :RM-70 was developed in Czechoslovakia as a successor for...		Cold War Cold War The Cold War was the continuing state from roughly 1946 to 1991 of political conflict, military tension, proxy wars, and economic competition between the Communist World—primarily the Soviet Union and its satellite states and allies—and the powers of the Western world, primarily the United States...
122	40	WR-40 Langusta WR-40 Langusta WR-40 Langusta is a Polish self-propelled multiple rocket launcher developed by Centrum Produkcji Wojskowej HSW S.A.. The first 32 units of the WR-40 will enter service in 2010.The Langusta is based on a deeply modernized Soviet BM-21 launcher...		Modern
122	40	Sakr-18
122	40	Type 81 multiple rocket launcher
122	50	BM-21 BM-21 The BM-21 launch vehicle , a Soviet truck-mounted 122 mm multiple rocket launcher, and a M-21OF rocket were developed in the early 1960s. BM stands for boyevaya mashina, ‘combat vehicle’, and the nickname means ‘hail’. The complete system with the BM-21 launch vehicle and the M-21OF rocket... /9K51 Grad		Cold War (1963–)
122	40	T-122		Modern
126	40	WorkerBee-4		1973–
127	32	ASTROS 2 Astros II MLRS ASTROS II is a self-propelled multiple rocket launcher produced in Brazil by the Avibrás company. It features modular design and employs rockets with calibers ranging from 127 mm to 300 mm...
127	27	CP-30		Modern
127	36	SAPBA		Modern
127	24	Valkiri multiple rocket launcher Valkiri The Valkiri is a South African self-propelled multiple rocket launcher developed in the 1980s by Somchem, a division of the Denel corporation....		Modern
127	40	Bateleur multiple rocket launcher Valkiri The Valkiri is a South African self-propelled multiple rocket launcher developed in the 1980s by Somchem, a division of the Denel corporation....		Modern
128		M71 rocket
128	32	M-63 "Plamen"
128	32	M-77 "Oganj"
130	19	Type 70 multiple rocket launcher
130	36	Kooryong
130	32	RM-51 RM-51 The RM-51 multiple rocket launcher was a Czechoslovak army alternative of the BM-13 multiple rocket launcher developed in the 1950s.- Variants :* vz...		Cold War Cold War The Cold War was the continuing state from roughly 1946 to 1991 of political conflict, military tension, proxy wars, and economic competition between the Communist World—primarily the Soviet Union and its satellite states and allies—and the powers of the Western world, primarily the United States...
130	30	Type 75 130 mm Multiple Rocket Launcher Type 75 130 mm Multiple Rocket Launcher The was developed to carry the 130 mm rocket system developed by the Aerospace Division of the Nissan Motor Company. It used the suspension, tracks and diesel engine of the Type 73 Armored Personnel Carrier. Komatsu was responsible for the chassis and IHI Aerospace, as Nissan's Aerospace...		Cold War Cold War The Cold War was the continuing state from roughly 1946 to 1991 of political conflict, military tension, proxy wars, and economic competition between the Communist World—primarily the Soviet Union and its satellite states and allies—and the powers of the Western world, primarily the United States...
132	16	BM-13-16 Katyusha		World War II (1940–)
140	16	BM-14 BM-14 The BM-14 , is a Soviet-made 140mm multiple rocket launcher, fielded by the Soviet Union.The BM-14 can fire rockets fitted with chemical , smoke or high-explosive fragmentation warheads... /RPU-14		early Cold War
150	6	15cm NbW 41	Nazi Germany	World War II
150	10	15cm Panzerwerfer 42 Panzerwerfer The German Panzerwerfer is one of two different types of half-tracked multiple rocket launchers employed by Nazi Germany during the Second World War...	Nazi Germany	World War II
155		T-155 Fırtına T-155 Firtina T-155 Fırtına is the Turkish variant of the K9 Thunder 155mm self-propelled howitzer by Samsung Techwin.Though essentially using the main systems of the K9 howitzer, including the South Korean designed 155/52 caliber gun system, majority of the chassis, automatic ammunition feeding mechanism, and...	Turkey	modern
160	26	LAR-160 LAR-160 The LAR-160 is a light artillery rocket with a 160mm calibre and a range of 45 km, from a multiple rocket launcher.It is manufactured by Israel Military Industries...
180	16	ASTROS 2 Astros II MLRS ASTROS II is a self-propelled multiple rocket launcher produced in Brazil by the Avibrás company. It features modular design and employs rockets with calibers ranging from 127 mm to 300 mm...
200	4	BMD-20
203		Type 4 20 cm Rocket Launcher Type 4 20 cm Rocket Launcher The was a 203 mm rocket mortar used by the Imperial Japanese Army in the final stages of World War II.-Development and design:The Type 4 rocket mortar was developed in the final stages of World War II by the Japanese Army Technical Bureau, as a low-cost, easy to produce weapon, which had an...		World War II
210	5	21cm NbW 42 21 cm Nebelwerfer 42 The 21 cm Nebelwerfer 42 was a German multiple rocket launcher used in the Second World War. It served with units of the Nebeltruppen, the German equivalent of the American Chemical Corps...	Nazi Germany	World War II
214	12	Pinaka Pinaka Multi Barrel Rocket Launcher Pinaka is a multiple rocket launcher produced in India and developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation for the Indian Army. The system has a maximum range of 39–40 km and can fire a salvo of 12 HE rockets in 44 seconds, neutralizing a target area of 3.9 km2...		Modern
220	30	TOS-1 TOS-1 TOS-1 is a Soviet 30-barrel or 24-barrel multiple rocket launcher and thermobaric weapon mounted on a T-72 tank chassis. TOS-1 was designed for defeating enemy personnel in fortifications, in open country, and in lightly armoured vehicles and transport...		Modern
220	16	BM-27 BM-27 The BM-27 Uragan is a self-propelled multiple rocket launcher system designed in the Soviet Union. It began its service with the Soviet Army in the late 1970s, as its first modern spin and fin stabilized heavy multiple rocket launcher. This system is capable of launching 220 mm rockets from... /9P140 Uragan		Cold War (1977–)
227	12	M270 MLRS		Modern
230	12	TOROS missile TOROS missile TOROS is a Turkish artillery rocket system, that has been developed in both 230 and 260 millimeter calibres. The system was developed by , and is used by the Turkish Army... —medium range		Modern
230		Oghab Oghab The Iranian Oghab missile is an unguided 230 mm artillery rocket with a range of 34-45 km . It is spin-stabilized in flight but has a proven circular error probable in excess of 500 m , making it a highly inaccurate weapon. It carries a 70 kg high explosive fragmentation warhead, though it may...		Cold war era
240	16	BM-24 BM-24 The BM-24 is a multiple rocket launcher designed in the Soviet Union. It is capable of launching 240mm rockets from 12 launch tubes. Versions of the BM-24 have been mounted on the ZIL-151 6x6 Truck chassis and the AT-S tracked artillery tractor....		Cold War
240	36	MAR-240
240	12	Fajr-3 Fajr-3 The Fajr-3 Artillery Rocket is an Iranian multiple-launch artillery rocket, a third-generation Katyusha rocket. Fajr means 'dawn' in Arabic....
250	6	BM-25		Cold War
260	8	TOROS missile TOROS missile TOROS is a Turkish artillery rocket system, that has been developed in both 230 and 260 millimeter calibres. The system was developed by , and is used by the Turkish Army... —long range		Modern
262	12	M-87 "Orkan" M87 LRSV The M-87 Orkan is an Yugoslavian self-propelled multiple rocket launcher. The generic M-87 project was configured with 12 launch tubes mounted on FAP 2832 truck. It has a range of about 50km, able to deliver war heads, anti-tank and anti-personnel mines...		Modern
290	4	MAR-290
300	6	30cm NbW 42 30 cm Nebelwerfer 42 The 30 cm Nebelwerfer 42 was a German multiple rocket launcher used in the Second World War. It served with units of the Nebeltruppen, the German equivalent of the U.S. Army's Chemical Corps. Just as the Chemical Corps had responsibility for poison gas and smoke weapons that were used instead to...	Nazi Germany	World War II
300	3	Avibras X-40
300	4	ASTROS 2 Astros II MLRS ASTROS II is a self-propelled multiple rocket launcher produced in Brazil by the Avibrás company. It features modular design and employs rockets with calibers ranging from 127 mm to 300 mm...
300	4	M-30		World War II (1942–)
300	12	BM-31 (truck)		World War II (1944–)
300	12	BM-30 BM-30 The BM-30 Smerch or 9A52 is a Soviet heavy multiple rocket launcher. The system is designed to defeat personnel, armored, and soft-skinned targets in concentration areas, artillery batteries, command posts and ammunition depots. It was created in the early 1980s and entered service in the Soviet... /9K58 Smerch		Modern (1989–)
302	8	WS-1A		Modern
302	4	WS-1B		Modern
302	4	Kasirga		Modern
333		Fajr-5 Fajr-5 The Fajr-5 is an artillery rocket developed by Iran in the 1990s. The system is part of the Fajr family of rockets.-Overview:The latest production of the Fajr-5 is installed on a new Mercedes-Benz 6 x 6 forward control chassis and the platform is now integrated into a complete weapon system rather...		Modern
380	1	Sturmtiger Sturmtiger Sturmtiger is the common name of a World War II German assault gun built on the Tiger I chassis and armed with a large naval rocket launcher. The official German designation was Sturmmörserwagen 606/4 mit 38 cm RW 61. Its primary task was to provide heavy fire support for infantry units...	Nazi Germany	World War II
400		Type 4 40 cm Rocket Launcher Type 4 40 cm Rocket Launcher The was a 400 mm rocket mortar used by the Imperial Japanese Army in the final stages of World War II.-Development and design:The Type 4 rocket mortar was developed in the final stages of World War II by the Imperial Japanese Army Technical Bureau, as a relatively low-cost, easy to produce weapon,...		World War II
550	1	9K52 Luna-M (FROG-7 FROG-7 The 9K52 Luna-M is a Soviet short-range ballistic missile complex. The 9M21 missiles are unguided and spin-stabilized. "9K52" is its GRAU designation. Its NATO reporting name is FROG-7.... )		Cold War (1965–)
560	1	Hatf-I		Modern (1989–)
610	2	MGM-140 ATACMS		Modern (1990)
610	1	Zelzal-1 Zelzal-1 Zelzal-1 is an Iranian-made heavy artillery rocket with an estimated range of 150 km.-See also:Zelzal-2Zelzal-3Military of IranIran's missile forcesIranian military industryCurrent Equipment of the Iranian Army...
610	1	Zelzal-2 Zelzal-2 Zelzal-2 is an unguided Iranian 610 mm heavy artillery rocket that can carry a 600 kg warhead an estimated . The missile is thought to be based on the Soviet FROG-7 missile, with development begun in 1990....
610	1	Zelzal-3 Zelzal-3 Zelzal-3 is an Iranian-made solid propellant missile, with an estimated range of 400 km.-See also:Zelzal-1Zelzal-2Military of IranIran's missile forcesIranian military industryCurrent Equipment of the Iranian Army...
650	1	9K79 Tochka (SS-21 Scarab)		Cold War (1976)
880	1	9K72 Elbrus (Scud Scud Scud is a series of tactical ballistic missiles developed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War, and exported widely to other countries. The term comes from the NATO reporting name SS-1 Scud which was attached to the missile by Western intelligence agencies... )		Cold War (1962)
950	2	Iskander (SS-26 Stone)		Modern (2006)
970	1	9K714 Oka (SS-23 Spider)		Cold War (1983)

The source of this article is wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.