Pampero MRL
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The SLAM Pampero is an Argentinian
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

 multiple rocket launcher
Multiple rocket launcher
A multiple rocket launcher is a type of unguided rocket artillery system. Like other rocket artillery, multiple rocket launchers are less accurate and have a much lower rate of fire than batteries of traditional artillery guns...

 (a type of rocket artillery
Rocket artillery
Rocket artillery is a type of artillery equipped with rocket launchers instead of conventional guns or mortars.Types of rocket artillery pieces include multiple rocket launchers.-History:...

) from Cold War
Cold War
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 and modern eras. It is usually mounted on the chassis of an all-terrain Unimog
Unimog
Unimog is a range of multi-purpose auto four wheel drive medium trucks produced by Mercedes-Benz, a division of Daimler AG. The name Unimog is pronounced in German and is an acronym for the German "UNIversal-MOtor-Gerät", Gerät being the German word for machine or device...

 4x4 vehicle to provide mobility, in a similar way to the soviet Katyushas.

Development

The SLAM Pampero MRL was developed by CITEFA
CITEFA
The Institute of Scientific and Technological Research of the Armed Forces , is an Argentine federal agency in charge of the research, development and homologation of armament....

 in the early 1980s, and was subsequently manufactured during the 1980s by the DGFM “Fabrica Militar Fray Luis Beltran” in Rosario
Rosario
Rosario is the largest city in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It is located northwest of Buenos Aires, on the western shore of the Paraná River and has 1,159,004 residents as of the ....

, Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

.

Service history

The self-propelled variant is currently in service with the Argentine Army
Argentine Army
The Argentine Army is the land armed force branch of the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic and the senior military service of the country.- History :...

 artillery branch.

Variants

  • Surface-Surface: self-propelled 16-tube MRL, mounted on top of a Mercedes-Benz
    Mercedes-Benz
    Mercedes-Benz is a German manufacturer of automobiles, buses, coaches, and trucks. Mercedes-Benz is a division of its parent company, Daimler AG...

     Unimog 416 chassis.
  • Air-Surface: 4 or 6-tube pod.

Rocket Specifications

  • Caliber: 105 mm (? in)
  • Length: 1530 mm (? ft)
  • Motor: Solid-fuel rocket
  • Weight: 30 kg (? lb)
  • Maximum range: 10.200 m (? mi)
  • Dispersion: 68% of projectiles within an area of 300 m by 200 m
  • Warhead:
    • Types: Rocket Types: HE, HE-I (HE-Incendiary), Inert (for training).
    • Weight: 10.5 kg


(NOTE: some specifications differ slightly from source to source)

Launcher specifications

  • Entered service: 1980s (Argentine Army
    Argentine Army
    The Argentine Army is the land armed force branch of the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic and the senior military service of the country.- History :...

    )
  • First used in action: ?
  • Chassis: Mercedes-Benz Unimog 416 4x4 truck
  • Crew: ?
  • Weight loaded: 6110 kg
  • Length: ? m (? Ft ?? in)
  • Width: ? m
  • Height (stowed): ? m
  • Height (max elevation): ? m
  • Max road speed: ? km/h
  • Cruise range: ? km
  • Engine: ?
  • Transmission: ?
  • Number of tubes: 16
  • Launch Rate: 16 rockets in 7.5 seconds
  • Reload time: 10 minutes
  • Loader Type: Manual
  • Launcher Drive: Electric
  • Launcher Traverse: 90°
  • Launcher Elevation: 0 to +52°
  • Average unit cost: ?

See also

  • Artillery rockets, in "List of artillery"
  • Argentina, in "List of artillery by country"
  • Multiple rocket launcher
    Multiple rocket launcher
    A multiple rocket launcher is a type of unguided rocket artillery system. Like other rocket artillery, multiple rocket launchers are less accurate and have a much lower rate of fire than batteries of traditional artillery guns...


External links

http://www.artilleria.ejercito.mil.ar/quees/ac/subsistema01.htm Official Argentine Army website - Artillery Branch, field artillery equipment webpage (specifications and picture).
Official website of the Argentine Army 3rd Artillery Group (page with picture and basic specifications)
http://www.saorbats.com.ar/EA_orbat.htm Unofficial website, with organization and equipment of the Argentine Army, including details on the “Pampero”.
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