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RM-51

RM-51 multiple rocket launcher
Czechoslovak 130mm rocket launcher Raketomet vz. 51.jpg
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
Weight 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 130 mm
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
Maximum firing range 8.2 km (5.1 mi)

Main
armament
ORNNG missiles with NZ-60V warhead
Suspension 6×6 wheeled
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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