RM-51 multiple rocket launcher | |
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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 |
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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) |
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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.