WR-40 Langusta | |
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WR-40 prototype
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Type | Self-propelled multiple rocket launcher |
Place of origin | Poland |
Service history | |
Used by | Wojska Lądowe |
Production history | |
Manufacturer | Huta Stalowa Wola |
Specifications | |
Weight | 17,000 kilograms (37,479 lb) |
Length | 8.58 m (28 ft 2 in) |
Width | 2.54 m (8 ft 4 in) |
Height | 2.74 m (9 ft) |
Crew | 4 |
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Caliber | 122.4 mm (4.8 in) |
Barrels | 40 |
Maximum firing range | 42 km |
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Armor | Steel |
Engine |
Iveco Aifo Cursor 8 EURO 3 259 kW (347 hp) |
Suspension | 6x6 wheeled |
Operational
range |
650 km (400 mi) |
Speed | 85 km/h (53 mph) |
WR-40 Langusta is a Polish self-propelled multiple rocket launcher developed by Centrum Produkcji Wojskowej HSW SA. The first 32 units of the WR-40 entered service in 2010.
The Langusta is based on a deeply modernized and re-worked Soviet cold-war era BM-21 launcher. The carrier used is a 6x6 Jelcz truck model P662D.35 with armoured crew-cabin.
Another step in the modernization of Polish rocket artillery is project 'Homar', corresponding to MLRS rocket system, carried on from 2007.