Rocket Launchers

UpdatedSeptember 29, 2006
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More data about different types of rocket launcher mountings see here

  BM-8-48 BM-13 M-30-4 BM-31-12
Modification Mod. 1942 Mod. 1941 Mod. 1942 Mod. 1944
Caliber, mm 82 132 300 300
Weight (without crew & ammo), kg 5485 7200 - 7100
Number of guide rails 48 16 4 12

Shell weight/head weight, kg

8/5.4 42.3/21.3 72/28.9 92.4/28.9
Range, m 5500*1 8470 2800 4300
Duration of volley, sec 15-20*2 7-10 5-7 7-10
Max. Elevation angle, deg 45 45 45 45
Arc of fire, deg. 5 5 0 5
Transport Different chassis On trucks Studebaker
Max. transp. speed, km/h 50-60 50-60 - 50-60
Crew 6 6 - 6
Years of production 1941-45*3 1941-45 1942-44 1944-45
Numbers produced (all modifications) 2400 6800 ? 1800

 

*1 - 5030 m for early versions [3]. 5500 - for modification year 1944. Updated

*2 - 30 sec. for Studebaker chassis mounting.

*3 - Different modifications were built. This column represents data for this one having 48 guide rails.


Literature
  1. A.Ivanov "Artillerija SSSR v period vtoroy mirovoy vojny" SPb, "Neva", 2003
  2. Boyevoi i Chislennyi sostav Vooruzhennykh sil SSSR v period Velikoy Otechestvennoy Vojny. Statisticheskiy Sbornik No. 1, Moscow, 1994
  3. A.B. Shirokorad, "Enciklopedia Otechestvennogo Raketnogo Oruzhiya 1817-2002", Minsk, Kharvest, 2003

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