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RM-70 multiple rocket launcher

January 06, 2023

The RM-70 (Raketomet vzor 1970) multiple rocket launcher is a Czechoslovak Army version and heavier variant of the BM-21 Grad multiple rocket launcher, providing enhanced performance over its parent area-saturation rocket artillery system that was introduced in 1971[2] (the NATO designation is M1972).

RM-70
RM-70 of the Czech Land Forces, mounted on Tatra 813 truck
TypeSelf-propelled multiple rocket launcher
Place of originCzechoslovakia
Service history
In service1972–present
Used bySee users
WarsWestern Sahara War[1]
Russo-Georgian War
Sri Lankan Civil War
First Libyan Civil War
Afghanistan conflict (1978–present)
2013 Kivu Offensive
Yemeni Civil War (2014–present)
2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Specifications
Mass33.7 tonnes (74,295 lb)
Length8.75 m (28 ft 8 in)
Width2.5 m (8 ft 2 in)
Height2.7 m (8 ft 10 in)
Crew6
Caliber122.4 mm (4.8 in)
Barrels40
Maximum firing range20 km (12 mi)
ArmorSteel
Secondary
armament
Universal machine gun vz. 59
EngineT-903-3 V-12 multi-fuel
250 hp (184 kW)
Suspension8×8 wheeled
Operational
range
400 km (250 mi)
Maximum speed 85 km/h (53 mph)

Overview

RM-70 was developed in Czechoslovakia as a successor for the RM-51, achieving initial operational capability with its Army in 1972. The launcher was being produced in Dubnica nad Váhom (Slovakia). Originally, it was sold to East Germany. After the Soviet Union collapse and the split of Czechoslovakia into the Czech Republic and Slovakia, it was sold to several countries in Africa, America, Asia and Europe.

RM-70 replaced the Ural-375D 6x6 truck by a Tatra T813 "Kolos" 8x8 truck as carrier platform for the 40-round launcher. The new carrier vehicle provides enough space for carrying 40 additional 122 mm rockets pack for reload. Nevertheless, RM-70 performance remains near the same as Grad even in terms of vehicle's speed and range. This rocket launcher can fire both individual rounds and volleys, principally by means of indirect fire. It is designed for concentrated fire coverage of large areas (up to 3 hectares (30,000 m2) in one volley) by high explosive fragmentation shells. The fire is robust with almost 256 kg of explosives used in one volley of 40 rockets. The rockets used are either the original Soviet 9M22 and 9M28, or locally developed models. These are the JROF with a range of 20.75 km, the JROF-K with a range of 11 km, the "Trnovnik" with 63 HEAT-bomblets and a range of 17.5 km, the "Kuš" with five PPMI-S1 anti-personnel mines or the "Krizhna-R" with four PTMI-D anti-tank mines and a range of 19.45 km.

The vehicle is provided with a central tyre pressure regulation system (to allow its adaptation to the nature of the traversed ground), a headlight with white light on the forward cab roof and, if necessary, with a snow plough SSP 1000 or a dozer blade BZ-T to arrange its own emplacement or to remove obstacles.

Variants

 
RM-70 Vampire 4D

Czech Republic and Slovakia

  • RM-70 - Basic model, as described.[3]
  • RM-70/85 - Unarmored version of the RM-70, based on the Tatra T815 VPR9 8x8.1R truck with 265 hp engine T3-930-51. Combat weight: 26.1 t. Sometimes called RM-70M.[4]
  • RM-70/85M - Modernised vehicle with new fire control and navigation equipment, can use a new type of rocket with a range of 36 km. Slovakia has ordered 50 upgrade packages.[5]
  • RM-70 Modular - In December 2000, the Slovak Ministry of Defense and Delta Defence started the RM-70 Modular German-Slovak modernization project. RM-70 Modular allows this artillery system to launch either twenty-eight 122mm rockets, or six 227mm rockets as used on the M270 MLRS. This way the system became fully NATO interoperable. The truck cabin is entirely armored. The Slovak Republic signed for 26 upgraded artillery systems with the first one delivered on May 20, 2005. RM-70 Modular is being offered as an upgrade for RM-70 owners.[6]

  • Vz.92 "Križan" VMZ (velkokapacitní mobilní zatarasovač) - Engineer vehicle, based on the Tatra T815 36.265 with a lightly armoured cabin. The vehicle comes in different configurations, the standard being a 40-round rocket launcher (for "Kuš" and "Krizhna-R" rockets), a mechanical mine layer for anti-tank mines (PT Mi-U or PT Mi-Ba-III) and two dispensers for anti-personnel mines (PP Mi-S1).[7]
  • RM-70 Vampire - Upgraded version integrated on a Tatra T-815-7 truck chassis powered by a Tatra T3C V8 engine[8] with 270 kW of output, coupled with a Tatra 10 TS 210 N gearbox, with semi-automatic Tatra Norgen drive system and an additional gearbox Tatra 2.30TRS. It has a range of around 1,000 km (620 mi) and a top speed of 90 km/h (56 mph) with an armored and NBC-protected crew cabin.[9]

Operators

 
Map of RM-70 operators in blue with former operators in red
 
RM-70 Slovak army.
 
Indonesian Korps Marinir RM-70 unit firing

Current operators

Former operators

See also

References

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to RM-70.
  1. ^ (Report). Central Intelligence Agency. March 26, 1982. Archived from the original on January 23, 2017.
  2. ^ "Československé vojenství - Vaše dotazy - Odpovědi na dotazy 1231. - 1245". Vojenstvi.cz. Retrieved 2014-05-05.
  3. ^ "CZK - vz. 70 (122mm raketomet) :: Československo / ČR / SR (CZK/CZE/SVK) :: Raketomety a taktické raketové systémy". Forum.valka.cz. Retrieved 2014-05-05.
  4. ^ "CZK - vz. 70/85 (122mm raketomet) :: Československo / ČR / SR (CZK/CZE/SVK) :: Raketomety a taktické raketové systémy". Forum.valka.cz. Retrieved 2014-05-05.
  5. ^ "SVK - RM 70/85M (122mm raketomet) :: Československo / ČR / SR (CZK/CZE/SVK) :: Raketomety a taktické raketové systémy". Forum.valka.cz. Retrieved 2014-05-05.
  6. ^ "SVK/DEU - RM 70/85 Modular (122mm / 227mm raketomet) :: Československo / ČR / SR (CZK/CZE/SVK) :: Raketomety a taktické raketové systémy". Forum.valka.cz. Retrieved 2014-05-05.
  7. ^ "CZK - VMZ vz.92 Križan (velkokapacitní mobilní zatarasovač) :: Československo / ČR / SR (CZK/CZE/SVK) :: Speciální nástavby". Forum.valka.cz. Retrieved 2014-05-05.
  8. ^ "TATRA engine :: Tatratrucks.com". www.tatratrucks.com.
  9. ^ Excalibur Army offers a modern version of the RM-70 rocket artillery system - Armyrecognition.com, 13 April 2016
  10. ^ Military Balance 2016, p. 429.
  11. ^ "Czech Dana M1 152mm 8x8 howitzers RM-70 Vampir MLRS in service with Azerbaijan army". Army Recognition. 21 September 2017. Archived from the original on 23 September 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  12. ^ Nakra, Daksh (21 September 2017). "Exercise reveals Azerbaijani Army Dana SPH and RM-70 MRL". IHS Jane's 360. Archived from the original on 23 September 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  13. ^ "Large-scale military exercises started in Azerbaijan – PHOTO/VİDEO". Azeri Defence. 18 September 2017. Archived from the original on 23 September 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  14. ^ "Azərbaycan yeni artilleriya sistemlərini təlimdə sınaqdan çıxarır – FOTO". Azeri Defence (in Azerbaijani). 18 September 2017. Archived from the original on 23 September 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
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  22. ^ Military Balance 2016, p. 461.
  23. ^ Analysis: New combat vehicles and tanks at military parade in North Korea by Army Recognition 2017-04-18 at the Wayback Machine - Armyrecognition.com, 17 April 2017
  24. ^ "N.Korea's 'conservative' display contrasts with past WPK celebrations | NK News". 10 October 2015.
  25. ^ "Polski projekt modernizacji artyleryjskich wyrzutni rakietowych RM-70/85 z Huty Stalowa Wola" (in Polish). militarium.net. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  26. ^ Military Balance 2016, p. 127.
  27. ^ "Drgnęło w eksporcie broni". Rzeczpospolita.
  28. ^ Military Balance 2016, p. 463.
  29. ^ Cooper, Tom; Grandolini, Albert; Fontanellaz, Adrien (2019). Showdown in Western Sahara, Volume 2: Air Warfare Over the Last African Colony, 1975-1991. Warwick, UK: Helion & Company Publishing. p. 66. ISBN 978-1-912866-29-8.
  30. ^ Military Balance 2016, p. 137.
  31. ^ Military Balance 2016, p. 289.
  32. ^ Military Balance 2016, p. 475.
  33. ^ Oryx. "Answering The Call: Heavy Weaponry Supplied To Ukraine". Oryx. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
  34. ^ "UNROCA (United Nations Register of Conventional Arms)". www.unroca.org.
  35. ^ Military Balance 2016, p. 478.
  36. ^ "Bulgarian arms imports, 2009 calendar year". UNODA. Retrieved 14 June 2013.

External links

  • Diehl BGT Defence RM-70 Modular
  • RM-70 M1972 122mm MLRS Multiple Launch Rocket System on armyrecognition.com

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WarAfghanistan conflict 1978 present 2013 Kivu OffensiveYemeni Civil War 2014 present 2020 Nagorno Karabakh war2022 Russian invasion of UkraineSpecificationsMass33 7 tonnes 74 295 lb Length8 75 m 28 ft 8 in Width2 5 m 8 ft 2 in Height2 7 m 8 ft 10 in Crew6Caliber122 4 mm 4 8 in Barrels40Maximum firing range20 km 12 mi ArmorSteelSecondaryarmamentUniversal machine gun vz 59EngineT 903 3 V 12 multi fuel250 hp 184 kW Suspension8 8 wheeledOperationalrange400 km 250 mi Maximum speed85 km h 53 mph Contents 1 Overview 2 Variants 2 1 Czech Republic and Slovakia 3 Operators 3 1 Current operators 3 2 Former operators 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksOverview EditRM 70 was developed in Czechoslovakia as a successor for the RM 51 achieving initial operational capability with its Army in 1972 The launcher was being produced in Dubnica nad Vahom Slovakia Originally it was sold to East Germany After the Soviet Union collapse and the split of Czechoslovakia into the Czech Republic and Slovakia it was sold to several countries in Africa America Asia and Europe RM 70 replaced the Ural 375D 6x6 truck by a Tatra T813 Kolos 8x8 truck as carrier platform for the 40 round launcher The new carrier vehicle provides enough space for carrying 40 additional 122 mm rockets pack for reload Nevertheless RM 70 performance remains near the same as Grad even in terms of vehicle s speed and range This rocket launcher can fire both individual rounds and volleys principally by means of indirect fire It is designed for concentrated fire coverage of large areas up to 3 hectares 30 000 m2 in one volley by high explosive fragmentation shells The fire is robust with almost 256 kg of explosives used in one volley of 40 rockets The rockets used are either the original Soviet 9M22 and 9M28 or locally developed models These are the JROF with a range of 20 75 km the JROF K with a range of 11 km the Trnovnik with 63 HEAT bomblets and a range of 17 5 km the Kus with five PPMI S1 anti personnel mines or the Krizhna R with four PTMI D anti tank mines and a range of 19 45 km The vehicle is provided with a central tyre pressure regulation system to allow its adaptation to the nature of the traversed ground a headlight with white light on the forward cab roof and if necessary with a snow plough SSP 1000 or a dozer blade BZ T to arrange its own emplacement or to remove obstacles Variants Edit RM 70 Vampire 4D Czech Republic and Slovakia Edit RM 70 Basic model as described 3 RM 70 85 Unarmored version of the RM 70 based on the Tatra T815 VPR9 8x8 1R truck with 265 hp engine T3 930 51 Combat weight 26 1 t Sometimes called RM 70M 4 RM 70 85M Modernised vehicle with new fire control and navigation equipment can use a new type of rocket with a range of 36 km Slovakia has ordered 50 upgrade packages 5 RM 70 Modular In December 2000 the Slovak Ministry of Defense and Delta Defence started the RM 70 Modular German Slovak modernization project RM 70 Modular allows this artillery system to launch either twenty eight 122mm rockets or six 227mm rockets as used on the M270 MLRS This way the system became fully NATO interoperable The truck cabin is entirely armored The Slovak Republic signed for 26 upgraded artillery systems with the first one delivered on May 20 2005 RM 70 Modular is being offered as an upgrade for RM 70 owners 6 Vz 92 Krizan VMZ velkokapacitni mobilni zatarasovac Engineer vehicle based on the Tatra T815 36 265 with a lightly armoured cabin The vehicle comes in different configurations the standard being a 40 round rocket launcher for Kus and Krizhna R rockets a mechanical mine layer for anti tank mines PT Mi U or PT Mi Ba III and two dispensers for anti personnel mines PP Mi S1 7 RM 70 Vampire Upgraded version integrated on a Tatra T 815 7 truck chassis powered by a Tatra T3C V8 engine 8 with 270 kW of output coupled with a Tatra 10 TS 210 N gearbox with semi automatic Tatra Norgen drive system and an additional gearbox Tatra 2 30TRS It has a range of around 1 000 km 620 mi and a top speed of 90 km h 56 mph with an armored and NBC protected crew cabin 9 Operators Edit Map of RM 70 operators in blue with former operators in red RM 70 Slovak army Indonesian Korps Marinir RM 70 unit firing Current operators Edit Angola 40 as of 2016 update 10 Azerbaijan RM 70 Vampire 11 12 13 14 Cambodia 120 RM 70 as of 2016 update 15 Democratic Republic of the Congo 16 Ecuador 6 RM 70 as of 2016 update 17 Finland 36 RM 70 85 locally known as 122 RakH 89 former East German delivered in 1991 Georgia 18 Upgraded RM 70 in service as of 2016 update 18 Greece 158 RM 70 along with 205 000 122mm rockets from former East German Army stocks in the mid 1990s 111 RM 70 as of 2016 update 19 Indonesia 9 acquired around 2003 8 new RM 70 Vampir acquired in 2016 20 Libya 21 36 sold by Czechoslovakia between 1975 1976 Nigeria Unknown quantity 22 2 confirmed delivered North Korea Unknown number purchased from second hand sources during the Cold War and domestically produced 23 24 Poland 30 RM 70 85 25 as of 2016 update 26 In 2018 unknown quantity RM 70 and BM 21 Grads sold to the Czech Republic and next donated to unknown North African countries Libya 27 Rwanda 5 as of 2016 update 28 Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic 29 Slovakia 4 RM 70 and 26 RM 70 85 Modular as of 2006 update 30 Sri Lanka 22 RM 70 as of 2016 update 31 Uganda 6 as of 2016 update 32 Ukraine Not specified number donated by Czech Republic in 2022 33 Uruguay 34 Zimbabwe 60 RM 70 as of 2016 update 35 Former operators Edit Bulgaria 12 imported in 2009 36 reexport not commissioned in the Bulgarian Army Czech Republic 60 RM 70 decommissioned as of end of 2011 without replacement citation needed Czechoslovakia Passed on to the Czech Republic and Slovakia after its dissolution citation needed East Germany 265 RM 70 and RM 70M delivered to Greece after the collapse of East Germany citation needed 36 sold to Finland in 1991 Germany Inherited from East Germany donated to Greece 19 See also EditBM 21 Grad WR 40 Langusta T 122 Sakarya Fajr 5 RS 122References Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to RM 70 RM 70 MULTIPLE ROCKET LAUNCHES WITH POLISARIO FORCES AAIN UM SERUSA POLISARIO CAMP WESTERN SAHARA SANITIZED Report Central Intelligence Agency March 26 1982 Archived from the original on January 23 2017 Ceskoslovenske vojenstvi Vase dotazy Odpovedi na dotazy 1231 1245 Vojenstvi cz Retrieved 2014 05 05 CZK vz 70 122mm raketomet Ceskoslovensko CR SR CZK CZE SVK Raketomety a takticke raketove systemy Forum valka cz Retrieved 2014 05 05 CZK vz 70 85 122mm raketomet Ceskoslovensko CR SR CZK CZE SVK Raketomety a takticke raketove systemy Forum valka cz Retrieved 2014 05 05 SVK RM 70 85M 122mm raketomet Ceskoslovensko CR SR CZK CZE SVK Raketomety a takticke raketove systemy Forum valka cz Retrieved 2014 05 05 SVK DEU RM 70 85 Modular 122mm 227mm raketomet Ceskoslovensko CR SR CZK CZE SVK Raketomety a takticke raketove systemy Forum valka cz Retrieved 2014 05 05 CZK VMZ vz 92 Krizan velkokapacitni mobilni zatarasovac Ceskoslovensko CR SR CZK CZE SVK Specialni nastavby Forum valka cz Retrieved 2014 05 05 TATRA engine Tatratrucks com www tatratrucks com Excalibur Army offers a modern version of the RM 70 rocket artillery system Armyrecognition com 13 April 2016 Military Balance 2016 p 429 Czech Dana M1 152mm 8x8 howitzers RM 70 Vampir MLRS in service with Azerbaijan army Army Recognition 21 September 2017 Archived from the original on 23 September 2017 Retrieved 23 September 2017 Nakra Daksh 21 September 2017 Exercise reveals Azerbaijani Army Dana SPH and RM 70 MRL IHS Jane s 360 Archived from the original on 23 September 2017 Retrieved 23 September 2017 Large scale military exercises started in Azerbaijan PHOTO VIDEO Azeri Defence 18 September 2017 Archived from the original on 23 September 2017 Retrieved 23 September 2017 Azerbaycan yeni artilleriya sistemlerini telimde sinaqdan cixarir FOTO Azeri Defence in Azerbaijani 18 September 2017 Archived from the original on 23 September 2017 Retrieved 23 September 2017 Military Balance 2016 p 239 Military Balance 2016 p 441 Military Balance 2016 p 396 Military Balance 2016 p 184 a b Military Balance 2016 p 104 http www marinir tnial mil id index php berita detail amp id 2001 Military Balance 2016 p 342 Military Balance 2016 p 461 Analysis New combat vehicles and tanks at military parade in North Korea by Army Recognition Archived 2017 04 18 at the Wayback Machine Armyrecognition com 17 April 2017 N Korea s conservative display contrasts with past WPK celebrations NK News 10 October 2015 Polski projekt modernizacji artyleryjskich wyrzutni rakietowych RM 70 85 z Huty Stalowa Wola in Polish militarium net Retrieved 8 September 2015 Military Balance 2016 p 127 Drgnelo w eksporcie broni Rzeczpospolita Military Balance 2016 p 463 Cooper Tom Grandolini Albert Fontanellaz Adrien 2019 Showdown in Western Sahara Volume 2 Air Warfare Over the Last African Colony 1975 1991 Warwick UK Helion amp Company Publishing p 66 ISBN 978 1 912866 29 8 Military Balance 2016 p 137 Military Balance 2016 p 289 Military Balance 2016 p 475 Oryx Answering The Call Heavy Weaponry Supplied To Ukraine Oryx Retrieved 2022 04 13 UNROCA United Nations Register of Conventional Arms www unroca org Military Balance 2016 p 478 Bulgarian arms imports 2009 calendar year UNODA Retrieved 14 June 2013 International Institute for Strategic Studies February 2016 The Military Balance 2016 Vol 116 Routlegde ISBN 9781857438352 Deagel RM 70 Archived 2006 12 07 at the Wayback Machine Army Recognition RM 70 Ministry of Defence of Czech Republic Rocket Launcher 122 mm type 70External links EditDiehl BGT Defence RM 70 Modular RM 70 M1972 122mm MLRS Multiple Launch Rocket System on armyrecognition com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title RM 70 multiple rocket launcher amp oldid 1131354391, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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