RM-51

Self-propelled multiple rocket launcher
Maximum 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.

Variants

  • vz. 51 – Original model, based on Praga V3S 6×6 truck.
  • M-51 – Export version used by Austria, based on Steyr 680 M3 6×6 truck.
  • RM-51 – Export variant, based on ZIS-151 and ZIL-157 6×6 trucks.

Operators

  •  Austria – 18 delivered in 1974, designated M-51.[2]
  •  Bulgaria – 24 delivered in 1963.[3]
  •  Democratic Republic of the Congo – 6 in service as of 2021.[4]
  •  Indonesia – In 2012, Indonesian Army retrofitted their RM-51, including replacing the original Praga V3S truck with Reo M35A2 truck.[5][6]
  •  Czechoslovakia
  •  Cuba – 20 delivered between 1965 and 1966.[3]
  •  Egypt – 50 delivered between 1957 and 1958.[3]
  •  Libya – 36 delivered between 1976 and 1977.[3]
  •  Romania – 58 delivered between 1956 and 1965.[3] Designated R-2,[7] the launchers were later mounted on ZIL-157 trucks.[8]
  • Vintage vz. 51 on Praga V3S chassis
    Vintage vz. 51 on Praga V3S chassis
  • Egyptian vz. 51 during Six-Day War
    Egyptian vz. 51 during Six-Day War
  • Captured Egyptian vz. 51 at parade in Jerusalem, 1968
    Captured Egyptian vz. 51 at parade in Jerusalem, 1968

See also

References

  1. ^ Foss, Christopher (1977). Jane's pocket book of towed artillery. New York: Collier. p. 157. ISBN 0020806000. OCLC 911907988.
  2. ^ "Bundesheer – TRUPPENDIENST – Ausgabe 1/2005 – Waffengattungen des Österreichischen Bundesheeres".
  3. ^ a b c d e Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
  4. ^ International Institute for Strategic Studies (2021). The Military Balance. p. 461. ISBN 9781032012278.
  5. ^ "UPAYA PEMANFAATAN KEMBALI SISTA RL ARMED 130 MM – Ditpal-tniad.mil.id". Ditpal-tniad.mil.id. Archived from the original on 27 September 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-09-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ Artileria română în date și imagini, p. 136
  8. ^ Janes.com
  • Christopher Chant, A compendium of armaments and military hardware, Routledge, 1987, ISBN 0-7102-0720-4
  • Christopher F. Foss, Artillery of the World, ISBN 0-7110-0505-2
  • Franklin D. Margiotta, Brassey's encyclopedia of land forces and warfare, Brassey's, 1996, ISBN 1-57488-087-X
  • Stroea, Adrian, col. conf. univ. dr., Băjenaru, Gheorghe, lt. col, Artileria română în date și imagini, Editura Centrului Tehnic-Editorial al Armatei, București, 2010, ISBN 978-606-524-080-3
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