Source: Military Weapons
The BM-30 #Smerch is designed to defeat personnel, armored, and soft-skinned targets in concentration areas, artillery batteries, command posts and ammunition depots. It was created in the early 1980s and entered service in the Soviet Army in 1989. When first observed by the West in 1983, it received the code MRL 280mm M1983. It is expected to be superseded by the 9A52-4 Tornado.
Type: Multiple rocket launcher
Place of origin: Soviet Union, Russia
In service: 1989 – present
Designer: Splav State Research and Production Enterprise
Designed: 1980s
Specifications
Weight: 43.7 t
Length: 12 m
Width: 3.05 m
Height: 3.05 m
Crew: 3
Caliber: 300 mm
Barrels: 12
Maximum firing range: 90 km
Main armament: 9M55 or 9M528 rockets
Engine: V-12 diesel D12A-525A 525 hp
Suspension: 8×8 wheeled
Operational range: 850 km
Speed: 60 km/h
Chassis: MAZ-543M or MAZ-79111
Emplacement Time: 3 min
Displacement Time: 2 min
Launch Rate
Salvo Time: 12 rounds in 38 seconds
Reload Time: 20 min
Type: Multiple rocket launcher
Place of origin: Soviet Union, Russia
In service: 1989 – present
Designer: Splav State Research and Production Enterprise
Designed: 1980s
Specifications
Weight: 43.7 t
Length: 12 m
Width: 3.05 m
Height: 3.05 m
Crew: 3
Caliber: 300 mm
Barrels: 12
Maximum firing range: 90 km
Main armament: 9M55 or 9M528 rockets
Engine: V-12 diesel D12A-525A 525 hp
Suspension: 8×8 wheeled
Operational range: 850 km
Speed: 60 km/h
Chassis: MAZ-543M or MAZ-79111
Emplacement Time: 3 min
Displacement Time: 2 min
Launch Rate
Salvo Time: 12 rounds in 38 seconds
Reload Time: 20 min
