France, United Kingdom, Germany, and United States artillery units fire various artillery systems during Exercise Dynamic Front 18 at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany in March 2018. Dynamic Front is an annual exercise focused on the interoperability of U.S. Army, joint service and allied nation artillery units in a multinational environment for field artillery gun crews.
2012
Afghanastan 2008 101st Airborne Division 4/320th FA. My unit took incoming rockets and counterfired. We also took out an illegal checkpoint. This is what a super 8 or the max charge on an M198 Howitzer looks like.
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 It is expected to be superseded by the 9A52-4 Tornado.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