BM-24

BM-24T
BM-24T
	BM-24T on a AT-S tractor chassis.
Type	Multiple rocket launcher
Further information
Place of origin	USSR
Specifications
Weight	15,240 kg (33,600 lb)
Length	5.8 m (19 ft 0 in)
Width	2.5 m (8 ft 2 in)
Height	3.1 m (10 ft 2 in)
Crew	6[2]
Caliber	Diameter: 240 mm (9.4 in) Long rocket: 1.3 m (4 ft 3 in); Weight: 109 kg (240 lb); Short rocket: 1.2 m (3 ft 11 in); Weight: 112 kg (247 lb);
Barrels	12 in two rows
Elevation	+45°/0°
Traverse	210°
Muzzle velocity	465 m/s (1,530 ft/s)
Maximum firing range	Long rocket: 10.2 km (6.3 mi); Short rocket: 6.6 km (4.1 mi)[1]
Engine	V-54-T 250HP; 12-cylinder diesel
Suspension	Tracked
Operational; range	380 km (240 mi)
Speed	35 km/h (22 mph)[1]

BM-24M
BM-24M
	BM-24M on a ZIL-157 chassis. Technical Museum of Togliatti.
Type	Multiple rocket launcher
Further information
Place of origin	USSR
Production history
Produced	1947–58
Specifications
Weight	8,680 kg (19,140 lb)
Length	6.7 m (22 ft 0 in)
Width	2.3 m (7 ft 7 in)
Height	2.9 m (9 ft 6 in)
Crew	6[1]
Caliber	Diameter: 240 mm (9.4 in) Long rocket: 1.3 m (4 ft 3 in); Weight: 109 kg (240 lb); Short rocket: 1.2 m (3 ft 11 in); Weight: 112 kg (247 lb);
Barrels	12 in two rows
Elevation	+65°/0°
Traverse	140°
Muzzle velocity	465 m/s (1,530 ft/s)
Maximum firing range	Long rocket: 10.2 km (6.3 mi); Short rocket: 6.6 km (4.1 mi)[1]
Engine	ZIL-157 109HP; 6-cylinder petrol
Suspension	Wheeled ZIL-157; 6x6 chassis
Operational; range	430 km (270 mi)
Speed	65 km/h (40 mph)[1]

The BM-24 is a multiple rocket launcher designed in the Soviet Union. It is capable of launching 240mm rockets from 12 launch tubes. Versions of the BM-24 have been mounted on the ZIL-151 6x6 Truck chassis and the AT-S tracked artillery tractor, forming the BM-24T from the latter. Production began out of Automotive Factory no. 2 in 1947 Moscow.^[3] Israel operated one battalion, consisting of vehicles captured from Egypt in the Six-Day War. The battalion took part in the Yom Kippur War and the 1982 Lebanon War.

Variants

BM-24 (8U31) - Basic model, mounted on a ZiS-151 chassis.
BM-24M (2B3) - Modified model, mounted on a ZIL-157 chassis.
BM-24T - Tracked model, mounted on an AT-S chassis.

Operators

Current Operators

North Korea KN-16^[4]
Yemen

Former Operators

Map of BM-24 operators in blue with former operators in red

Photo Gallery

Reload drill
BM-24 at Batey Haosef Museum
The Israeli 36 rocket MAR-240 on a Sherman tank chassis at Yad la-Shiryon Museum

References

1 2 3 4 5 Foss, Christopher (1977). Jane's pocket book of towed artillery. New York: Collier. p. 179. ISBN 0020806000. OCLC 911907988.
↑ Foss, Christopher (1977). Jane's pocket book of towed artillery. New York: Collier. p. 181. ISBN 0020806000. OCLC 911907988.
↑ "BM-24 (Katyusha) 6x6 Wheeled Multiple Launch Rocket System". Retrieved 2017-09-01.
↑ Diplomat, Ankit Panda, The. "South Korea's Joint Chiefs Want to Intercept North Korean Rocket Artillery Volleys". thediplomat.com. Retrieved 20 April 2018.

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[:0-1] 1 2 3 4 5 Foss, Christopher (1977). Jane's pocket book of towed artillery. New York: Collier. p. 179. ISBN 0020806000. OCLC 911907988.

[2] Foss, Christopher (1977). Jane's pocket book of towed artillery. New York: Collier. p. 181. ISBN 0020806000. OCLC 911907988.

[3] "BM-24 (Katyusha) 6x6 Wheeled Multiple Launch Rocket System". Retrieved 2017-09-01.

[4] Diplomat, Ankit Panda, The. "South Korea's Joint Chiefs Want to Intercept North Korean Rocket Artillery Volleys". thediplomat.com. Retrieved 20 April 2018.