BM-25 (MRL)

BM-25
Type Multiple rocket launcher
Place of origin USSR
Service history
Used by USSR
South Yemen
Production history
Designer NII-88
Designed 1953
Produced 1957-1960
Specifications
Weight 18,145 kg (40,003 lb)
Length 9.8 m (32 ft 2 in)
Width 2.7 m (8 ft 10 in)
Height 3.5 m (11 ft 6 in)
Crew 8-12[1]
Shell Length: 5.8 m (19 ft 0 in)
Weight: 455 kg (1,003 lb)
Caliber 250 mm (9.8 in)
Barrels 6
Elevation 0° - 55°
Traverse 6°
Effective firing range 30 km (19 mi)[1]
Maximum firing range 55 km (34 mi)[2]
Engine YaMZ-206B 6-cylinder
205 HP diesel
Suspension KrAZ-214 6x6 truck chassis
Operational
range
 530 km (330 mi)
Speed 55 km/h (34 mph)[1]

The BM-25 is a multiple rocket launcher designed in the Soviet Union. It is capable of launching 250 mm rockets from six launch tubes. The support vehicle is a YAZ-214.

Development

The system was developed in scientific research institute NII-88 in 1953. Its rockets were propelled by a mix of kerosene and [nitric acid]]. It has a range of 55km but was innacurate.[2]

Use

Due to the innacuracy of its rockets, only a small serie has been produced in USSR from 1957 to 1960. It was exported to South Yemen, which used them against North Yemen.[3]

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Foss, Christopher (1977). Jane's pocket book of towed artillery. New York: Collier. p. 27. ISBN 0020806000. OCLC 911907988.
  2. 1 2 Prenatt & Hook 2016, p. 27.
  3. ↑ Prenatt & Hook 2016, p. 28.
  • Prenatt, Jamie; Hook, Adam (2016). Katyusha – Russian Multiple Rocket Launchers 1941–Present. New Vanguard 235. Oxford: Osprey Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-1-4728-1086-1.


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