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RM-51

{{Infobox weapon

|name= RM-51 multiple rocket launcher

|image= Czechoslovak 130mm rocket launcher Raketomet vz. 51.jpg

|image_size = 300

|caption= RM-51, mounted on ZIL-157 truck, displayed at the National Museum of Military History in Sofia, Bulgaria.

|origin= Czechoslovakia

|type= Self-propelled multiple rocket launcher

|is_artillery= yes

|is_vehicle= yes

|service= 1956–late 1990s

|used_by= See users

|wars=

|designer= Škoda, Zbrojovka Brno and VTÚ

|design_date= 1949–1956

|manufacturer= Škoda

|variants= vz. 51, M-51, R-2

|weight= 7.575 tonnes

|length= {{convert|7|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

|part_length=

|width={{convert|2.38|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

|height={{convert|2.18|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

|crew= 6

|caliber=Diameter: {{convert|130|mm|in|abbr=on}}
Length: {{convert|.8|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
Weight: {{convert|24.2|kg|lb|abbr=on}}{{Cite book|title=Jane's pocket book of towed artillery|last=Foss|first=Christopher|date=1977|publisher=Collier|page=157|isbn=0020806000|location=New York|oclc=911907988}}

|barrels= 32 (4 rows)

|rate= 32 rockets in 12.4 seconds (2 min. reloading time)

|velocity= {{convert|420|m/s|ft/s|abbr=on}}

|max_range={{convert|8.2|km|mi|abbr=on}}

|elevation= +50°/0°

|traverse= 240° (120° left/right)

|primary_armament= ORNNG missiles with NZ-60V warhead

|suspension= 6×6 wheeled

|speed={{convert|40|km/h|mph|abbr=on}} (road)
{{convert|10|km/h|mph|abbr=on}} (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

  • {{AUT}} – 18 delivered in 1974, designated M-51.{{Cite web|url=http://www.bundesheer.at/truppendienst/ausgaben/artikel.php?id=331|title=Bundesheer – TRUPPENDIENST – Ausgabe 1/2005 – Waffengattungen des Österreichischen Bundesheeres}}
  • {{BUL}} – 24 delivered in 1963.[http://armstrade.sipri.org/armstrade/page/trade_register.php Stockholm International Peace Research Institute]
  • {{DRC}} – 6 in service as of 2021.{{cite book |last=International Institute for Strategic Studies|date=2021|title=The Military Balance|page=461|isbn=9781032012278}}
  • {{IDN}} – In 2012, Indonesian Army retrofitted their RM-51, including replacing the original Praga V3S truck with Reo M35A2 truck.{{cite web|url=https://ditpal-tniad.mil.id/upaya-pemanfaatan-kembali-sista-rl-armed-130-mm/|title=UPAYA PEMANFAATAN KEMBALI SISTA RL ARMED 130 MM – Ditpal-tniad.mil.id|website=Ditpal-tniad.mil.id|accessdate=26 November 2020|archive-date=27 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180927102359/https://ditpal-tniad.mil.id/upaya-pemanfaatan-kembali-sista-rl-armed-130-mm/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.tniad.mil.id/images/img_dispenad/pusat-serangan.jpg |title=Archived copy |access-date=2012-09-05 |archive-date=2016-03-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304062248/http://www.tniad.mil.id/images/img_dispenad/pusat-serangan.jpg |url-status=dead }}
  • {{flagcountry|Czechoslovakia}}
  • {{CUB}} – 20 delivered between 1965 and 1966.
  • {{EGY}} – 50 delivered between 1957 and 1958.
  • {{LBY}} – 36 delivered between 1976 and 1977.
  • {{ROM}} – 58 delivered between 1956 and 1965. Designated R-2,Artileria română în date și imagini, p. 136 the launchers were later mounted on ZIL-157 trucks.[http://articles.janes.com/articles/Janes-Armour-and-Artillery/Other-Romanian-Multiple-Rocket-Systems-Romania.html Janes.com]

Gallery

BAHNA 2018 - 089.jpg|Vintage vz. 51 on Praga V3S chassis

030 מלחמת ששת הימים (cropped).jpg|Egyptian vz. 51 during Six-Day War

Jerusalem (997008872731405171 (cropped).jpg|Captured Egyptian vz. 51 at parade in Jerusalem, 1968

See also

References

{{reflist|2}}

  • 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}}

External links

{{Commons category|RM-51}}

  • [http://www.vojenskatechnika.sk/v3s/rak130.htm Description and photos in Slovak]

Category:Wheeled self-propelled rocket launchers

Category:Multiple rocket launchers of Czechoslovakia

Category:Self-propelled artillery of Czechoslovakia