WR-40 Langusta
{{Infobox weapon
| name = WR-40 Langusta
| image = WR-40 Langusta, MSPO 2007.JPG
| image_size = 300
| caption = WR-40 prototype
| origin = {{flag|Poland}}
| type = Self-propelled multiple rocket launcher
| is_ranged = yes
| is_artillery = yes
| is_vehicle = yes
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| used_by = Wojska Lądowe
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| design_date = 2006
| manufacturer = Huta Stalowa Wola
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| weight = {{convert|17000|kg|lb|0}}
| length = {{convert|8.58|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
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| width = {{convert|2.54|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| height = {{convert|2.74|m|ft|abbr=on|sigfig=1}}
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| crew = 4
| cartridge =
| caliber = 122.4 mm (4.8 in)
| barrels = 40
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| max_range = ≥42 km {{cite web|url= https://www.mesko.com.pl/en/product/122-mm-m-21-fhd-feniks-rocket|title= 122 mm M-21 FHD "FENIKS" rocket - MESKO}}
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| armour = Steel
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| engine = Iveco Aifo Cursor 8 EURO 3
| engine_power = {{convert|259|kW|hp|abbr=on}}
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| suspension = 6x6 wheeled
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| vehicle_range = {{convert|650|km|mi|abbr=on}}
| speed = 85 km/h (53 mph)
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WR-40 Langusta (English: crawfish) is a Polish self-propelled multiple rocket launcher developed by Huta Stalowa Wola. The first 32 units of the WR-40 entered service in 2010.
The Langusta is based on a deeply modernized and reworked Soviet Cold War-era BM-21 launcher. The old petrol Ural-375D truck chassis was replaced with a modern one, and the launcher was fitted with a fire control system.{{cite magazine |last=Kiński |first=Andrzej |date=2007 |title=Pierwsza Langusta przekazana |trans-title= |url= |language= pl|magazine=Nowa Technika Wojskowa|issue=4/2007 |pages=16–20 |location=Warsaw |publisher= Magnum-X}} The carrier used is Polish 6x6 Jelcz truck model P662D.35 with low-profile armoured cabin for the whole crew.[http://www.altair.com.pl/cz-art-328 Grzegorz Hołdanowicz, Feta z Langustą, RAPORT-wto 04/2007] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090302171034/http://www.altair.com.pl/cz-art-328 |date=2009-03-02 }} (Polish) Also new ammunition, {{Ill|Feniks-Z|lt=Feniks|qid=Q113126026|short=yes}}, with a {{Convert|42|km|abbr=on}} range was adopted.
The prototype was made in 2006 and given to the army in 2007, after successful trials. A series modernization of 75 vehicles followed.
Another step in the modernization of Polish rocket artillery is project 'Homar', corresponding to HIMARS rocket system, carried on from 2007.
See also
- {{lwc|BM-21 Grad}}
- {{lwc|RS-122}}
- {{lwc|RM-70 multiple rocket launcher}}
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