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List of rocket artillery

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Rocket artillery is a type of artillery equipped with rocket launchers instead of conventional guns or mortars.

List of rocket artillery systems

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Note that the "Calibre" of rocket projectiles may not refer to the warhead diameter but to the launch tube diameter.

Modern era

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Caliber (mm) Tubes Weapon name Country of origin Operational period
60 1 Qassam 1  Palestine
500 3 Golan-1000  Syria
107 240 Jobaria Defense Systems Multiple Cradle Launcher  United Arab Emirates
110 1 Qassam 4  Palestine
117, 180, or 227 60 Thunderbolt-2000  Republic of China since 2010
122 40 WR-40 Langusta  Poland
107 12 T-107  Turkey
122 1,4,8,16,24, 40 R-Han 122  Indonesia
122 40 T-122  Turkey
122 40 DTI-2  Thailand
122 40 MAM-01 multiple launch rocket system  Myanmar Since 2004
122 40 RS-122  Georgia
122 240 Jobaria Defense Systems Multiple Cradle Launcher  United Arab Emirates
127 27 CP-30  Argentina
127 36 SAPBA  Argentina
127 24 Valkiri multiple rocket launcher  South Africa
127 40 Bateleur multiple rocket launcher  South Africa
128 12-16 x 2 LRSVM Morava  Serbia
150 1 Qassam 2  Palestine
160 26 LAROM  Romania Since 1999
180 40 Astros SS-AV-40  Brazil Since 2012
200 1 Qassam 3  Palestine
214 12 Pinaka  India Since 2000
220 30 TOS-1  Russia
227 12 M270 MLRS  United States
227 6 M142 HIMARS  United States
230 12 TOROS missile—medium range  Turkey
240 12 Fajr-3  Iran Since 1996
240 6 Falaq-1  Iran
240[1] 12 MAM-02 multiple launch rocket system  Myanmar Since 2018
260 8 TOROS missile—long range  Turkey
262 12 M-87 "Orkan"  Yugoslavia  Serbia
306 8 Lynx-EXTRA  Israel
300 4 T-300 Kasırga  Turkey since 2000
300 6 9A52-4 Tornado  Russia Since 2011
300 8 KN-09 (MRL)  North Korea Since 2016
300 8 Polonez  Belarus Since 2016
302 8 WS-1A  People's Republic of China
302 4 WS-1B  People's Republic of China
302 4 Kasirga rocket system  Turkey
302 4 DTI-1  Thailand
333 4 Fajr-5  Iran
333 1 Falaq-2  Iran
450 4 Astros SS-150  Brazil Since 2008
122 40 KRL-122  Pakistan Since 2001
8 Fatah II  Pakistan Since 2022
8 Fatah I  Pakistan Since 2021
610 2 MGM-140 ATACMS  United States Since 1990
610 1 Zelzal-2  Iran Since 1993
610 1 Zelzal-3  Iran Since 1993
920 2 9K720 Iskander  Russia

Cold War era

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Caliber (mm) Tubes Weapon name Country of origin Operational period
70 24 Rancudo  Philippines 1960s - 1980s
70 42 EDESA Yarará[2]  Argentina
70 36 SBAT-70  Brazil
180 6 (short version)
1 (long version)
Bongbong (rocket)  Philippines 1965 - 1986
70 20 & 40 NDL-40  Indonesia 1985 -
70 6 Sumpak  Philippines
80 12 D-3000 Walid  Egypt
105 16 Pampero  Argentina
107 12 Type 63 multiple rocket launcher  People's Republic of China
107 12 Fajr-1  Iran
110 36 Leichtes Artillerie-Raketen-System (LARS)  Germany 1968 - 1991
110 36 Leichtes Artillerie-Raketen-System 2 (LARS 2)  Germany 1980 - 2000 [3]
115 1 XM70E2 Towed Multiple Launch Rocket  United States
117 45 Kung Feng VI  Republic of China 1982 -
122 40 FIROS-25 / 30  Italy 1987
122 40 RM-70  Czechoslovakia 1972 -
122 40 Sakr-18  Egypt
122 40 Type 81 multiple rocket launcher  People's Republic of China
122 40 Type 90 multiple rocket launcher  People's Republic of China
122 40 HM 20  Iran
122 40 BM-21/9K51 Grad  Soviet Union 1963 -
126 40 Kung Feng III  Republic of China 1973 -
126 40 Kung Feng IV  Republic of China 1973 -
127 32 Astros SS-30  Brazil 1983 -
128 M71 rocket  Yugoslavia
128 32 M-63 "Plamen"  Yugoslavia  Serbia
128 32 M-77 "Oganj"  Yugoslavia  Serbia
130 19 Type 70 multiple rocket launcher  People's Republic of China
130 36 Kooryong  South Korea
130 32 RM-51  Czechoslovakia
130 30 Type 75 130 mm multiple rocket launcher  Japan
140 40 Teruel (multiple rocket launcher)  Spain 1985 -
140 16 BM-14/RPU-14  Soviet Union
160 26 LAR-160  Israel
180 16 Astros SS-40  Brazil
200 4 BMD-20  Soviet Union 1951 - 1979
220 16 BM-27/9P140 Uragan  Soviet Union 1977 -
230 Oghab  Iran
240 12 BM-24  Soviet Union
240 36 MAR-240  Israel
250 6 BM-25  Soviet Union
273 8 WM-80  People's Republic of China
290 4 MAR-290  Israel
300 3 Avibras X-40  Brazil
300 4 Astros SS-60  Brazil 1983 -
300 4 Astros SS-80  Brazil 1983 -
300 12 BM-30/9K58 Smerch  Soviet Union 1989 -
337 2 Type 67 Model 30 Rocket Artillery  Japan 1968 - 1992
550 1 9K52 Luna-M (FROG-7)  Soviet Union 1965 -
610 1 Zelzal-1  Iran 1990 -
650 1 OTR-21 Tochka (SS-21 Scarab)  Soviet Union 1976 -
880 1 9K72 Elbrus (Scud)  Soviet Union 1957 -
890 1 OTR-23 Oka (SS-23 Spider)  Soviet Union 1972 - 2002

World War II era

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Caliber (mm) Tubes Weapon name Country of origin Operational period
57 Rocket Projectile, 2 inch  United Kingdom
72.4 1 7.3 cm Propagandawerfer 41  Nazi Germany
72.9 35 Henschel Hs 297 / 7.3 cm Föhn-Gerät  Nazi Germany
76.2 1-36 Z Battery  United Kingdom
76.2 32 Land Mattress  United Kingdom
78 24 or 48 8 cm Raketen-Vielfachwerfer  Nazi Germany
82 8 BM-8-8 (jeep)  Soviet Union
82 24 BM-8-24 (tank)  Soviet Union
82 36 BM-8-36 (truck)  Soviet Union 1941 -
82 48 BM-8-48 (2½ ton truck)  Soviet Union
114 M8 4.5 inch Rocket  United States
132 16 BM-13-16 Katyusha  Soviet Union 1940 -
150 6 15 cm Nebelwerfer 41  Nazi Germany
150 10 15cm Panzerwerfer 42  Nazi Germany
180 20 Unrotated projectile  United Kingdom
190 1 Type 10 and Type 3 Rocket Boosters  Japan
203 1 Type 4 20 cm Rocket Launcher  Japan
210 1 20 cm Naval Rocket Launcher  Japan
210 5 21cm NbW 42  Nazi Germany
280 6 28/32 cm Nebelwerfer 41 (also fired 32 cm calibre ordnance)  Nazi Germany
300 6 30cm NbW 42  Nazi Germany
300 6 30 cm Raketenwerfer 56  Nazi Germany
300 4 or 6 Wurfrahmen 40  Nazi Germany 1940 - 1945
300 1 Type 21 and Type 22 Rocket-Bombs  Japan
300 4 M-30  Soviet Union 1942 -
300 12 BM-31 (truck)  Soviet Union 1944 -
380 1 Sturmtiger  Nazi Germany
400 1 Type 4 40 cm Rocket Launcher  Japan
450 1 45 cm naval rocket  Japan

Prior to World War II

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Caliber (mm) Tubes Weapon name Country of origin Operational period
2 20 or 50 Volovsky rockets  Russian Empire 20th century, 1912,

Russian Empire

76 1 Mysorean rockets  Kingdom of Mysore 18th century

Southern India,

46 100 Singijeon Hwacha  Joseon 15th century

Munjong of Joseon

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Myanmar And Asean Military Updates. "MAM-02 240mm MLRS test firing". Facebook.
  2. ^ Authorization to export to EDESA - MECON, 1978 Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Archived (Date missing) at m136.de (Error: unknown archive URL) Funktion und Einsatz FERA