RM-51

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Field	Value
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
designer	Škoda, Zbrojovka Brno and VTÚ
design_date	1949–1956
manufacturer	Škoda
variants	vz. 51, M-51, R-2
weight	7.575 tonnes
length	7 m
width	2.38 m
height	2.18 m
crew	6
caliber	Diameter: 130 mm
Length: .8 m
Weight: 24.2 kg
barrels	32 (4 rows)
rate	32 rockets in 12.4 seconds (2 min. reloading time)
velocity	420 m/s
max_range	8.2 km
elevation	+50°/0°
traverse	240° (120° left/right)
primary_armament	ORNNG missiles with NZ-60V warhead
suspension	6×6 wheeled
speed	40 km/h (road)
10 km/h (cross-country)
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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

– 18 delivered in 1974, designated M-51.
– 24 delivered in 1963.
– 6 in service as of 2021.
– In 2012, Indonesian Army retrofitted their RM-51, including replacing the original Praga V3S truck with Reo M35A2 truck.
Czechoslovakia
– 20 delivered between 1965 and 1966.
– 50 delivered between 1957 and 1958.
– 36 delivered between 1976 and 1977.
– 58 delivered between 1956 and 1965. Designated R-2, the launchers were later mounted on ZIL-157 trucks.

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

References

Christopher Chant, A compendium of armaments and military hardware, Routledge, 1987,
Christopher F. Foss, Artillery of the World,
Franklin D. Margiotta, Brassey's encyclopedia of land forces and warfare, Brassey's, 1996,
Stroea, Adrian, col. conf. univ. dr., Băjenaru, Gheorghe, lt. col, Artileria română în date și imagini, Editura Centrului Tehnic-Editorial al Armatei, București, 2010,

References

Foss, Christopher. (1977). "Jane's pocket book of towed artillery". Collier.
"Bundesheer – TRUPPENDIENST – Ausgabe 1/2005 – Waffengattungen des Österreichischen Bundesheeres".
"Stockholm International Peace Research Institute".
[[International Institute for Strategic Studies]]. (2021). "The Military Balance".
"UPAYA PEMANFAATAN KEMBALI SISTA RL ARMED 130 MM – Ditpal-tniad.mil.id".
"Archived copy".
''Artileria română în date și imagini'', p. 136
[http://articles.janes.com/articles/Janes-Armour-and-Artillery/Other-Romanian-Multiple-Rocket-Systems-Romania.html Janes.com]

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