BM-21 Grad

Local nameБМ-21 "Град"
LocationTraktorozavodskij rajon, Chelyabinsk, Russia

The BM-21 "Grad" is a Soviet truck-mounted 122 mm multiple rocket launcher. The weapons system and the M-21OF rocket were first developed in the early 1960s, and saw their first combat use in March 1969 during the Sino-Soviet border conflict.BM stands for boyevaya mashina, and the nickname grad means "hail". The complete system with the BM-21 launch vehicle and the M-21OF rocket is designated as the M-21 field-rocket system. The complete system is more commonly known as a Grad multiple rocket launcher system. In NATO countries the system was initially known as M1964. Several other countries have copied the Grad or have developed similar systems.

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BM-21_Grad

Address Героев Танкограда улица, Челябинск, Russia

Coordinates 55°10'7.001" N 61°27'12.37" E

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