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Pakistan Army Lacks in 8X8 Armoured Personal Carrier these are state of the art very fast can carry more infantry than trackes APCS i dont know why our army never intened to buy any of these these will be good option on rough terrain of Punjab and snowy terrain in Kashmir in winter both are good and best out of many and as far as my info pakistan till now dont have any Wheeled 8X8 APC
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The WS-1B Multiple Launch Rocket System has been developed by the China National Precision Machinery Corporation (CPMIEC), based in Beijing, China.
The WS-1B is a long range artillery rocket weapon and an advanced derivative of the WS-1 in service with the Army of the People's Republic of China. The system fills the gap in firing range between a conventional self propelled artillery system and a surface to surface tactical missile. The system is operated in a defensive or offensive role for deployment against targets deep behind enemy lines including military bases, massed armoured divisions, missile launch site, airports and airstrips, harbours and military industrial bases.
The rocket launcher system is mounted on a 6 x 6 flatbed truck on a turntable.
CPMIEC is developing a successor to the WS-1B, the WS-2, which will have a range extended to 350km and be armed with more accurate, guided rockets.
ARMAMENT
The WS-1 rocket reaches a maximum speed of Mach 3.6 and the maximum flight altitude is 30km, giving a minimum firing range of 20km to 30km and a maximum firing range of 80km with probability deviation of 1%. The WS-1 rocket, length 4.52m and diameter 0.302m, weighs 520kg with a 150kg warhead.
The WS-1B rocket with a new high performance rocket motor and warhead, reaches a maximum speed of Mach 5 and maximum flight altitude of 60km, giving a minimum firing range of 80km and a maximum firing range of 180km. The probability deviation is between 1% and 1.5%. The WS-1B rocket is longer than the WS-1, with length 6.182m but the same diameter. The take-off weight is 708kg with a 150kg warhead.
The free rocket consists of the warhead and fuse, an FG-43 rocket motor and the tail section. The FG-43 rocket motor is a single chamber, solid rocket motor with an advanced hydroxy-terminated polybutadine (HTPB) composition rocket propellant.
Two types of warhead can be fitted on the WS-IB rocket, a ZDB-2 blasting warhead or an SZB-1 submunition, which are selected according to the characteristics of the target.
The ZDB-2 blasting warhead is loaded with steel balls and prefabricated fragments. The SZB-1 submunition warhead provides an effective high power weapon against massed tanks. When the SZB-1 submunition warhead detonates, just under 500 bullets are expelled under high pressure.
GROUND EQUIPMENT
The ground equipment of the multiple rocket system comprises: a rocket launch truck, a transport and loading truck and a firing command truck. An army rocket battery is equipped with one DZ-88B firing command truck, six to nine HF-4 rocket launch trucks and between six and nine QY-88B transport and loading trucks. Each rocket launch truck is equipped with over 20 rounds of rockets.
COMMAND TRUCK
The DZ-88B Firing Command Truck is equipped with a radio communications and data transmission system; a firing and control computer and simulation trajectory system; a global positioning system; a gyro-theodolite directional system plus infrared ranging system; a field meteorological detection system; and a communication control unit.
LAUNCH TRUCK
The HF-4 rocket launch truck is available in a four launch tube or eight launch tube configuration. The launch tubes have an elevation range of 0 to 60 degrees with an elevation speed between 0.1° and 3° per second. The azimuth range is from -30° to +30° and the azimuthal adjustment speed is from 0.1° to 4° per second. The truck is equipped with four hydraulically operated stabilisers which are lowered in preparation for the rocket launch.
for Multi Purpose Rocket system we lack alot our counterparts have Smerch state of the art multi pupose rocket system these are more efective than artilery and its blast covers more radius than artillary fire and it devistates the enemy incoming tanks, APCs Infantry very usefull to save enemy incoming mobile division to stop them coming too fast in our land and is very usefull to keep enemy on their positins or stop their plans for several hours till our Armoured division arrive and very very usefull to save airports airbases bridges from enemy and good news is it has been produced by our best friend china and bad news is our army never intented of getting it 2010 will be potential year for our army to make it right when new budget for army will arrive i hope in june after budget pakistana rmy sign deal for those it is not imagination it is realistic it is cheap and our armed forces need this kind of firepower in wazirstan tooo they willl be more than happy using it than 155mm artilary
The WS-1B is a long range artillery rocket weapon and an advanced derivative of the WS-1 in service with the Army of the People's Republic of China. The system fills the gap in firing range between a conventional self propelled artillery system and a surface to surface tactical missile. The system is operated in a defensive or offensive role for deployment against targets deep behind enemy lines including military bases, massed armoured divisions, missile launch site, airports and airstrips, harbours and military industrial bases.
The rocket launcher system is mounted on a 6 x 6 flatbed truck on a turntable.
CPMIEC is developing a successor to the WS-1B, the WS-2, which will have a range extended to 350km and be armed with more accurate, guided rockets.
ARMAMENT
The WS-1 rocket reaches a maximum speed of Mach 3.6 and the maximum flight altitude is 30km, giving a minimum firing range of 20km to 30km and a maximum firing range of 80km with probability deviation of 1%. The WS-1 rocket, length 4.52m and diameter 0.302m, weighs 520kg with a 150kg warhead.
The WS-1B rocket with a new high performance rocket motor and warhead, reaches a maximum speed of Mach 5 and maximum flight altitude of 60km, giving a minimum firing range of 80km and a maximum firing range of 180km. The probability deviation is between 1% and 1.5%. The WS-1B rocket is longer than the WS-1, with length 6.182m but the same diameter. The take-off weight is 708kg with a 150kg warhead.
The free rocket consists of the warhead and fuse, an FG-43 rocket motor and the tail section. The FG-43 rocket motor is a single chamber, solid rocket motor with an advanced hydroxy-terminated polybutadine (HTPB) composition rocket propellant.
Two types of warhead can be fitted on the WS-IB rocket, a ZDB-2 blasting warhead or an SZB-1 submunition, which are selected according to the characteristics of the target.
The ZDB-2 blasting warhead is loaded with steel balls and prefabricated fragments. The SZB-1 submunition warhead provides an effective high power weapon against massed tanks. When the SZB-1 submunition warhead detonates, just under 500 bullets are expelled under high pressure.
GROUND EQUIPMENT
The ground equipment of the multiple rocket system comprises: a rocket launch truck, a transport and loading truck and a firing command truck. An army rocket battery is equipped with one DZ-88B firing command truck, six to nine HF-4 rocket launch trucks and between six and nine QY-88B transport and loading trucks. Each rocket launch truck is equipped with over 20 rounds of rockets.
COMMAND TRUCK
The DZ-88B Firing Command Truck is equipped with a radio communications and data transmission system; a firing and control computer and simulation trajectory system; a global positioning system; a gyro-theodolite directional system plus infrared ranging system; a field meteorological detection system; and a communication control unit.
LAUNCH TRUCK
The HF-4 rocket launch truck is available in a four launch tube or eight launch tube configuration. The launch tubes have an elevation range of 0 to 60 degrees with an elevation speed between 0.1° and 3° per second. The azimuth range is from -30° to +30° and the azimuthal adjustment speed is from 0.1° to 4° per second. The truck is equipped with four hydraulically operated stabilisers which are lowered in preparation for the rocket launch.
for Multi Purpose Rocket system we lack alot our counterparts have Smerch state of the art multi pupose rocket system these are more efective than artilery and its blast covers more radius than artillary fire and it devistates the enemy incoming tanks, APCs Infantry very usefull to save enemy incoming mobile division to stop them coming too fast in our land and is very usefull to keep enemy on their positins or stop their plans for several hours till our Armoured division arrive and very very usefull to save airports airbases bridges from enemy and good news is it has been produced by our best friend china and bad news is our army never intented of getting it 2010 will be potential year for our army to make it right when new budget for army will arrive i hope in june after budget pakistana rmy sign deal for those it is not imagination it is realistic it is cheap and our armed forces need this kind of firepower in wazirstan tooo they willl be more than happy using it than 155mm artilary
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The combat-proven multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) is a rocket artillery system manufactured by Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control. The system is operational in the US Army, and fourteen countries have fielded or ordered MLRS: Bahrain, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Israel, Italy, Japan, South Korea, The Netherlands, Norway, Turkey and United Kingdom. The system has also been built in Europe by an international consortium of companies from France, Germany, Italy and the UK.
In January 2006, it was agreed that two batteries of MLRS (nine launchers per battery) were to be transferred from the Netherlands to Finland. The systems were delivered in February 2007.
MLRS was deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in March / April 2003. The US Army fielded the upgraded M270A1 launchers and the new ATACMS quick reaction unitary missile.
"The MLRS launcher unit comprises an M270 launcher loaded with 12 rockets."Armament
The multiple launch rocket system is a high-mobility automatic system based on an M270 weapons platform. MLRS fires surface-to-surface rockets and the army tactical missile system (ATACMS). Without leaving the cab, the crew of three (driver, gunner and section chief) can fire up to 12 MLRS rockets in less than 60 seconds.
The MLRS launcher unit comprises an M270 launcher loaded with 12 rockets, packaged in two six-rocket pods. The launcher, which is mounted on a stretched Bradley chassis, is a highly automated self-loading and self-aiming system. It contains a fire control computer that integrates the vehicle and rocket-launching operations.
The rockets can be fired individually or in ripples of two to 12. Accuracy is maintained in all firing modes because the computer re-aims the launcher between rounds.
The MLRS can be readily transported to the area of operations, for example by the C-5 transporter aircraft or by train. MLRS has excellent cross-country mobility, and a road speed of 64km/h.
Munitions
The basic MLRS tactical rocket warhead contains 644 M77 munitions, which are dispensed above the target in mid-air. The dual-purpose bomblets are armed during freefall and a simple drag ribbon orients the bomblets for impact. Each MLRS launcher can deliver almost 8,000 munitions in less than 60 seconds at ranges exceeding 32km.
Other mission-oriented rockets include the extended-range (ER) rocket, the reduced-range practice rocket (RRPR) with a range of 8km to 15km and the AT2, which dispenses 28 antitank mines per round. The extended-range rocket, first fielded in 1998, carries 518 improved munitions in excess of 45km.
Guided rocket GMLRS
Lockheed Martin developed a new extended-range guided rocket GMLRS which has a range of over 70km. The GMLRS XM30 rocket has a GPS (global positioning system) and inertial guidance package and small canards on the rocket nose to enhance accuracy.
"The multiple launch rocket system is a high-mobility automatic system based on an M270 weapons platform."GMLRS completed system development and demonstration (SDD) tests in December 2002 and entered low-rate initial production in April 2003. 156 GMLRS rockets were produced under the LRIP I contract (deliveries completed May 2005), 840 under the LRIP II (awarded in March 2004) and 1,014 under LRIP III (awarded February 2005).
IOC was achieved in 2006, but the system has been operationally deployed since September 2005 in Iraq. The GMLRS is an international programme involving UK, Italy, France and Germany as well as the US. The industrial team includes Diehl, MBDA and FiatAvio.
In August 2005, the UK placed a contract for GMLRS, becoming the first international customer.
GMLRS entered service with the UK Army Royal Artillery in April 2007 and began deployment to Afghanistan in June 2007.
First deliveries of a unitary variant of GMLRS, with a single 81.6kg (180lb) warhead and a range of up to 70km were in May 2005. In October 2003, Lockheed Martin was awarded an SDD contract for 86 unitary variant rockets, delivered in June 2005. The programme is being accelerated following a US Army 'urgent need' statement and, in August 2005, the unitary variant began field testing in Iraq. In June 2007, GMLRS Unitary entered low-rate initial production (LRIP). Operational testing was completed in April 2008 and full-rate production is to begin in early 2009.
Army tactical missile system
MLRS also fires the long-range Lockheed Martin Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) guided missiles. The ATACMS family includes the block 1, block 1A and block 1A Unitary missiles. Block 1, which was used during Operation Desert Storm, carries 950 baseball-sized M74 submunitions to ranges exceeding 165km.
The block IA missile extends the range to more than 300km by reducing the submunition payload and adding GPS guidance. The block 1A unitary missile, with a single-burst warhead, was first deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in March / April 2003. Lockheed Martin was awarded a first US Army contract for production of the unitary missile in February 2004 and a second, for 50 missiles, in January 2005.
The programme to develop the block II missile, with GPS and 13 BAT (brilliant anti-tank) submissiles, and Block IIA missile, with six improved BAT submissiles, was cancelled in February 2003.The BAT submunition, manufactured by Northrop Grumman, is an unpowered glider which has acoustic sensors for target detection and infrared sensors for terminal guidance. Maximum range is 140km.
Fire control
The MLRS computerised fire control system enables a reduced crew, or even a single soldier to load and unload the launcher. A portable boom control device and cable hook assembly is used for loading and unloading.
"A computerised fire control system enables a reduced crew, or even a single soldier to load and unload the launcher."The fire control computer allows firing missions to be carried out either manually or automatically.
In a typical fire mission, a command post transmits the selected target data directly to the MLRS computer.
The computer aims the launcher and prompts the crew to arm and fire a pre-selected number of rounds. Multiple mission sequences can be preprogrammed and stored in the computer.
M270A1 launcher
In December 2000, a low-rate initial production contract was placed with Lockheed Martin for 66 upgraded M270A1 launchers to be delivered by 2004. MLRS launchers upgraded to M270AI status have improved fire control systems (IFCS) and improved launcher mechanical systems (ILMS). The M270A1 launcher completed operational testing in October 2001 and was first fielded in May 2002. Lockheed Martin has received a FMS (foreign military sales) contract for the new launchers from the Republic of Korea.
The IFCS provides additional capacity to accommodate complex munitions and modern computer electronics, including video display, onboard navigation with global positioning system, architecture for ultrafast signal processing and advanced mission software. ILMS reduces the time to aim the launcher to 16 seconds (compared to 93 seconds). The reloading time is cut from four to three minutes.
UK systems are also to receive the IFCS. The first 15 systems for the UK were ordered in March 2005 for delivery by the end of 2006. Italian, German and French MLRS systems will have the European fire control systems (EFCS), being developed by EADS / Dornier
In January 2006, it was agreed that two batteries of MLRS (nine launchers per battery) were to be transferred from the Netherlands to Finland. The systems were delivered in February 2007.
MLRS was deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in March / April 2003. The US Army fielded the upgraded M270A1 launchers and the new ATACMS quick reaction unitary missile.
"The MLRS launcher unit comprises an M270 launcher loaded with 12 rockets."Armament
The multiple launch rocket system is a high-mobility automatic system based on an M270 weapons platform. MLRS fires surface-to-surface rockets and the army tactical missile system (ATACMS). Without leaving the cab, the crew of three (driver, gunner and section chief) can fire up to 12 MLRS rockets in less than 60 seconds.
The MLRS launcher unit comprises an M270 launcher loaded with 12 rockets, packaged in two six-rocket pods. The launcher, which is mounted on a stretched Bradley chassis, is a highly automated self-loading and self-aiming system. It contains a fire control computer that integrates the vehicle and rocket-launching operations.
The rockets can be fired individually or in ripples of two to 12. Accuracy is maintained in all firing modes because the computer re-aims the launcher between rounds.
The MLRS can be readily transported to the area of operations, for example by the C-5 transporter aircraft or by train. MLRS has excellent cross-country mobility, and a road speed of 64km/h.
Munitions
The basic MLRS tactical rocket warhead contains 644 M77 munitions, which are dispensed above the target in mid-air. The dual-purpose bomblets are armed during freefall and a simple drag ribbon orients the bomblets for impact. Each MLRS launcher can deliver almost 8,000 munitions in less than 60 seconds at ranges exceeding 32km.
Other mission-oriented rockets include the extended-range (ER) rocket, the reduced-range practice rocket (RRPR) with a range of 8km to 15km and the AT2, which dispenses 28 antitank mines per round. The extended-range rocket, first fielded in 1998, carries 518 improved munitions in excess of 45km.
Guided rocket GMLRS
Lockheed Martin developed a new extended-range guided rocket GMLRS which has a range of over 70km. The GMLRS XM30 rocket has a GPS (global positioning system) and inertial guidance package and small canards on the rocket nose to enhance accuracy.
"The multiple launch rocket system is a high-mobility automatic system based on an M270 weapons platform."GMLRS completed system development and demonstration (SDD) tests in December 2002 and entered low-rate initial production in April 2003. 156 GMLRS rockets were produced under the LRIP I contract (deliveries completed May 2005), 840 under the LRIP II (awarded in March 2004) and 1,014 under LRIP III (awarded February 2005).
IOC was achieved in 2006, but the system has been operationally deployed since September 2005 in Iraq. The GMLRS is an international programme involving UK, Italy, France and Germany as well as the US. The industrial team includes Diehl, MBDA and FiatAvio.
In August 2005, the UK placed a contract for GMLRS, becoming the first international customer.
GMLRS entered service with the UK Army Royal Artillery in April 2007 and began deployment to Afghanistan in June 2007.
First deliveries of a unitary variant of GMLRS, with a single 81.6kg (180lb) warhead and a range of up to 70km were in May 2005. In October 2003, Lockheed Martin was awarded an SDD contract for 86 unitary variant rockets, delivered in June 2005. The programme is being accelerated following a US Army 'urgent need' statement and, in August 2005, the unitary variant began field testing in Iraq. In June 2007, GMLRS Unitary entered low-rate initial production (LRIP). Operational testing was completed in April 2008 and full-rate production is to begin in early 2009.
Army tactical missile system
MLRS also fires the long-range Lockheed Martin Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) guided missiles. The ATACMS family includes the block 1, block 1A and block 1A Unitary missiles. Block 1, which was used during Operation Desert Storm, carries 950 baseball-sized M74 submunitions to ranges exceeding 165km.
The block IA missile extends the range to more than 300km by reducing the submunition payload and adding GPS guidance. The block 1A unitary missile, with a single-burst warhead, was first deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in March / April 2003. Lockheed Martin was awarded a first US Army contract for production of the unitary missile in February 2004 and a second, for 50 missiles, in January 2005.
The programme to develop the block II missile, with GPS and 13 BAT (brilliant anti-tank) submissiles, and Block IIA missile, with six improved BAT submissiles, was cancelled in February 2003.The BAT submunition, manufactured by Northrop Grumman, is an unpowered glider which has acoustic sensors for target detection and infrared sensors for terminal guidance. Maximum range is 140km.
Fire control
The MLRS computerised fire control system enables a reduced crew, or even a single soldier to load and unload the launcher. A portable boom control device and cable hook assembly is used for loading and unloading.
"A computerised fire control system enables a reduced crew, or even a single soldier to load and unload the launcher."The fire control computer allows firing missions to be carried out either manually or automatically.
In a typical fire mission, a command post transmits the selected target data directly to the MLRS computer.
The computer aims the launcher and prompts the crew to arm and fire a pre-selected number of rounds. Multiple mission sequences can be preprogrammed and stored in the computer.
M270A1 launcher
In December 2000, a low-rate initial production contract was placed with Lockheed Martin for 66 upgraded M270A1 launchers to be delivered by 2004. MLRS launchers upgraded to M270AI status have improved fire control systems (IFCS) and improved launcher mechanical systems (ILMS). The M270A1 launcher completed operational testing in October 2001 and was first fielded in May 2002. Lockheed Martin has received a FMS (foreign military sales) contract for the new launchers from the Republic of Korea.
The IFCS provides additional capacity to accommodate complex munitions and modern computer electronics, including video display, onboard navigation with global positioning system, architecture for ultrafast signal processing and advanced mission software. ILMS reduces the time to aim the launcher to 16 seconds (compared to 93 seconds). The reloading time is cut from four to three minutes.
UK systems are also to receive the IFCS. The first 15 systems for the UK were ordered in March 2005 for delivery by the end of 2006. Italian, German and French MLRS systems will have the European fire control systems (EFCS), being developed by EADS / Dornier
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The 9K58 Smerch 300mm Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) is designed to defeat soft and hard-skinned targets, artillery and missile systems.
It is produced by the Splav State Research and Production Association, Tula, Russia, which also manufactures the Uragan, Grad and Prima rocket launchers. Smerch was developed in the early 1980s and entered service with the Russian Army in 1988. It is also in service with Belarus and the Ukraine, and has been exported to Kuwait (27 systems) and Algeria (18 systems).
In 2002, the Indian Army carried out a series of firing trials of the modernised Smerch-M system, which features an automatic rocket preparing and launching system and an increased range of up to 90km. In December 2005, India placed an order for an initial 38 systems. Deliveries began in May 2007 and are scheduled to conclude in 2008.
The Russian Army is upgrading Smerch MLRS systems with new navigation and targeting systems.
The Smerch MLRS is composed of the following: launch vehicle, transloader, rockets, training facilities and arsenal equipment.
LAUNCHER
The launch vehicle is based on the MAZ-543M 8x8 wheeled truck chassis on which is mounted a 12-tube launcher. The vehicle is manufactured by Minsk Auto Zavod (MAZ). The tubes are arranged as two blocks of four with a single row of four above. The launcher has a crew of four and is capable of single or salvo firing.
A Smerch unit is typically composed of six launchers and six transloaders.
TRANSLOADER
The transloader is based on the MAZ-543A 8x8 wheeled truck chassis which carries a further 12 rockets. The transloader provides for mechanised loading of the launch vehicle, by means of a hydraulic crane mounted on the vehicle.
MUNITIONS
Smerch fires the 300mm 9M55K rocket. This has a solid propellant rocket motor. Firing range is from 20km to 70km. The 9M55K rocket is 7.5m long and weighs over 800kg. It is fitted with either a warhead containing 72 HE-FRAG (High-Explosive Fragmentation) submunitions or HE-FRAG separable unitary warhead. It can also be fitted with a warhead containing five Bazalt MOTIV-3F anti-armour submunitions.
The 'smart' submunitions have dual-colour infrared sensors for terminal guidance and kinetic energy fragment warheads which are said to be able to penetrate 70mm of armour at an angle of 30° to the normal.
Splav have also developed a new 9M528 projectile which uses a high-energy composite propellant which will give an increased range of 90km, and a new warhead that scatters 25 anti-tank mines.
"The Russian Army is upgrading Smerch MLRS systems with new navigation and targeting systems."FIRE CONTROL
The fire control system for Smerch is the Vivari FCS which can function automatically or under manual control.
One Vivari system controls the six Smerch launchers in a unit and is housed in a separate command vehicle. It has either one or two E-175 computers to calculate ballistic and targeting data for each launcher. The command vehicle has both satellite and radio communications systems to link to both subordinate units and headquarters.
RECONNAISSANCE
It has been reported that a miniature aerial vehicle, R-90, containing a stabilised camera is being developed which could be fired from the Smerch launcher, enabling realtime battlefield surveillance data to be relayed to the Smerch commander.
The aerial vehicle, which uses GPS (Global Positioning System), has the same 70km range as the 9M55K rocket and can transmit data for up to 30 minute
our enemy has this state of the art russian smerch one of the best in the world
It is produced by the Splav State Research and Production Association, Tula, Russia, which also manufactures the Uragan, Grad and Prima rocket launchers. Smerch was developed in the early 1980s and entered service with the Russian Army in 1988. It is also in service with Belarus and the Ukraine, and has been exported to Kuwait (27 systems) and Algeria (18 systems).
In 2002, the Indian Army carried out a series of firing trials of the modernised Smerch-M system, which features an automatic rocket preparing and launching system and an increased range of up to 90km. In December 2005, India placed an order for an initial 38 systems. Deliveries began in May 2007 and are scheduled to conclude in 2008.
The Russian Army is upgrading Smerch MLRS systems with new navigation and targeting systems.
The Smerch MLRS is composed of the following: launch vehicle, transloader, rockets, training facilities and arsenal equipment.
LAUNCHER
The launch vehicle is based on the MAZ-543M 8x8 wheeled truck chassis on which is mounted a 12-tube launcher. The vehicle is manufactured by Minsk Auto Zavod (MAZ). The tubes are arranged as two blocks of four with a single row of four above. The launcher has a crew of four and is capable of single or salvo firing.
A Smerch unit is typically composed of six launchers and six transloaders.
TRANSLOADER
The transloader is based on the MAZ-543A 8x8 wheeled truck chassis which carries a further 12 rockets. The transloader provides for mechanised loading of the launch vehicle, by means of a hydraulic crane mounted on the vehicle.
MUNITIONS
Smerch fires the 300mm 9M55K rocket. This has a solid propellant rocket motor. Firing range is from 20km to 70km. The 9M55K rocket is 7.5m long and weighs over 800kg. It is fitted with either a warhead containing 72 HE-FRAG (High-Explosive Fragmentation) submunitions or HE-FRAG separable unitary warhead. It can also be fitted with a warhead containing five Bazalt MOTIV-3F anti-armour submunitions.
The 'smart' submunitions have dual-colour infrared sensors for terminal guidance and kinetic energy fragment warheads which are said to be able to penetrate 70mm of armour at an angle of 30° to the normal.
Splav have also developed a new 9M528 projectile which uses a high-energy composite propellant which will give an increased range of 90km, and a new warhead that scatters 25 anti-tank mines.
"The Russian Army is upgrading Smerch MLRS systems with new navigation and targeting systems."FIRE CONTROL
The fire control system for Smerch is the Vivari FCS which can function automatically or under manual control.
One Vivari system controls the six Smerch launchers in a unit and is housed in a separate command vehicle. It has either one or two E-175 computers to calculate ballistic and targeting data for each launcher. The command vehicle has both satellite and radio communications systems to link to both subordinate units and headquarters.
RECONNAISSANCE
It has been reported that a miniature aerial vehicle, R-90, containing a stabilised camera is being developed which could be fired from the Smerch launcher, enabling realtime battlefield surveillance data to be relayed to the Smerch commander.
The aerial vehicle, which uses GPS (Global Positioning System), has the same 70km range as the 9M55K rocket and can transmit data for up to 30 minute
our enemy has this state of the art russian smerch one of the best in the world
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stryker is good but BTR 90 is equally good it is now in PA which one they pick but one thing is for sure 2010 will be the years of huge APC deal INSHAHALLAH it is achieveable and for the sovreighnity of PAKISTAN stryker should be the choice or BTR 90 we can buy it and we can afford it im not dreaming about a multi billion dollar deal of F 22 im dreaming which can be achieved and we need to do it in 2010 budget
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Pakistan had made major purchase contracts over the last 10 years or so and particularly under the Musharraf era. These contracts are now coming to a head and deliveries. This includes, ARMY - Luna UAV, Chinese Long Range MLRS, Turkish 155mm Howitzers, Heavy Sniper Rifles AIR FORCE - JF17, Russian Air Refuelers, SPADA SAM, US BVR's, US F-16 Block 50, US, SAAB ERIEYE, Tactical UAV FALCO system from Italy & NAVY - P22 Frigates from China, Attack Patrol Vessels from Turkey, P3C Orions, upgraded Harpoons and CIWS etc.
Particularly coming to the FY 2009-10; nothing mentionable has been earmarked except for a few minor purchases such as the 40mm AGL from South Africa replacing the already in use 30mm AGL from China. A few more Al-Khalids. While the PAF is looking for some Sims for the JF-17 from Spain and the Navy is busy in contemplating coastal defense upgrades in shape of Oerlikon Radar Controlled Anti Aircraft Guns and Z-9 Helicopters for the F-22 and our regular fleet of Naval frigates.
Particularly coming to the FY 2009-10; nothing mentionable has been earmarked except for a few minor purchases such as the 40mm AGL from South Africa replacing the already in use 30mm AGL from China. A few more Al-Khalids. While the PAF is looking for some Sims for the JF-17 from Spain and the Navy is busy in contemplating coastal defense upgrades in shape of Oerlikon Radar Controlled Anti Aircraft Guns and Z-9 Helicopters for the F-22 and our regular fleet of Naval frigates.
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Dear your intentions seem very noble by trying to highlight the importance of new military vehicles for Pakistan army, but i think the the most likely vehicles Pakistan army would be getting are new Toyota Corollas, or may be new shaped BMW's or Mercedes for you know who......
Dear your intentions seem very noble by trying to highlight the importance of new military vehicles for Pakistan army, but i think the the most likely vehicles Pakistan army would be getting are new Toyota Corollas, or may be new shaped BMW's or Mercedes for you know who......
