Let's look at some possible ToT candidates for 300mm MLRS for Bangladesh Army (in addtion to A100 MLRS/MBRL sold to Pakistan).
Two derivatives (locally produced with ToT) of the Chinese common WS-1 300 mm MLRS are the Turkish T-300 Kasirga made by Roketsan and the DTI-1 and DTI-1G produced by the Royal Thai Army itself.
Multiple launch rocket systems T-300 «Kasirga»
Since the beginning of the 90s, Turkey was in talks with a number of countries, including France, Israel and China, regarding the transfer of missile technology and co-production proposals.
The Chinese proposal was considered to be the best both in terms of financial issues, and in terms of solving technological problems.
As a result, in 1997 the Turkish company «Roketsan» signed an agreement with Chinese firm CPMIEC (Chinese Precision Machinery Import and Export Company) for the joint development and manufacture of analog Chinese MLRS WS-1B (Wei Shi -1) under the code «Kasirga» (Hurricane).
The first test launch of the prototype T-300 missiles made in Turkey occurred in 2000.
The 300-mm MLRS «Kasirga» - intends to destroy open group targets, manpower, light armored vehicles in operational and tactical depth of enemy concentrations in the distances ranges of 40 to 100 km.
Roketsan selected German truck company MAN As the mobile base system, an all-terrain platform with 6x6 wheel formula - with a carrying capacity of 10 tons.
Heavy Machine guns or 40-mm automatic grenade launchers can be mounted on the roof of the platform.
Typical battery MLRS T-300 «Kasirga» includes in its membership: Command-staff vehicle (fire control), 6-9 launchers (F-302T) for 4 launch tubes for rockets TR 300 (based on cross-country truck chassis MAN (6x6 ) capacity of 10 tons) and the same transport-loading vehicles.
Each 302 mm rocket has a length of 4.7 meters and a weight of approximately 524 kg. Missiles warheads include a high-explosive action 150 kg cluster munition containing 26,000 balls of steel, which ensures defeat a variety of purposes, such as strengthening, communications facilities and infrastructure, armored vehicles, and so on.
TR-300 has four fixed stabilizers set at an angle to the longitudinal axis of the rocket to provide rotary motion with a given speed. Rockets use composite solid propellants system(based on polybutadiene, HTPB).
Preparation time a launcher to fire is no more than 20 minutes.
A launcher is capable of firing without reloading 4th rockets as a singly or in salvo. Battery volley from 6-9 launchers provides guaranteed elimination of manpower within a radius of one kilometer.
Turkish battalions armed with 6 batteries T-300 «Kasirga» (80 CP) can utilize rockets of various calibers (other than ~300mm) and provide timely, accurate and effective fire support for infantry groups.
Specifications for MLRS rocket «Kasirga» T-300:
Wheel formula: 6x6;
Combat weight, 20 tons
PU Length : 9.20m
PU Width : 2.50m
PU Height : 3.10m
Stabilization: Hydraulic, 4-wheel counterbalanced;
Number of launching tubes: 4;
Diameter of launch tubes: 300 mm
Length of launch tubes: 5m
Starting interval, in : 6 seconds
Shooting angle, vertical: 0-60°deg.
Firing angle in azimuth: 30° deg.
Radius of defeat for manpower: 1000 m (Radius of guaranteed destruction: 70 m);
The maximum flight time to the target: 170 seconds