The RM-51 multiple rocket launcher

Multiple rocket launcher

A multiple rocket launcher is a type of unguided rocket artillery system. Like other rocket artillery, multiple rocket launchers are less accurate and have a much lower rate of fire than batteries of traditional artillery guns...

 was a Czechoslovak

Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...

 army alternative of the BM-13 multiple rocket launcher developed in the 1950s.

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 1964, designated M-51. - 24 delivered in 1963. - 20 delivered between 1965-1966. - 50 delivered between 1957-1958. - 36 delivered between 1976-1977. - 580 delivered between 1956-1965. Designated R-2, the launchers were later mounted on ZIL-157 trucks.

External links

• Description and photos in Slovak