The Polonez is a
Belarusian 300 mm
rocket artillery
Rocket artillery is artillery that uses rocket explosives as the projectile. The use of rocket artillery dates back to medieval China where devices such as fire arrows were used (albeit mostly as a psychological weapon). Fire arrows were also us ...
system of a launcher unit comprising eight rockets packaged in two four-rocket pods mounted on a
MZKT-7930
MZKT-7930 Astrolog (russian: МЗКТ-7930) is a Russian army 8×8 transporter-erector-launcher designed and developed by the MZKT in Belarus. It was first developed in the early 1990's, with the first prototype being made in 1994 (although it wou ...
vehicle.
In 2018, it was exported to
Azerbaijan
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. The system was designed by the Belarusian Plant of Precision Electromechanics in cooperation with a foreign country, probably
China
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. The first combat missile launches were carried out in China. The 77th Separate Rocket Artillery Battalion of the
336th Rocket Artillery Brigade of the
Belarusian Ground Forces
The Belarusian Ground Forces is a service branch of the Armed Forces of Belarus.
History
The ground forces were founded on March 20, 1992, on the same day the Defence Ministry of Belarus was established. By 1994, the ground forces had over 5 ...
is equipped with it. An upgraded version called Polonez-M passed all trials and has been accepted into service by the Belarusian Ground Forces as of May 2019. Polonez-M has an increased range of 290 km (186.4 mi), a higher share of domestic components and can fire the improved A-300 missile.
See also
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Katyusha, BM-13, BM-8, and BM-31 multiple rocket launchers of World War II
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T-122 Sakarya
The T-122 Sakarya is a Turkish multiple launch rocket system developed by ROKETSAN.
Overview
As part of the modernization drive undertaken by the Turkish Military in the 1980s and 90s several new rocket systems were developed for the needs o ...
, Turkish 122 mm multiple launch rocket system
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Fajr-5
The Fajr-5 (rarely Fadjr-5, fa, فجر-۵, "Dawn") is an Iranian 333 mm long-range multiple launch rocket system (MLRS). The Fajr-5 was developed during the 1990s and has since been exported to various armed actors in the Middle East.
The F ...
, Iranian 333 mm long-range multiple launch rocket system
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TOROS
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* Austin Toros (2005-2014) a minor league basketball team from Austin, Texas
*Western District Toros, a soccer club from Adelaide, South Australia
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, Turkish 230 and 260 mm multiple launch rocket system
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BM-14
The BM-14 (BM for ''Boyevaya Mashina'', 'combat vehicle'), is a Soviet-made 140mm multiple launch rocket system (MLRS), normally mounted on a truck.
The BM-14 can fire 140 mm M-14 rockets with a high-explosive fragmentation warhead, a smoke warh ...
, Soviet 140 mm multiple launch rocket system
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BM-21 Grad
The BM-21 "Grad" (russian: БМ-21 "Град", lit= hail) is a self-propelled 122 mm multiple rocket launcher designed in the Soviet Union. The system and the M-21OF rocket were first developed in the early 1960s, and saw their first comba ...
, Soviet 122 mm multiple launch rocket system
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BM-27 Uragan
The BM-27 Uragan (russian: БМ-27 Ураган, lit=Hurricane; GRAU index 9P140) is a self-propelled 220 mm multiple rocket launcher designed in the Soviet Union. The system began its service with the Soviet Army in the late 1970s, and wa ...
, Soviet 220 mm multiple launch rocket system
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M270
The M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System (M270 MLRS) is an American-developed armored, self-propelled, multiple rocket launcher.
The U.S. Army variant of the MLRS vehicle is based on the chassis of the Bradley Fighting Vehicle. The first M270s we ...
, U.S. multiple launch rocket system
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Pinaka Multi Barrel Rocket Launcher
Pinaka (from Sanskrit: पिनाक, see Pinaka) is a multiple rocket launcher produced in India and developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for the Indian Army. The system has a maximum range of 40 km f ...
, Indian 214 mm multiple launch rocket system
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TOS-1 Buratino, Soviet / Russian Heavy Flame Thrower System (multiple rocket / thermobaric weapon launcher)
References
External links
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Wheeled self-propelled rocket launchers
Self-propelled artillery of Belarus
Multiple rocket launchers
Modular rocket launchers
Military equipment of Belarus
Military vehicles introduced in the 2010s