The RM-51 (''Raketomet vzor 1951'')
multiple rocket launcher
A multiple rocket launcher (MRL) or multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) is a type of rocket artillery system that contains multiple launchers which are fixed to a single platform, and shoots its rocket ordnance in a fashion similar to a vo ...
was a
Czechoslovak Army
The Czechoslovak Army ( Czech and Slovak: Československá armáda) was the name of the armed forces of Czechoslovakia. It was established in 1918 following Czechoslovakia's declaration of independence from Austria-Hungary.
History
In the f ...
alternative of the
BM-13
The Katyusha ( rus, Катю́ша, p=kɐˈtʲuʂə, a=Ru-Катюша.ogg) is a type of rocket artillery first built and fielded by the Soviet Union in World War II. Multiple rocket launchers such as these deliver explosives to a target a ...
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
The ZIS-151 (russian: ЗИС-151) was a general-purpose truck produced by the Soviet car manufacturer Automotive Factory No. 2 ''Zavod imeni Stalina'' in 1948–1958. In 1956, the factory was renamed to ''Zavod imeni Likhacheva'', and new tru ...
and
ZIL-157
The ZIL-157 is a general-purpose -ton 6×6 truck, produced at the Lichachev plant in the Soviet Union from 1958 to 1977, when production was transferred to the Amur plant, since the Lichachev plant wanted to focus more on modern trucks, such as ...
6×6 trucks.
Operators
* - 18 delivered in 1974, designated M-51.
* - 24 delivered in 1963.
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* - 6 in service as of 2021.Indonesian Army
The Indonesian Army ( id, Tentara Nasional Indonesia Angkatan Darat (TNI-AD), ) is the land branch of the Indonesian National Armed Forces. It has an estimated strength of 300,000 active personnel. The history of the Indonesian Army has its ...
retrofitted their RM-51, including replacing the original Praga V3S truck with Reo M35A2 truck.
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See also
* RM-70 multiple rocket launcher - the successor of RM-51
References
* Christopher Chant, ''A compendium of armaments and military hardware'', Routledge, 1987,
* Christopher F. Foss, ''Artillery of the World'',
* Franklin D. Margiotta, ''Brassey's encyclopedia of land forces and warfare'', Brassey's, 1996,
* Stroea, Adrian, col. conf. univ. dr., Băjenaru, Gheorghe, lt. col, ''Artileria română în date și imagini'', Editura Centrului Tehnic-Editorial al Armatei, București, 2010,
External links
{{Commons category, RM-51
Description and photos in Slovak
Wheeled self-propelled rocket launchers
Multiple rocket launchers of Czechoslovakia