Smerch

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Smerch is a Russian heavy multiple rocket launcher system known for its long-range, high-volume artillery fire capabilities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf multiple rocket launcher system
self-propelled multiple rocket launcher
alternativeName 9K58 Smerch NERFINISHED
BM-30 Smerch NERFINISHED
caliber 300 mm
category rocket artillery
self-propelled artillery
chassisType 8x8 wheeled truck chassis
combatUse used in various post-Soviet conflicts
countryOfOrigin Russia
Soviet Union
crew 3
designedBy NPO Splav NERFINISHED
developmentStart late 1970s
fireControl automated fire control system
guidance primarily unguided rockets
intendedRole area saturation bombardment
counter-battery fire
destruction of airfields
destruction of command posts
destruction of fortifications
destruction of personnel and materiel
long-range artillery fire support
launchPreparationTime a few minutes
manufacturer Motovilikha Plants NERFINISHED
Splav State Research and Production Enterprise NERFINISHED
maximumRange approximately 70 km (early rockets)
up to about 90 km (later rockets)
mobility high tactical mobility
nameMeaning Tornado NERFINISHED
NATOReportingName BM-30 NERFINISHED
numberOfLaunchTubes 12
reloadMethod transporter-loader vehicle
rocketDiameter 300 mm
rocketTypes anti-tank submunitions
cluster munitions
high-explosive fragmentation
incendiary warheads
thermobaric warheads
salvoDuration less than one minute for full salvo
serviceEntry late 1980s
successorSystem Tornado-S multiple rocket launcher NERFINISHED
typicalChassisModel MAZ-543M NERFINISHED
usedBy Algeria NERFINISHED
Azerbaijan NERFINISHED
Belarus NERFINISHED
India NERFINISHED
Kazakhstan NERFINISHED
Kuwait NERFINISHED
Russian Ground Forces NERFINISHED
Soviet Army NERFINISHED
Ukraine NERFINISHED
United Arab Emirates NERFINISHED
Venezuela NERFINISHED

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MAZ-543 transporter-erector-launcher usedAsPlatformFor Smerch
subject surface form: MAZ-543
this entity surface form: BM-30 Smerch multiple rocket launcher variants