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BM-27 Uragan
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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 to deliver cluster munitions. The system began its service with the Soviet Army in the late 1970s, and was its first spin and fin stabilized heavy multiple rocket launcher.
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BM-27 Uragan (9P140) БМ-27 Ураган (9П140) | |
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![]() ![]() BM-27 Uragan BM-27M Uragan-1M | |
Type | Multiple rocket launcher |
Place of origin | Soviet Union |
Service history | |
In service | 1975–present |
Used by | See Operators |
Wars | Soviet–Afghan War War in Abkhazia (1992–1993)[1] First Chechen War[1] Second Chechen War[1] Russo-Georgian War[1] War in Donbass[1] Iran-Israel proxy conflict[2] Syrian Civil War[1] Second Nagorno-Karabakh War Russian invasion of Ukraine[3] |
Production history | |
Designer | Splav State Research and Production Enterprise |
Designed | 1970s |
Manufacturer | Splav State Research and Production Enterprise |
Produced | 1975–present |
Variants | See Variants |
Specifications | |
Mass | 20 tonnes (44,092 lbs) |
Crew | 6 |
Calibre | 220 mm (8.66 in) |
Barrels | 16 |
Effective firing range | 35 km (22 mi) |
Maximum firing range | >70km |
Sights | PG-1 panoramic telescope |
Engine | Two engines, with separate gearboxes and drive shafts, that are longitudinally mounted, one on each side of vehicle immediately behind cab |
Suspension | 8×8 wheeled |
Operational range | 500 km (311 mi) |
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An updated version known as Uragan-1M was commissioned in 2008. The truck vehicle has no similarities.[4]