BM-25 (multiple rocket launcher)

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BM-25
Type	Multiple rocket launcher
Place of origin	USSR
Service history
Used by	USSR South Yemen
Production history
Designer	NII-88
Designed	1953
Produced	1957-1960
Specifications
Mass	18,145 kg (40,003 lb)
Length	9.8 m (32 ft 2 in)
Width	2.7 m (8 ft 10 in)
Height	3.5 m (11 ft 6 in)
Crew	8-12
Shell	Length: 5.8 m (19 ft 0 in) Weight: 455 kg (1,003 lb)
Caliber	250 mm (9.8 in)
Barrels	6
Elevation	0° - 55°
Traverse	6°
Effective firing range	30 km (19 mi)
Maximum firing range	55 km (34 mi)
Engine	YaMZ-206B 6-cylinder 205 HP diesel
Suspension	KrAZ-214 6x6 truck chassis
Operational range	530 km (330 mi)
Maximum speed	55 km/h (34 mph)

The BM-25 Korshun (Kite) as its Russian (GRAU designation 2K5) name was a multiple rocket launcher designed in the Soviet Union. It was capable of launching 3R7 250 mm rockets from six launch tubes. The support vehicle is a YAZ-214.

Development

The system was developed in scientific research institute NII-88 in 1953. Its rockets were propelled by a mix of kerosene and nitric acid. It has a range of 55km but was inaccurate.

Use

Due to severe inaccuracy of the rocket, only a small quantity had been produced in USSR from 1957 to 1960. It was exported to South Yemen, which used them against North Yemen.

See also

• Katyusha rocket launcher

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Notes

1. ^ a b c Foss, Christopher (1977). Jane's pocket book of towed artillery. New York: Collier. p. 27. ISBN 0020806000. OCLC 911907988.
2. ^ a b Prenatt & Hook 2016, p. 27.
3. ^ Prenatt & Hook 2016, p. 28.

• Prenatt, Jamie; Hook, Adam (2016). Katyusha – Russian Multiple Rocket Launchers 1941–Present. New Vanguard 235. Oxford: Osprey Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-1-4728-1086-1.

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