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The BM-24 is a multiple rocket launcher designed in the Soviet Union. It is capable of launching 240mm rockets from 12 launch tubes. Versions of the BM-24 have been mounted on the ZIS-151 and ZIL-157 6×6 Truck chassis and the AT-S tracked artillery tractor, forming the BM-24T from the latter. Production began out of Automotive Factory no. 2 in 1947 in Moscow.[4] Israel operated one battalion, consisting of vehicles captured from Egypt in the Six-Day War. The battalion took part in the Yom Kippur War and the 1982 Lebanon War.[1]

Variants

  • BM-24 (8U31) – Basic model, mounted on a ZIS-151 chassis.[5]
  • BM-24M (2B3) – Modified model, mounted on a ZIL-157 chassis.[5]
  • BM-24T – Tracked model, mounted on an AT-S chassis.[1]
  • Israeli upgraded variant.[1]

Operators

Current operators

Former operators

Map of BM-24 operators in blue with former operators in red

See also

Photo gallery

  • Reload drill
    Reload drill
  • Captured Egyptian BM-24 at parade in Jerusalem, 1968
    Captured Egyptian BM-24 at parade in Jerusalem, 1968
  • BM-24 at Batey Haosef Museum
    BM-24 at Batey Haosef Museum
  • The Israeli 36 rocket MAR-240 on a Sherman tank chassis at Yad la-Shiryon Museum
    The Israeli 36 rocket MAR-240 on a Sherman tank chassis at Yad la-Shiryon Museum

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Prenatt 2016, p. 25.
  2. ^ a b c d e Foss, Christopher (1977). Jane's pocket book of towed artillery. New York: Collier. p. 179. ISBN 0020806000. OCLC 911907988.
  3. ^ Foss, Christopher (1977). Jane's pocket book of towed artillery. New York: Collier. p. 181. ISBN 0020806000. OCLC 911907988.
  4. ^ "BM-24 (Katyusha) 6x6 Wheeled Multiple Launch Rocket System". Retrieved 2017-09-01.
  5. ^ a b Prenatt 2016, p. 24.
  6. ^ Military Balance 2016, p. 320.
  7. ^ Military Balance 2016, p. 429.
  8. ^ Diplomat, Ankit Panda, The. "South Korea's Joint Chiefs Want to Intercept North Korean Rocket Artillery Volleys". thediplomat.com. Retrieved 20 April 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ Military Balance 2016, p. 265.
  10. ^ Military Balance 2016, p. 324.
  11. ^ Military Balance 2016, p. 334.
  12. ^ Prenatt 2016, p. 30.
  • 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.
  • International Institute for Strategic Studies (February 2016). The Military Balance 2016. Vol. 116. Routlegde. ISBN 9781857438352.

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