LAROM
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The LAROM is a Romania
n modern, highly mobile, native-made multiple rocket launcher
, attached to a DAC-25.360 6X6 truck, in service with the Romanian Land Forces
, built in collaboration with Israel
. Currently, there are 24 systems in service, all operated by the 8th Mixed Artillery Brigade
. Most likely it was influenced by the BM-21
Grad 122 mm multiple rocket launcher (MRL) system which entered service with the Soviet Army in 1963 talso utilising a six-by-six truck chassis fitted with a bank of 40 launch tubes arranged in a rectangular shape that can be turned away from the unprotected cabin
The LAROM can operate with the standard 122mm rockets, as well as with the more advanced 160mm rocket, with a strike range between 20 to 45km. The GRAD 122mm rocket is utilised to suppress and annihilate concentrated targets. It has a 18kg HE warhead, a range of approximately 20km and can be fired in salvos of up to 2 rounds per second.
The LAR Mk IV 160mm rockets employ composite solid propellants. The rocket is spin-stabilizing in flight via wraparound stabilizing fins deployed upon rocket exiting launcher. The Mk IV rocket is capable of taking various warheads
and commonly fitted with either a HE-COFRAM type or a cluster
warhead. The cluster warhead operates by a remotely-set electronic time-fuse which opens the bomblet canister at the calculated height to give area coverage of about 31,400 m2 for each cluster warhead. The LAR Mk IV has a minimum range of 10 km and maximum range of 45 km and can be fired in salvos of up to 1 round/1,8 seconds.
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
n modern, highly mobile, native-made multiple rocket launcher
Multiple rocket launcher
A multiple rocket launcher is a type of unguided rocket artillery system. Like other rocket artillery, multiple rocket launchers are less accurate and have a much lower rate of fire than batteries of traditional artillery guns...
, attached to a DAC-25.360 6X6 truck, in service with the Romanian Land Forces
Romanian Land Forces
The Romanian Land Forces is the army of Romania, and the main component of the Romanian Armed Forces. In recent years, full professionalisation and a major equipment overhaul have transformed the nature of the force.The Romanian Land Forces were founded on...
, built in collaboration with Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
. Currently, there are 24 systems in service, all operated by the 8th Mixed Artillery Brigade
8th Mixed Artillery Brigade (Romania)
From 1 November 2010 it current name is the 8th LAROM Brigade "Alexandru Ioan Cuza".The 8th LAROM Brigade "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" is a Multiple Rocket Launcher brigade of the Romanian Land Forces...
. Most likely it was influenced by the BM-21
BM-21
The BM-21 launch vehicle , a Soviet truck-mounted 122 mm multiple rocket launcher, and a M-21OF rocket were developed in the early 1960s. BM stands for boyevaya mashina, ‘combat vehicle’, and the nickname means ‘hail’. The complete system with the BM-21 launch vehicle and the M-21OF rocket...
Grad 122 mm multiple rocket launcher (MRL) system which entered service with the Soviet Army in 1963 talso utilising a six-by-six truck chassis fitted with a bank of 40 launch tubes arranged in a rectangular shape that can be turned away from the unprotected cabin
Cabin
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Armament
The LAROM standard launch pod containers hold 13 LAR Mk IV rockets or 20 GRAD rockets, with two pods on a launcher.The LAROM can operate with the standard 122mm rockets, as well as with the more advanced 160mm rocket, with a strike range between 20 to 45km. The GRAD 122mm rocket is utilised to suppress and annihilate concentrated targets. It has a 18kg HE warhead, a range of approximately 20km and can be fired in salvos of up to 2 rounds per second.
The LAR Mk IV 160mm rockets employ composite solid propellants. The rocket is spin-stabilizing in flight via wraparound stabilizing fins deployed upon rocket exiting launcher. The Mk IV rocket is capable of taking various warheads
Warheads
Warheads may refer to:*Warhead, the damaging part of a projectile weapon*Warheads , a Swedish band*Warheads , a brand of sour candy*Warheads , a comic book published by Marvel UK...
and commonly fitted with either a HE-COFRAM type or a cluster
Cluster bomb
A cluster munition is a form of air-dropped or ground-launched explosive weapon that releases or ejects smaller sub-munitions. Commonly, this is a cluster bomb that ejects explosive bomblets that are designed to kill enemy personnel and destroy vehicles...
warhead. The cluster warhead operates by a remotely-set electronic time-fuse which opens the bomblet canister at the calculated height to give area coverage of about 31,400 m2 for each cluster warhead. The LAR Mk IV has a minimum range of 10 km and maximum range of 45 km and can be fired in salvos of up to 1 round/1,8 seconds.