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RM 51

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Place of origin
  
Czechoslovakia

Used by
  
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In service
  
1956-late 1990s

Designed
  
1949-1956

RM-51

Type
  
Self-propelled multiple rocket launcher

Designer
  
Škoda, Zbrojovka Brno and VTÚ

The RM-51 (Raketomet vzor 1951) multiple rocket launcher was a Czechoslovak army alternative of the BM-13 multiple rocket launcher developed in the 1950s.

Contents

Variants

  • vz. 51 - Original model, based on Praga V3S 6×6 truck.
  • M-51 - Export version used by Austria, based on Steyr 680 M3 6×6 truck.
  • RM-51 - Export variant, based on ZiS-151 and ZIL-157 6×6 trucks.

    • Operators

  •  Austria - 18 delivered in 1974, designated M-51.
  •  Bulgaria - 24 delivered in 1963.
  •  Indonesia -
  •  Czechoslovakia
  •  Cuba - 20 delivered between 1965-1966.
  •  Egypt - 50 delivered between 1957-1958.
  •  Libya - 36 delivered between 1976-1977.
  •  Romania - 58 delivered between 1956-1965. Designated R-2, the launchers were later mounted on ZIL-157 trucks.

    • References

    RM-51 Wikipedia
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