BM-27 Uragan
«9K57 Uragan»
Multiple rocket launchers (MLRS)Heavy (220-300 mm)Soviet Union / Russia1975In service
Soviet 220 mm MLRS on ZIL-135 8x8 chassis, 16 tubes: bridges the gap between Grad and Smerch with long-range cluster rockets.
Multiple rocket launchers (MLRS)//Heavy (220-300 mm)
ID — BM-27-URAGANSoviet Union / Russia · Splav
BM-27 Uragan
9K57 Uragan
Soviet 220 mm MLRS on ZIL-135 8x8 chassis, 16 tubes: bridges the gap between Grad and Smerch with long-range cluster rockets.
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- Reliability
- Unverified
- Sources
- Sources pending review
Identity
- Designation
- BM-27 Uragan
- Alias
- 9K57 Uragan
- Manufacturer
- Splav
- Country
- Soviet Union / Russia
- Year
- 1975
- Category
- Multiple rocket launchers (MLRS)
- All sub-types
- Heavy (220-300 mm)
- Status
- In service
Performance
- Range
- 35 km
- Top speed
- Mach 2.5 (razzo)
- Guidance
- Non guidato
- Warhead
- HE-frag 100 kg, cluster (30 submunizioni), mine anti-uomo/anti-carro
Physical characteristics
- Launch platform
- ZIL-135LM 8x8, 16 tubi 220 mm
- Length
- 4.83 m
- Launch weight
- 280 kg
Combat use
- ▸Afghanistan 1979-1989, Chechnya, Syria 2012-present, Ukraine 2014-2024 — controversial for the use of sub-munitions in urban areas (HRW/Amnesty reports on Donetsk and Kharkiv).
Main operators
RussiaUkraineSiriaBielorussiaKazakistanUzbekistanYemen
History
Fielded in 1975 to saturate brigade-level targets out to 35 km, the Uragan introduced cluster sub-munition rockets into the Soviet arsenal. The Uragan-1M upgrade (2016) takes both 220 mm rockets and 300 mm Smerch rockets.
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