BM-30 Smerch
«9K58 Smerch»
Multiple rocket launchers (MLRS)Heavy (220-300 mm)Soviet Union / Russia1989In service
Heavy 300 mm MLRS on MAZ-543M 8x8, 12 tubes: in-flight INS-corrected rockets out to 90 km with cluster or unitary warheads.
Multiple rocket launchers (MLRS)//Heavy (220-300 mm)
ID — BM-30-SMERCHSoviet Union / Russia · Splav
BM-30 Smerch
9K58 Smerch
Heavy 300 mm MLRS on MAZ-543M 8x8, 12 tubes: in-flight INS-corrected rockets out to 90 km with cluster or unitary warheads.
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- Reliability
- Unverified
- Sources
- Sources pending review
Identity
- Designation
- BM-30 Smerch
- Alias
- 9K58 Smerch
- Manufacturer
- Splav
- Country
- Soviet Union / Russia
- Year
- 1989
- Category
- Multiple rocket launchers (MLRS)
- All sub-types
- Heavy (220-300 mm)
- Status
- In service
Performance
- Range
- 90 km
- Top speed
- Mach 3 (razzo)
- Guidance
- INS con correzione in volo (alettoni)
- Warhead
- HE-frag 243 kg, cluster (72 submunizioni), termobarica, anti-corazzato
- CEP
- 150 m
Physical characteristics
- Launch platform
- MAZ-543M 8x8, 12 tubi 300 mm
- Length
- 7.6 m
- Launch weight
- 800 kg
Combat use
- ▸Chechnya (second war), Syria 2015-present, Nagorno-Karabakh 2020, Ukraine 2014-2024 — fielded by both Moscow and Kyiv against vehicle concentrations.
Main operators
RussiaUkraineCina (PHL-03)IndiaAlgeriaBielorussiaVenezuela
History
Adopted in 1989, the Smerch pushed Russian rocket artillery into the operational-tactical band (70-90 km) previously reserved for tactical missiles. The Chinese PHL-03 copy and the Tornado-S evolution have extended the range further.
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