Valkiri

Valkirii ( Valkyrie ) is a South African multiple rocket launchers in the caliber of 127 mm.

History

End of the 1970s, the South African military had on the existing threat of rocket launchers Soviet design as the BM -21 react. The result was the " Valkirii ". As early as 1982 was the first use of the system on the border with Angola.

Special

The 24- rohrige Valkirii was mounted on the chassis of a commercially available 4-t- Unimog trucks. The firing of the missile via the side surfaces of the vehicle. The fire system is covered by a canopy. This complicates the investigation of an air Valkirii -position, since the vehicles seen from the air appear as normal trucks. A 40- rohriger launcher on a 6- tonne vehicle is planned.

The rocket

The South African developers have placed in the design of the rocket value to a largest possible surface area of ​​effect. Each high-explosive warhead contains 8,500 steel balls and is intended against soft and semi-hard targets. A rocket has an effective area of 1500 m². The missile itself is a flowing stabilized solid rocket. The possible shooting distance is between 8 and 22 km. In preparation for a range- enhanced missile (35 km) has improved warhead ( 10000 splitter).

Specifications

  • Caliber: 127 mm
  • Weight of the launcher: 6400 kg
  • Length of the rocket: 2.68 m
  • Weight of the rocket: 53.5 kg
  • Warhead: 18 kg high explosive, shrapnel
  • Flight speed of the rocket: 250 m / s
  • Max. Range: 22,700 m
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