FIELD ARTILLERY, WORLDWIDE VOLUME 3. FIELD ARTILLERY ROCKET SYSTEMS

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Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/12/18: CIA-RDP09-01333R000100330001-7 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/12/18: CIA-RDP09-01333R000100330001-7 25X1 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/12/18: CIA-RDP09-01333R000100330001-7 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/12/18: CIA-RDP09-01333R000100330001-7 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/12/18: CIA-RDP09-01333R000100330001-7 SECRET DST-1130S-200-86-VOL 3 6 May 1986 FIELD ARTILLERY, WORLDWIDE (U) VOLUME 3. FIELD ARTILLERY ROCKET SYSTEMS (U) ? AUTHOR DST 3 -1130S -200 -86 -VOL DIA TASK UNIT PT -1130 -01 -10L DATE OF PUBLICATION 6 May 1986 Information Cutoff Date 24 October 1985 This document supersedes ST-CS-07-07-75 (redesignated DST -1130S -007 -75), dated November 1974; DST -1130S -200 -82-VOL 3, dated 10 May 1982; and DST-1130S -200 - 82 -VOL 3-SUP 1, dated 29 January 1982. This is a Department of Defense Intelligence Document prepared by tie Foreign Science and Technology Center, US Army-Intelligence Agency, and approved by the Directorate for Scientific and Technical Intelligence of the Defense Intelligence Agency. This document has been processed for CIRC. NOT RELEASABLE TO FOREIGN NATIONALS WARNING NOTICE - -INTELLIGENCE SOURCES OR METHODS INVOLVED CLASSIFIED BY: MULTIPLE SOURCES DECLASSIFY ON: OADR (Reverse Blank) SECRET (This page is UNCLASSIFIED) Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/12/18: CIA-RDP09-01333R000100330001-7 25X1 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/12/18: CIA-RDP09-01333R000100330001-7 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/12/18: CIA-RDP09-01333R000100330001-7 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/12/18: CIA-RDP09-01333R000100330001-7 6 ittse 4' Next 17 Page(s) In Document Denied e Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/12/18: CIA-RDP09-01333R000100330001-7 25X1 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 201411ifibIA-RDP09-01333R000100330001-7 it7T-11399-200-Su-VOL 3 9 May 1tA3e S.VUTINi 11 (o) Cenettal_(il) (! ) itat Pelf-plan firm Le,. orats de Zecruytge 9A hae deveioped and is intradticiri, on the market a new light Mii.LO designated the LA r 97 tfig Fasically, th13 is a 49-tulto lattraher thdt could he placed on i variety oi mounts ani fires a 73-fc (2.73-inch) rocket that is a common air-to-ground munition. Unidentified cuet3mers in the rmr and Middle Last reportedly have ordered this system. (1JNCLAS9IFIrdil Figure II-1. (UNCLASSIFIED) (-0) belOau LAU 97 7U-mm HXL 2-1 UNCLASSIFIED Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/12/18: CIA-RDP09-01333R000100330001-7 ! Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/12/18: CIA-RDP09-01333R000100330001-7 UNCLASSIFIED DST-1130S-200-86-VOL 3 6 May 1986 2. launcher (11) The launcher has been shown mounted on a light single-axle trailer, but it could be mounted on virtually any vehicle with a 1-tonne capacity. The trailer offered by the rranufac turer as a pin tf orm for the launcher has a tubular chassis with torsion-bar suspension and a small third wheel near the front. The trailer, which has a vertically adjustable tow bar on which a handbrake is mounted , can be adapted to virtually any tow lug vehicle. 24 V, long-life, cadmium-nickel ) battery is mounted in the base of the mount to provide power to the firing controls and to operate the launcher. Azimuth and elevation are adjusted using a tic-speed electric ac tor (fast speed for rapid changes and slow speed for final a dj ustment ) , and manual backup controls are provided. The trailer weighs 500 kg and is designed to a 1000-kg payload. UF,t4 from sales brochures are as follows: Number ci tulbes Traverse a Elevation/traverse power heng th of mount tasi: Width of u height of launcher ....... Weight unloaded ......... 40 369' 551' device ght -speed mo tor 1.45 meters 5E5 kg travelIn mode , the trailer-mounted version of the LA1j-97 :Is 4.115 meters long, 1.96 me ter eters high. ginally, the rockets had a maximum range of 6000 meter but the current rockets achieve 8000 me.tera, and a new motor that was to be de velbned in 1983 would extend this to 10 000 meters . The rocket can be armed with any of several interchangeable warheads (13 or 14, according to two different ) which include HE, smoke, antipersonnel antitank, illumination, aty antirunway, and f let:he tte. A des trip elan of advertised warheads FZ-3 2 T d that. and weighs 2.4 k FZ-49: Shaped-charge warhead that penetrates 400-rmit armor, produces 1200 fragments, and weighs kg. 2-2 UNCLASSIFIED L Declassified in Part- Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/12/18: CIA-RDP09-01333R000100330001-7 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/12/18: CIA-RDP09-01333R000100330001-7 UNCLASSIFIED DST 0 -200-86-VOL 3 6 May 1986 FZ-58 Warhead used against any target that requires penetration before explosion; it has a base fuze and nose- mounted antiricochet plug and weighs 4.52 kg. FZ-63: Warhead loaded with white phosphorus for ncen - diary and smoke and weighing 4.15 kg. FZ-71: Antipersonnel warhead producing more than 8000 effective fragments, achieving a 21-meter radius destruction, and weighing 4.3 kg. FZ-85: Controlled-fragments tion warhead producing more than 300 fragments and weighing 4.3 kg. FZ-86: Smoke round that producesdense smoke for than 4.5 minutes and weighs 4.3 kg. EZ-100 : Warhead containing nine shaped-charge submuni- tiorus and weighing 6.7 kg. M-257: Warhead that illuminates throughout its trajectory and weighs 4.9 kg. 4. Firing Characteristics (U) (U) A ripple of 40 rockets can be fired in 5 85 seconds to cover an area of 200 meters by 300 meters at a range of 8000eters. When tbe rocket with the HE warhead is fired at an elevation of 40 , the achieved range is 8093 meters, the angle of fall is 64?, the terminal velocity is 197 mis, and the time of flight is 45 seconds. Also, the circular error probable (CEP) is 170 meters at this firing angle. 2-3 (Reverse Blank) UNCLASSIFIED Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/12/18: CIA-RDP09-01333R000100330001-7 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/12/18: CIA-RDP09-01333R000100330001-7 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/12/18: CIA-RDP09-01333R000100330001-7 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/12/18: CIA-RDP09-01333R000100330001-7 le# 40 Next 9 Page(s) In Document Denied e Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/12/18: CIA-RDP09-01333R000100330001-7 25X1 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/12/18: CIA-RDP09-01333R000100330001-7 UNCLASSIFIED DST-1130S-200-$6-VOL 3 6 May 1986 (UNCLASSFIlED) (UNCLASSIFIED) Figure 111-9. (U) ASTROS-II Reload Operation 3-11 (Reverse Blank) UNCLASSIFIED Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/12/18: CIA-RDP09-01333R000100330001-7 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/12/18: CIA-RDP09-01333R000100330001-7 , Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/12/18: CIA-RDP09-01333R000100330001-7 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/12/18: CIA-RDP09-01333R000100330001-7 6 ittse 4' Next 43 Page(s) In Document Denied e Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/12/18: CIA-RDP09-01333R000100330001-7 25X1 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/12/18: CIA-RDP09-01333R000100330001-7 UNCLASSIFIED DST-1130S-200-86-VOL 3 6 May 1986 (UNCLASSIFIED) Neg. 577505 Figure IX-3. (V) Prototype of French MRL SYRA 9-5 (Reverse Blank) UNCLASSIFIED (UNCLASSIFIED) Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/12/18: CIA-RDP09-01333R000100330001-7 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/12/18: CIA-RDP09-01333R000100330001-7 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/12/18: CIA-RDP09-01333R000100330001-7 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/12/18: CIA-RDP09-01333R000100330001-7 le# 40 Next 21 Page(s) In Document Denied e Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/12/18: CIA-RDP09-01333R000100330001-7 25X1 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/12/18: CIA-RDP09-01333R000100330001-7 UNCLASSIFIED DST-1131/S-2DO?B6?V01, 3 May le4St; AS UNCLASSIFIED Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/12/18: CIA-RDP09-01333R000100330001-7 [-Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/12/18: CIA-RDP09-01333R000100330001-7 UNCLASSIFIED ? 200-S6-VOL 3 IN CLASSIFIED) (UNCLASSIFIED) Figure XV-4. (11) Firos-25 Fire-Control Panel (2) (U) Open source literature states that the Ferranti navigation system PADS (position- and azimuth-determining system) MK2 and the FIN1111 attitude-reference syster have been selected for use In fire-control system of the improved Firos-25 system. The new fire-control system will use the PADS unit to provide position and orientation data to the battery command vehicle, while the FIN1111 will be offered as an option to allow the indi- vidual launchers to be aimed more accurately. 15-6 UNCLASSIFIED Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/12/18: CIA-RDP09-01333R000100330001-7 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/12/18: CIA-RDP09-01333R000100330001-7 UNCLASSIFIED e. flescription or the Enci-et (111 (11 The 122-mr rocl:et is available in two versions (fig XV) which, according En the tyne of warhead, differ in relation tc, the Length! diameter ratio. (UNCLASSIFTED) Figure XV-c. Fam Rockets of Ffros-2 UNCLASSIFIED Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/12/18: CIA-RDP09-01333R000100330001-7 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/12/18: CIA-RDP09-01333R000100330001-7 UNCLASSIFIED DST-11305-200 6-VOL 6 May 1986 (2) provides a max and performed submuni tion warhea The rocket motor with a double-hose solid propellant grain range of not less than 75 km for conventional warheads (HF nt--PFF), and a maximum range of not less than 22 km for Technical data are as follows: Ca1lber 122 mm Length:. 22C.5 mm Weight at f:iring Weight of propellant: 27 kg Specific impulse: 22:8 setoit kg Maximum pressure: 190 kg/cm2 Avers thrust: 2 kg Combustion 2.06 second (at 501 maxpressure) ( 3 ) The currently available conventional warheads are identi- cal in external configuration and weight and are fitted with the same type of impact fuze. The two types of warheads are: An HE natural-fragmentation warhead, which on impact pro- jects fragments against mixed targets. A REF warhead, for use mainly against soft targets. The preformed fragments are spherical and have the optimal size and weight to obtain maximum antipersonnel effective- ness. Technicalthe warheads are as follows: ? Total weight: 17.3 kg ? Weight of fuze: 0.25 kg ? Weight of explosive: 3 kg ? Diameter: 122 mm a Overall length: 555 mm ? Length of fuze: 50 mm 15-8 UNCLASSIFIED Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/12/18: CIA-RDP09-01333R000100330001-7 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/12/18: CIA-RDP09-01333R000100330001-7 6 ittse 4' Next 65 Page(s) In Document Denied e Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/12/18: CIA-RDP09-01333R000100330001-7 25X1 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/12/18: CIA-RDP09-01333R000100330001-7 UNCLASSIFIED DST-11305-200-86-VGL 3 May I9S6 (UNCLASSIFIED) Figure XXVIII-13. (U) Electrical Firing Control UNCLASSIFIED Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/12/18: CIA-RDP09-01333R000100330001-7 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/12/18: CIA-RDP09-01333R000100330001-7 (UNCLASSIFIED) Figure XXVIII-14. (U) Left?Side View of BM-2I fikL Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/12/18: CIA-RDP09-01333R000100330001-7 (UNCLASSIFIED) Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/12/18: CIA-RDP09-01333R000100330001-7 UNCLASSIFIED DST-1 1305-200-86-vol. 3 6 May 1986 UNCLASSIFIED) (UNCLASSIFIED) Figure XXVIII-15. (U) Equilibrator Torsion Bars on BN-71 73-15 UNCLASSIFIED Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/12/18: CIA-RDP09-01333R000100330001-7 ! Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/12/18: CIA-RDP09-01333R000100330001-7 UNCLASSIFIED DST-1130S-20D-86-VCL 3 6 May 1986 (UNCLASSIFIED) PNEUMATIC 'TRAVEL LOCK, , (UNCLASSIFIED) Figure XXV1II-16. (U) BM-21 Launcher Power Section d. Components(ii). (1) (U) Electrical system (J). The BM-21 is basically an electri- cally opera ted launcher with a manual backup system. The power source is a 5-kW, 28-V DC genera tor. The. genera tot, loca ted beneath the vehicle cab, is driven by a power takeoff from the vehicle's transmission gear box. The genera tor is engaged, controlled, and regulated from the cab of the vehicle. It 'oust be opera ted at 3 prescribed revolution-per-minute rate and should produce 27- to 29-V DC. A tachometer and voltmeter moun ted on the instrument panel of the vehic Le assist in con troll log and regulating the system. The genera tor is cooled by forced air during operation. In the upper carriage, the power is used to elevate and traverse the launcher. UNCLASSIFIED Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/12/18: CIA-RDP09-01333R000100330001-7 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/12/18: CIA-RDP09-01333R000100330001-7 ?UNCLASSIFIED DST- 0 200-86-VOL 6 May 1986 (2) (U) Electrical elevations and traversing mechanisms ( ) . Both of the mechanisms are essentially the same and will be discussed together, with di ssimilar i ties no ted Direction and rate of traverse or elevation are con trolled from the gunner's station by activating the traverse or elevation potentiometer. When power is received in the Launcher, it is amplified by an ampl id yne and fed to a slave mo tor (fig XXVII1-16 ) One ampl id ync , one slave motor, and one potentiometer are provided for each mechanism. The only difference in the elevating and traversing mechanism is the manner in which the slave mo tor is geared to perform its function. The traversing slave mo tor is connected, through a reduction gear assembly, to a large ring gear attached to the base ring assembly which rotates the upper carriage. The elevating slave motor, through a reduction gear assembly, is connected to an arc gear affixed to the bottom of the tube cluster. Activation of the elevation slave motor elevates and depresses the tube cluster. The elevating and traversing mechanisms are cons trained by limiting switches that slow the rate of movement as a limit is approached and break the circuit when the limit is reached (3) (U) Mechanical elevating and traversing mechanisms (ii). The manual elevating and traversing mechanisms are driven by a single handwhee 1 located at the gunner's position (fig X XV111-17 ) . A shifting knob is used to switch from the elevating to the traversing mode, and vice versa. The launcher cannot be opera ted manually when the launcher is receiving power from the power-supply generator. The electric system has automatic magnetic clu tches that block out the mechanical linkage and a lock for the handwheel shaft. The manual system is a linkage of hand wheel , shafts, chains, and gears that can perform the same function as the electrically powered system in turning the elevation and traverse gears. Actually, the manual system is an adjunct to the electrical system and provides a backup capability to the electrical system in case of a malfunction in the electrical components . It is also used for fine adjustments in orienting the launcher. The manual system operates in the following manner: When pushed in ( ou tboard) , it engages Che hand wheel for elevation, and when it is pulled out ( inboard) , it engages the same hand whee 1 for traversing. The manual system cannot be opera ted unless the sight mount arm is fully ex tended and locked in the firing position. (4) (U) Pneumatic system and locking devices (U) . The B11-2.,1 has a pneuma tic system with two functions: To operate the launcher travel locks and to operate two lockout devices that stabilize the launcher during firing. A belt-driven air compressor mounted in the vehicle's engine compartment supplies the air. A single control lever mounted in the cab of the vehicle (fig XXVIII -18 ) has two positions: Travel and combat. In the travel position, the launcher's upper carriage is rigidly locked to the base and the lockout devices are deactivated. Upon arrival at the firing position, the vehicle driver moves the pneuma tic control lever to the combat position. The system unlocks the launcher ( so it can be elevated and traversed) and acti- vates the lockouts. The lockouts consist of a pis ton and cylinder device 28-17 UNCLASSIFIED Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/12/18: CIA-RDP09-01333R000100330001-7 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/12/18: CIA-RDP09-01333R000100330001-7 UNCLASSIFIED DST-itDOS-2 - 6-VOL 3 6 May 1986 t the cylinder attached to the base of the a uncher and a pis ton attached to the vehicle a The pis ton floats freely In the cylinder in the travel nude. When dcttvated by the pneucrla tic system in the coElba t posi lion, a clamping device locks die pis ton in the cylinder and forms a rigid connec tion between the base of the launcher and the vehicle axles. (UNCLASSIFIED) LLI'VAT I Chi /1:PAVER:SE SWI (UNCLASSIFIED) Figure XXV ill-17. (U) Manual Controls at Gunner's Station 26-19 UNCLASSIFIED L Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/12/18: CIA-RDP09-01333R000100330001-7 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/12/18: CIA-RDP09-01333R000100330001-7 UNCLASSIFIED DST-1130S-200-86-VOL 3 6 May 1986 (UNCLASSIFIED) Figure XXVI (U) Pneumatic Control Lever (UNCLASSIFIED) u, Rocket-Firing Devices (U). (1) OH The SM-21 has wo firing devices and can be fired from either the cab of the vehicle or from a remote position nearby. The principal device is located in the vehicle cab, and the remote device Is attached to it by an electrical cable. Essentially, the principal device (fig XXV1.11-19) is an "intervalomener" tint fires a set number of rockets (1 to 40) in a fixed sequence, at a fixed 0.5-second interval automatically or at any desired interval. if each successive rocket is triggered manually. The remote device (fig XXVIIi-20) is basically a component to trigger the principal firing device, which is located near the center of the vehicle cab 28-19 UNCLASSIFIED Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/12/18: CIA-RDP09-01333R000100330001-7 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/12/18: CIA-RDP09-01333R000100330001-7 UNCLASSIFIED DST-1 tJOS-200-86-VOL 3 6 May 1986 (fig XXVI11-21). The vehicle's I2-V eLectrIcal ystera provides the current to operate the principal firing device and to fire the rockets. Terminals are located on top of the device to connect an external power source if required. Tht principal firing device is operated in the following manner; The power test button is depressed, and the power indicator light comes on to indicate the receipt of current. The type-of-fire switch is set in one of the two positions, either automatic or single. The tube-selector handle is to clockwise until the number on the dial corresponds to the number of tubes to be fired. The firing key is Inserted in the firing key receptacle and turned to either the single or automatic position. The safety button is depressed, and the firing lever is rotated about one-eighth of a turn to the right. To fire automatically, the lever must be held in this firing position until the desired number of rockets has been fired. To fire manually or to fire single shots, the handle must be moved to the right each time a rocket is to be fired. The number of rockets fired is shown on the round-counter dial. The dial is illuminated, and the light comes on when the firing key is turned to one of the fire positions. (UNCLASSIFIED) (UNCLASSIFIED) Figure XXVIII-I9. (U) BM-21 Firing Device 28-20 UNCLASSIFIED Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/12/18: CIA-RDP09-01333R000100330001-7 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/12/18: CIA-RDP09-01333R000100330001-7 UNCLASSIFIED UST-1130S-200-86-VOL 3 6 May 1986 (UNCLASSIFIED) UNCL AS S I 1* I ED Figure XXVIII-20. (l1) Remote Firinir, Device 28-21 UNCLASSIFIED Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/12/18: CIA-RDP09-01333R000100330001-7 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/12/18: CIA-RDP09-01333R000100330001-7 UNCLASSIFIED DST-11JOS-2(10-66-V(31. 3 6 May 1)a6 (UNCLASSIFIED) (UNCLASSIFIED) Figure XXVIII-21. (U) Firing-Device Location in Vehicle Cab (2) (U) The remote device is carried in a storage bin on the vehicle and operated in the following manner: The cable is attached to the firing circuit receptacle mounted on the outside rear of the right side of the vehicle engine compartment, and a few feet of the cable are unrolled. The principal firing device is programmed for the number of rockets to be fired and the type of fire, i.e., automatic or manual-single shots. The power test button on the principal device is depressed, and if power is received in the remote element, the signal light comes on. The remote firing device is then moved to the selected position within the limits of the cable length of 64 meters, When ready to fire, the firing key is inserted and turned to either the automatic or single-shot position. The firing crank is 28-22 UNCLASSIFIED Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/12/18: CIA-RDP09-01333R000100330001-7 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/12/18: CIA-RDP09-01333R000100330001-7 6 ittse 4' Next 23 Page(s) In Document Denied e Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/12/18: CIA-RDP09-01333R000100330001-7 25X1