“Grad” is a powerful and reliable self-propelled system capable of hitting a separate area with a flurry of fire. Missile systems were mounted on the Ural-375D, Ural-4320 and ZiL-131 chassis. MLRS received a 40-guide block on a swivel base. For firing “Grad” uses rockets of 122 mm caliber.
The speed of BM-21 is 80 km/h. Culp says this makes the system extremely mobile. When firing, Grad can fire 40 rounds in 20 seconds.
Tornado-G missile systems became a modification of the Grads, which did not deny the popularity of the previous version. “Although Russian Graduates are increasingly serving alongside their more modern descendants like the Tornado, it is unlikely that they will be completely withdrawn from Russian service in the near future, let alone disappearing from the arsenals of other operators,” he says. Guilty.
Source: Ferra
