WR-40 Langusta

WR-40 Langusta
WR-40 prototype
TypeSelf-propelled multiple rocket launcher
Place of origin Poland
Service history
Used byWojska Lądowe
Production history
Designed2006
ManufacturerHuta Stalowa Wola
Specifications
Mass17,000 kilograms (37,479 lb)
Length8.58 m (28 ft 2 in)
Width2.54 m (8 ft 4 in)
Height2.74 m (9 ft)
Crew4
Caliber122.4 mm (4.8 in)
Barrels40
Maximum firing range≥42 km [1]
ArmorSteel
EngineIveco Aifo Cursor 8 EURO 3
259 kW (347 hp)
Suspension6x6 wheeled
Operational
range
650 km (400 mi)
Maximum speed 85 km/h (53 mph)

WR-40 Langusta is a Polish self-propelled multiple rocket launcher developed by Centrum Produkcji Wojskowej HSW SA. The first 32 units of the WR-40 entered service in 2010.

The Langusta (crawfish) is based on a deeply modernized and re-worked Soviet cold-war era BM-21 launcher. The old petrol Ural-375D truck chassis was replaced with a modern one, and the launcher was fitted with a fire control system.[2] The carrier used is Polish 6x6 Jelcz truck model P662D.35 with low-profile armoured cabin for a whole crew.[2][3] Also new ammunition Feniks-Z with 42 km range was adopted.[2]

The prototype was made in 2006 and given to the army in 2007, after successful trials.[2] A series modernization of 75 vehicles followed.

Another step in the modernization of Polish rocket artillery is project 'Homar', corresponding to HIMARS rocket system, carried on from 2007.

See also

References

  1. ^ "122 mm M-21 FHD "FENIKS" rocket - MESKO".
  2. ^ a b c d Kiński, Andrzej (2007). "Pierwsza Langusta przekazana". Nowa Technika Wojskowa (in Polish). No. 4/2007. Warsaw: Magnum-X. pp. 16–20.
  3. ^ Grzegorz Hołdanowicz, Feta z Langustą, RAPORT-wto 04/2007 Archived 2009-03-02 at the Wayback Machine (Polish)
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