The BM-21 launch vehicle (Russian: БМ-21 "Град"), a Soviet truck-mounted 122 mm multiple rocket launcher, and a M-21OF rocket were developed in the early 1960s. BM stands for boyevaya mashina, ‘combat vehicle’, and the nickname grad means ‘hail’.
History[]
Initial development work on the Soviet 122 mm artillery rockets commenced during the late 1940s to supplement and eventually to replace the Great Patriotic War era (1941-45) 82 mm and 132 mm Katyusha MRS from the mid-1950s onwards. The State Research and Production Association Splav at Tula was the main design bureau under the leadership of A Ganichev, with the final development being completed in 1963. The number of 122 mm MRS types developed gradually until, by 1964, the standard version had become the 122 mm BM-21 Grad ('hail') series with its 40-tube launcher array.
The BM-21 Grad is carried on ZIL-131, Ural-375D or Ural-4320 6 × 6 trucks, although there have been many other types of vehicle and launcher combinations. These include the 122 mm BM-21V (Grad-V) 12-launcher system mounted on GAZ-66 (4 × 4) trucks and the 122 mm 9P132/BM-21-P man-portable single-tube launchers for use by special forces. The main producer of the 122 mm BM-21 Grad rocket series is Splav at Tula.
Game stats[]
Specifications[]
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Class | Multiple Rocket Launcher Vehicle |
| Cost | 75 
|
| Armor | Front 0 / Side 0 / Rear 0 / Top 0 |
| Strength | 5 |
| Size | Medium |
| Optics |
Bad |
| Speed | 75 km/h |
| Road Speed | 150 km/h |
| Stealth | Poor |
| Fuel Capacity | 500 L |
| Autonomy | 750 km |
| Year | 1963 |
| Type | Marines, Airborne, Motorized, Support. |
Weapons[]
| Weapons | 
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Type | MLRS | No Weapon | No Weapon |
| Name | M-210F | ||
| Caliber | 122mm [AoE][CORR][STAT] | ||
| Ammo | x 40 | ||
| Range | Ground = 17500 m Helicopters = N/A m  Airplanes = N/A m
|
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| Accuracy | 4550 | ||
| AP Power | N/A | ||
| HE Power | 7 | ||
| Suppression | 285 | ||
| Rate of fire | 9 r/min |
Specifications[]
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Class | Multiple Rocket Launcher Vehicle |
| Cost | 60
|
| Armor | Front 0 / Side 0 / Rear 0 / Top 0 |
| Strength | 5 |
| Size | Medium |
| Optics |
Bad |
| Speed | 75 km/h |
| Road Speed | 150 km/h |
| Stealth | Poor |
| Fuel Capacity | 500 L |
| Autonomy | 750 km |
| Year | 1963 |
| Type | Marines, Motorized, Para, Mechanized Armored |
Weapons[]
| Weapons | 
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | MLRS | No Weapon | No Weapon |
| Name | M-210F | ||
| Caliber | 122mm AoE CORR STAT | ||
| Ammo | x 40 | ||
| Range | Ground = 17500 m Helicopters = N/A m Airplanes = N/A m
|
||
| Accuracy | N/A | ||
| AP Power | N/A | ||
| HE Power | 8 | ||
| Suppression | 141 | ||
| Rate of fire | 27 r/min |
Specifications[]
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Class | Multiple Rocket Launcher Vehicle |
| Cost | 3  80
|
| Armor | Front 0 / Side 0 / Rear 0 / Top 0 |
| Size | Normal |
| Optics |
Bad |
| Speed | 70 km/h |
| Fuel Capacity | 500 L |
| Operational Range | 750 km |
Weapons[]
| Weapons | 
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | MLRS | No Weapon | No Weapon |
| Name | M-21OF | ||
| Caliber | 122mm | ||
| Ammo | x 40 | ||
| Range | Ground = N/A m Helicopters = N/A m Airplanes = N/A m
|
||
| Accuracy | 3 | ||
| AP Power | 0 | ||
| HE Power | 3 | ||
| Rate of fire | 30 r/min |
