WR-40 Langusta

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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 range42 km[1][unreliable source?]

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. 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.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Langusta WR-40 Rocket Launcher".
  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)