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Self-propelled multiple rocket launcher

WR-40 Langusta

WR-40 Langusta

Key facts

height2.74m
instance ofcombat vehicle model, artillery model
mass17,000 kg
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Type
Self-propelled multiple rocket launcher
Place of origin
Poland
Used by
Polish Land Forces
Designed
2006
Manufacturer
Huta Stalowa Wola
Mass
17,000 kilograms (37,479 lb)
Length
8.58 m (28 ft 2 in)
Width
2.54 m (8 ft 4 in)
Height
2.74 m (9 ft)
Crew
4
Caliber
122.4 mm (4.8 in)
Barrels
40
Maximum firing range
≥42 km
Armor
Steel
Engine
Iveco Aifo Cursor 8 EURO 3259 kW (347 hp)
Suspension
6x6 wheeled
Operationalrange
650 km (400 mi)
Maximum speed
85 km/h (53 mph)

WR-40 Langusta (English: crawfish) is a Polish self-propelled multiple rocket launcher developed by Huta Stalowa Wola. The first 32 units of the WR-40 entered service in 2010.

The Langusta is based on a deeply modernized and reworked 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. The carrier used is Polish 6x6 Jelcz truck model P662D.35 with low-profile armoured cabin for the whole crew. Also new ammunition, Feniks, with a 42 km (26 mi) range was adopted.

The prototype was made in 2006 and given to the army in 2007, after successful trials. 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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