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Self-propelled multiple rocket launcher
RM-51 is a self-propelled multiple rocket launcher originating in Czechoslovakia. It was built by Škoda. Reported operators include Austria, Bulgaria, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Indonesia, Czechoslovakia, Cuba, Egypt, Libya, Romania.
Technical data
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Self-propelled multiple rocket launcher
Czechoslovakia
1956–late 1990s
See users
Škoda, Zbrojovka Brno and VTÚ
1949–1956
Škoda
vz. 51, M-51, R-2
7.575 tonnes
7 m (23 ft 0 in)
2.38 m (7 ft 10 in)
2.18 m (7 ft 2 in)
6
Diameter: 130 mm (5.1 in) Length: .8 m (2 ft 7 in) Weight: 24.2 kg (53 lb)
32 (4 rows)
+50°/0°
240° (120° left/right)
32 rockets in 12.4 seconds (2 min. reloading time)
420 m/s (1,400 ft/s)
8.2 km (5.1 mi)
ORNNG missiles with NZ-60V warhead
6×6 wheeled
40 km/h (25 mph) (road) 10 km/h (6.2 mph) (cross-country)
Austria – 18 delivered in 1974, designated M-51.
Bulgaria – 24 delivered in 1963.
Democratic Republic of the Congo – 6 in service as of 2021.
Indonesia – In 2012, Indonesian Army retrofitted their RM-51, including replacing the original Praga V3S truck with Reo M35A2 truck.
Czechoslovakia
Cuba – 20 delivered between 1965 and 1966.
Egypt – 50 delivered between 1957 and 1958.
Libya – 36 delivered between 1976 and 1977.
Romania – 58 delivered between 1956 and 1965. Designated R-2, the launchers were later mounted on ZIL-157 trucks.
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
RM-51 equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Austria
Bulgaria
Cuba
Democratic Republic of the CongoReported count for RM-51. Service scope: Land Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity: 6. Origin: Czechoslovakia. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2024), not the article revision. 2024 cited reference period. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Egypt
Indonesia
Libya
RomaniaAustria, Bulgaria, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Indonesia, Czechoslovakia, Cuba, Egypt, Libya, Romania
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