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BM-21 Grad and M142 HIMARS

Name:	BM-21 Grad	M142 HIMARS
Origin:	Russia	USA
Produced:	1963	2004
Unit cost:	-	5.1 million $

Full description:	Description, operators	Description, operators

Specifications

Firing range:	20–45 km	2–300 km (1.2–186.4 mi)
Caliber:	122 mm	227 mm
Barrels:	40	6 or 1 MGM-140 ATACMS missile

Engine:	V-8 gasoline ZiL-375 180 hp	-
Speed:	75 km/h (47 mph)	85 km/h (53 mph)
Weight:	13.71 t	10.9 t

Crew:	3	3

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Dimensions

Length:	7.35 m	7 m
Width:	2.40 m	2.4 m
Height:	3.09 m	3.2 m

Images

BM-21 Grad

Author: "Russian BM-21 Grad in Saint Petersburg" by Robert Wray - Russian Victory Day Preperations (cropped)This image, which was originally posted to Picasa Web Albums, was reviewed on 9 May 2011 by the administrator or reviewer Tm, who confirmed that it was available on Picasa Web Albums under the above license on that date.. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Russian_BM-21_Grad_in_Saint_Petersburg.JPG#/media/File:Russian_BM-21_Grad_in_Saint_Petersburg.JPG License

M142 HIMARS

Author: By U.S. Army photo - http://www.pentagon.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=24398; exact image source, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6216329 License