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BM-30 Smerch M142 HIMARS
Name: BM-30 Smerch M142 HIMARS
Origin: Russia USA
Produced: 1989 2004
Unit cost: - 5.1 million $
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Specifications

Firing range: 90 km 2–300 km (1.2–186.4 mi)
Caliber: 300 mm 227 mm
Barrels: 12 6 or 1 MGM-140 ATACMS missile
Engine: V-12 diesel D12A-525A 525 hp (391 kW) -
Speed: 60 km/h (37 mph) 85 km/h (53 mph)
Weight: 43.7 t 10.9 t
Crew: 3 3

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Dimensions

Length: 12 m 7 m
Width: 3.05 m 2.4 m
Height: 3.05 m 3.2 m

Images

BM-30 Smerch
BM-30 Smerch
Author: "Kuwait BM-30 Smerch launchers, 2011" by Angelique N. Smythe, U.S. Air Force - http://www.afcent.af.mil/; gallery; exact source. Licensed under Public Domain via Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kuwait_BM-30_Smerch_launchers,_2011.jpg#/media/File:Kuwait_BM-30_Smerch_launchers,_2011.jpg License
M142 HIMARS
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