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M142 HIMARS and BM-30 Smerch

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

Full description:	Description, operators	Description, operators

Specifications

Firing range:	2–300 km (1.2–186.4 mi)	90 km
Caliber:	227 mm	300 mm
Barrels:	6 or 1 MGM-140 ATACMS missile	12

Engine:	-	V-12 diesel D12A-525A 525 hp (391 kW)
Speed:	85 km/h (53 mph)	60 km/h (37 mph)
Weight:	10.9 t	43.7 t

Crew:	3	3

Firing range

Caliber

Speed

Weight

Dimensions

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

Images

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

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