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The RM-51 (Raketomet vzor 1951) multiple rocket launcher was a Czechoslovak army alternative of the BM-13 multiple rocket launcher developed in the 1950s.
Video RM-51
Variants
- vz. 51 - Original model, based on Praga V3S 6×6 truck.
- M-51 - Export version used by Austria, based on Steyr 680 M3 6×6 truck.
- RM-51 - Export variant, based on ZiS-151 and ZIL-157 6×6 trucks.
Maps RM-51
Operators
- Austria - 18 delivered in 1974, designated M-51.
- Bulgaria - 24 delivered in 1963.
- Indonesia -
- Czechoslovakia
- Cuba - 20 delivered between 1965-1966.
- Egypt - 50 delivered between 1957-1958.
- Libya - 36 delivered between 1976-1977.
- Romania - 58 delivered between 1956-1965. Designated R-2, the launchers were later mounted on ZIL-157 trucks.
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See also
- RM-70 multiple rocket launcher - the successor of RM-51
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References
- Christopher Chant, A compendium of armaments and military hardware, Routledge, 1987, ISBN 0-7102-0720-4
- Christopher F. Foss, Artillery of the World, ISBN 0-7110-0505-2
- Franklin D. Margiotta, Brassey's encyclopedia of land forces and warfare, Brassey's, 1996, ISBN 1-57488-087-X
- Stroea, Adrian, col. conf. univ. dr., B?jenaru, Gheorghe, lt. col, Artileria român? în date ?i imagini, Editura Centrului Tehnic-Editorial al Armatei, Bucure?ti, 2010, ISBN 978-606-524-080-3
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External links
- Description and photos in Slovak
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