RM-70 multiple rocket launcher - Tatra

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RM-70 was developed in Czechoslovakia as a successor to the RM-51, achieving initial operational capability within its Army by 1972. The launcher was manufactured in Dubnica nad Váhom, Slovakia. Initially, it was sold to East Germany. Following the Soviet Union's collapse and the separation of Czechoslovakia into the Czech Republic and Slovak Republic, it was sold to several countries across Africa, America, Asia, and Europe. RM-70 replaced the Ural-375D 6x6 truck with a Tatra T813 "Kolos" 8x8 truck as its carrier platform for the 40-round launcher. The new carrier vehicle provides sufficient space for carrying 40 additional 122mm rocket packs for reloading purposes. Nevertheless, RM-70 performance remains comparable to Grad in terms of vehicle speed and range. This rocket launcher can fire both individual rounds and volleys primarily through indirect fire methods. It is designed for concentrated fire coverage of large areas (up to 3 hectares in one volley) using high explosive fragmentation shells. The fire generated is robust, utilizing almost 256 kg of explosives in a single volley of 40 rockets. The rockets employed are either the original Soviet 9M22 and 9M28 or locally developed models. These include the JROF with a range of 20.75 km, the JROF-K with a range of 11 km, the "Trnovnik" with 63 HEAT-bomblets and a range of 17.5 km, the "Kuš" with five PPMI-S1 anti-personnel mines or the "Krizhna-R" with four PTMI-D anti-tank mines and a range of 19,450 meters. The vehicle is equipped with a central tyre pressure regulation system (enabling its adaptation to varying terrain) and a headlight with white light on the forward cab roof. It can also be fitted with a snow plough SSP 1000 or a dozer blade BZ-T for arranging its own emplacement or removing obstacles as needed.