BM-24
Sign in to saveAlso known as 240 mm rocket launcher BM-24, BM24
Key facts
- Weapon.image
- BM 24 TBiU 7 2.jpg
- Weapon.image_size
- 300
- Weapon.caption
- BM-24T on a AT-S tractor chassis.
- Weapon.origin
- USSR
- Weapon.wars
- Six-Day WarYom Kippur War1982 Lebanon War
- Weapon.type
- Multiple rocket launcher
- Weapon.is_ranged
- yes
- Weapon.is_artillery
- yes
- Weapon.is_vehicle
- yes
- Weapon.production_date
- 1947–58
- Weapon.crew
- 6
- Weapon.caliber
- Diameter: Long rocket: Weight: Short rocket: Weight:
- Weapon.barrels
- 12 in two rows
- Weapon.max_range
- Long rocket: Short rocket:
- Weapon.elevation
- +45°/0°
- Weapon.traverse
- 210°
- Weapon.engine
- V-54-T 250HP
- Weapon.engine_power
- 12-cylinder diesel
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Variants
- Operators
- Current operators
- Former operators
- See also
- Photo gallery
- References
- External links
The BM-24 is a multiple rocket launcher designed in the Soviet Union. It is capable of launching 240mm rockets from 12 launch tubes. Versions of the BM-24 have been mounted on the ZIS-151 and ZIL-157 6×6 Truck chassis and the AT-S tracked artillery tractor, forming the BM-24T from the latter. Production began out of Automotive Factory no. 2 in 1947 in Moscow. Israel operated one battalion, consisting of vehicles captured from Egypt in the Six-Day War. The battalion took part in the Yom Kippur War and the 1982 Lebanon War.
==Variants== BM-24 (8U31) – Basic model, mounted on a ZIS-151 chassis. BM-24M (2B3) – Modified model, mounted on a ZIL-157 chassis. BM-24T – Tracked model, mounted on an AT-S chassis. Israeli upgraded variant.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “BM-24” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.