Vilkha
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Vilkha (, "Alder tree") is a Ukrainian heavy multiple rocket launcher that fires guided missiles. Designed by the Luch Design Bureau, it was based on the BM-30 Smerch rocket launch system and developed in the 2010s. Vilkha entered service in the Ukrainian armed forces in 2018.
Key facts
- Weapon.name
- Vilkha
- Weapon.image
- Vilkha missile complex, Kyiv 2018, 46.jpg
- Weapon.image_size
- 300
- Weapon.caption
- Vilkha in the Kyiv Independence Day Parade, 2018
- Weapon.origin
- Ukraine
- Weapon.type
- Multiple rocket launcher
- Weapon.is_artillery
- yes
- Weapon.is_vehicle
- yes
- Weapon.service
- 2018-present
- Weapon.used_by
- Ukrainian Ground Forces
- Weapon.wars
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Weapon.weight
- 33 tons
- Weapon.width
- 3.05 m
- Weapon.caliber
- 300 mm
- Weapon.barrels
- 12
- Weapon.crew
- 4
- Weapon.engine
- YaMZ-7511.10 turbocharged diesel engine
- Weapon.suspension
- 8×8 wheeled
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- Operational use
- Specifications
- Operators
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- External links
Vilkha (, "Alder tree") is a Ukrainian heavy multiple rocket launcher that fires guided missiles. Designed by the Luch Design Bureau, it was based on the BM-30 Smerch rocket launch system and developed in the 2010s. Vilkha entered service in the Ukrainian armed forces in 2018.
== Operational use ==
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