The 9K58 Smerch is designed to defeat soft and hard skin targets, artillery and missile systems.
Smerch fires the 300 mm 9M55K rocket. This has a solid propellant rocket motor. Firing range is from 20 km to 70 km
The contract includes combat vehicles, auxiliary equipment, fire control systems, and training.
The Smerch can fire up to 12 anti-surface or anti-air missiles rockets in a salvo. Their range of 70 kilometers, extendable to 90 kilometers, is longer than India's current artillery.
Saturday, December 20, 2008
India Wraps Smerch Tests
India Wraps Smerch Tests
(NSI News Source Info) NEW DELHI - December 20, 2008: The Indian Army has received and begun inducting the 36 Russian-made Smerch Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) ordered in 2006 for $450 million.
The Army wrapped up flight stability, accuracy and consistency tests last month at India's missile testing range at Chandipur, in the eastern Indian state of Orissa, Army sources said. The 9K58 Smerch is designed to defeat soft and hard skin targets, artillery and missile systems.
Smerch fires the 300 mm 9M55K rocket. This has a solid propellant rocket motor. Firing range is from 20 km to 70 km
The contract includes combat vehicles, auxiliary equipment, fire control systems, and training.
The Smerch can fire up to 12 anti-surface or anti-air missiles rockets in a salvo. Their range of 70 kilometers, extendable to 90 kilometers, is longer than India's current artillery.
The 9K58 Smerch is designed to defeat soft and hard skin targets, artillery and missile systems.
Smerch fires the 300 mm 9M55K rocket. This has a solid propellant rocket motor. Firing range is from 20 km to 70 km
The contract includes combat vehicles, auxiliary equipment, fire control systems, and training.
The Smerch can fire up to 12 anti-surface or anti-air missiles rockets in a salvo. Their range of 70 kilometers, extendable to 90 kilometers, is longer than India's current artillery.
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