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mlrs Weapon Systems

Weapon systems and military equipment tagged mlrs.

8 weapon systems

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Artillery

Tube artillery, rocket artillery, and long-range ground fires.

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BM-27 Uragan, 220 mm self-propelled multiple launch rocket system, ArtilleryArtilleryBM-27 Uragan220 mm self-propelled multiple launch rocket systemSide: Russia / UkraineBuilt: Splav State Research and Production Enterprise / Soviet Union / RussiaThe BM-27 Uragan is a Soviet 220 mm wheeled multiple launch rocket system built around a 16-tube launcher on the ZIL-135LM chassis. Its heavier rockets give it greater payload and range than BM-21 Grad-class systems, with warhead options including high-explosive fragmentation, cluster, and mine-scattering rounds. In the Russia-Ukraine War it remains a legacy heavy rocket artillery system used for area fires, minelaying, and counter-battery targets by forces that inherited or captured Uragan-family stocks.
Bureviy, 220 mm self-propelled multiple launch rocket system, ArtilleryArtilleryBureviy220 mm self-propelled multiple launch rocket systemSide: UkraineBuilt: Shepetivka Repair Plant / UkraineBureviy is a Ukrainian 220 mm multiple launch rocket system that modernizes the BM-27 Uragan concept with a Tatra T815-7 8x8 chassis, digital fire-control equipment, and compatibility with Uragan-family rockets. Built by Shepetivka Repair Plant, it gives Ukrainian artillery a more mobile and networked heavy rocket launcher while retaining the 16-tube 220 mm rocket package used for area fires.
TOS-1A Solntsepyok, 220 mm thermobaric multiple rocket launcher, ArtilleryArtilleryTOS-1A Solntsepyok220 mm thermobaric multiple rocket launcherSide: Russia / UkraineBuilt: Omsktransmash (Uralvagonzavod) / RussiaThe TOS-1A Solntsepyok is a Russian tracked heavy flamethrower system that functions as a short-range thermobaric multiple rocket launcher. Built around a BM-1 launcher on a tank chassis with transporter-loaders, it fires unguided 220 mm rockets to support infantry and armor against fortified positions, vehicles, and troops in cover. In the Russia-Ukraine War it has been documented in Russian service near the front line, where its short range creates both destructive local effects and high vulnerability to Ukrainian targeting.
Vilkha, 300 mm guided multiple launch rocket system, ArtilleryArtilleryVilkha300 mm guided multiple launch rocket systemSide: UkraineBuilt: State Kyiv Design Bureau Luch / UkraineVilkha is a Ukrainian 300 mm guided rocket artillery system derived from the BM-30 Smerch family and modernized around domestically produced precision rockets. Built by State Kyiv Design Bureau Luch and associated Ukrainian defense enterprises, it gives Ukrainian rocket artillery a heavier, longer-range precision-fire option than standard unguided Smerch ammunition, with Vilkha-M extending the family beyond the baseline rocket's range.
BM-30 Smerch, 300 mm heavy multiple launch rocket system, ArtilleryArtilleryBM-30 Smerch300 mm heavy multiple launch rocket systemSide: RussiaBuilt: Splav State Research and Production Association / RussiaThe BM-30 Smerch, also designated 9K58, is a Soviet-designed heavy multiple launch rocket system built around a 12-tube 300 mm launcher on an 8x8 wheeled chassis. Its long-range rockets can carry high-explosive, cluster, and thermobaric warheads, making it a deep-fire artillery system rather than a front-line direct-fire weapon. In the Russia-Ukraine War, documented Russian use of 9M55K Smerch cluster rockets has tied the system to attacks on Ukrainian urban areas including Kharkiv and Mykolaiv.
TOS-2 Tosochka, Wheeled 220 mm thermobaric multiple rocket launcher, ArtilleryArtilleryTOS-2 TosochkaWheeled 220 mm thermobaric multiple rocket launcherSide: RussiaBuilt: NPO Splav / RussiaThe TOS-2 Tosochka is Russia's wheeled successor to the TOS-1A heavy flamethrower system, using 220 mm thermobaric and incendiary rockets from an 18-tube launcher on a Ural 6x6 truck. Its built-in crane, automated fire-control equipment, and wheeled chassis are intended to make the system more mobile and less dependent on a separate loading vehicle, while Russian forces have fielded it during the Russia-Ukraine War.