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Pakistan to develop 'advanced MLRS'

POF is still producing 20 km range Yarmuk for KRL-122 (BM-11).

Is Azar (Type 83) using these 45 km range rockets developed by GIDS (with help from a foreign company) ?



Azar (Type 83) MLRS

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We dont have Type 83, which has a range of 40km...

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The "upgrade" is for KRL-122,

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Refurbishment/Range Enhancement of 122 mm MBRL Ammunition
Advance technology made it possible to refurbish and enhance the range of 122mm MBRL rockets up to 45 Km as compared to its original range of 20 Km. Refurbished extended range version of the rocket has also undergone various design improvements which guaranties reliability and greater safety during operation.

KRL is 122mm.
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And exported to Bangladesh,Sri lanka etc.

KRL 122
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Type 81


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What exactly does MoDP mean by ADVANCED mlrs??? Their version of advanced may not be so advanced!
 
What exactly does MoDP mean by ADVANCED mlrs??? Their version of advanced may not be so advanced!
For 122mm MRL, think about adding:
  • a modern automated fire-control system (enabling shoot-and-scoot tactics)
  • connection to mortar and artillery locating radar for counter-battey fire.
  • better rockets:
    • Improved rocket motor to increase range
    • thrusters for the rockets to achieve a smaller Circular Error Probable (CEP)
    • some form of low cost precision guidance (i.e. GPS based) for the rockets
  • improved launcher vehicle (8x8, nbc-protected armored cab, etc.)
  • carriage of spare rounds, where possible on the launch vehicle itself (need for fewer vehicles or more missiles for same number of vehicles / quick reloading)
  • use of automated/assisted reloading system (need for fewer personnel) OR specialized transloading vehicle for larger caliber rocket systems.
 
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Pakistan should opt for maximum tube as much as 60 to 100 and 200 mm rocket to ensure maximun destruction in longer part of area
 
Only if the government people were that smart


For 122mm MRL, think about adding:
  • a modern automated fire-control system (enabling shoot-and-scoot tactics)
  • connection to mortar and artillery locating radar for counter-battey fire.
  • better rockets:
    • Improved rocket motor to increase range
    • thrusters for the rockets to achieve a smaller Circular Error Probable (CEP)
    • some form of low cost precision guidance (i.e. GPS based) for the rockets
  • improved launcher vehicle (8x8, nbc-protected armored cab, etc.)
  • carriage of spare rounds, where possible on the launch vehicle itself (need for fewer vehicles or more missiles for same number of vehicles / quick reloading)
  • use of automated/assisted reloading system (need for fewer personnel) OR specialized transloading vehicle for larger caliber rocket systems.

Pakistani arms producer can be a hit or miss. As we have seen with the ufo looking mrap concept by HIT. Nakal k liye bhi akal chahiye
But I hope that they develop the best to kick banya @ss
 
China's PHL03, advanced Multiple Launch Rocket System


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The PHL03 Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) is the first remote multiple artillery rocket system equipped by the Chinese military.


With long range, high precision and powerfulness, it has greatly improved the artillery troops’ remote fire support and precision strike capabilities.

  The PHL03, a 12-tube 300mm MLRS, is used for destroying remote group targets, effective strength in open areas and shelters, equipment of motorized infantry, tanks and artillery troops. It can also attack the tactical missiles, air defense systems and helicopters on the airfield as well as commanding posts, link hubs and military facilities.



Research process


  Before the birth of Type 83 273 mm MLRS, artillery rockets made in China were only medium-range or short-range. The maximum range of Type 83 is 40 kilometers. A small number of this rocket system entered service for trial. But due to the lack of precision and firepower density, this type did not enter service in large scale.

  China’s demand for a new generation of long-range rockets was increasingly prominent in the late 1980s. The introduction of Russia's BM-30 Smerch rocket system became one of the possible solutions for China at that time.

  The BM-30 Smerch rocket system is Russia's largest caliber rocket and is mainly equipped in long-range rocket artillery brigade, the design of BM-30 Smerch rocket system was finalized in 1983 and it entered service in 1987.

  According to media reports, manufacturers from Russia, Ukraine and Belarus successively provided relevant technology and information including launching system, trajectory control system, rocket and multiple warheads of BM-30 Smerch to China in the early 1990s.

  As a result of research and development based on existing technologies, China developed the PHL03 MLRS.

  The PHL03 MLRS entered service with the Chinese military as well as the global arms market in 2005.

  Performance

  Chassis: The PHL03 rocket car has an overall combat weight of 43 tons. The vehicle is 12 meters in length, 3 meters in width and 3 meters in height. It is based on a Wanshan WS2400 8x8 special wheeled chassis and has a 500 horsepower diesel engine. The maximum road speed of the vehicle is 65 km / h. One refueling trip not less than 850 kilometers and the minimum turning radius is 15 meters.

  Rocket: The PHL03 is equipped with a various types of shells. The maximum range of its basic rocket shell is 70 kilometers while the minimum range is 20 kilometers. The salvo time is 38 seconds and the refill time is 20 minutes.

  Meanwhile, improved rocket shells were also developed with the maximum range of 150 kilometers. Thus, its long-range strike capability has been further enhanced.

  Each vehicle is capable of launching 24 rocket shells continuously and a combat unit can continuously fire 96 to 144 shells, covering the range of about 2 square kilometers.

  Various types of the 300 mm caliber rocket shells fired by the PHL03 are equipped with simple automatic correction system which allows more dense impact points. The impact point intensity doubles and the accuracy triples. In this way, a high kill probability with fewer rocket shells is possible.

  Comparison with its peers

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  From the table above, it can be concluded that in terms of overall design, or in particular, the range, intensity, power, survivability and maneuverability, the PHL03 MLRS has a series of major breakthroughs compared with traditional rockets. Some of its aspects meet or even exceed the world's advanced level.

  The service of the PHL03 Multiple Launch Rocket System has greatly enhanced the capability of remote fire support of the Chinese military. The operational performance of the system will continue to improve with the development of China's rocket shell technology. And it will become an indispensable remote firepower for the Chinese military.

http://english.chinamil.com.cn/news-channels/china-military-news/2015-09/07/content_6669734.htm
 
China's PHL03, advanced Multiple Launch Rocket System


8cdcd42c54981757a14605.jpg

The PHL03 Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) is the first remote multiple artillery rocket system equipped by the Chinese military.


With long range, high precision and powerfulness, it has greatly improved the artillery troops’ remote fire support and precision strike capabilities.

  The PHL03, a 12-tube 300mm MLRS, is used for destroying remote group targets, effective strength in open areas and shelters, equipment of motorized infantry, tanks and artillery troops. It can also attack the tactical missiles, air defense systems and helicopters on the airfield as well as commanding posts, link hubs and military facilities.



Research process


  Before the birth of Type 83 273 mm MLRS, artillery rockets made in China were only medium-range or short-range. The maximum range of Type 83 is 40 kilometers. A small number of this rocket system entered service for trial. But due to the lack of precision and firepower density, this type did not enter service in large scale.

  China’s demand for a new generation of long-range rockets was increasingly prominent in the late 1980s. The introduction of Russia's BM-30 Smerch rocket system became one of the possible solutions for China at that time.

  The BM-30 Smerch rocket system is Russia's largest caliber rocket and is mainly equipped in long-range rocket artillery brigade, the design of BM-30 Smerch rocket system was finalized in 1983 and it entered service in 1987.

  According to media reports, manufacturers from Russia, Ukraine and Belarus successively provided relevant technology and information including launching system, trajectory control system, rocket and multiple warheads of BM-30 Smerch to China in the early 1990s.

  As a result of research and development based on existing technologies, China developed the PHL03 MLRS.

  The PHL03 MLRS entered service with the Chinese military as well as the global arms market in 2005.

  Performance

  Chassis: The PHL03 rocket car has an overall combat weight of 43 tons. The vehicle is 12 meters in length, 3 meters in width and 3 meters in height. It is based on a Wanshan WS2400 8x8 special wheeled chassis and has a 500 horsepower diesel engine. The maximum road speed of the vehicle is 65 km / h. One refueling trip not less than 850 kilometers and the minimum turning radius is 15 meters.

  Rocket: The PHL03 is equipped with a various types of shells. The maximum range of its basic rocket shell is 70 kilometers while the minimum range is 20 kilometers. The salvo time is 38 seconds and the refill time is 20 minutes.

  Meanwhile, improved rocket shells were also developed with the maximum range of 150 kilometers. Thus, its long-range strike capability has been further enhanced.

  Each vehicle is capable of launching 24 rocket shells continuously and a combat unit can continuously fire 96 to 144 shells, covering the range of about 2 square kilometers.

  Various types of the 300 mm caliber rocket shells fired by the PHL03 are equipped with simple automatic correction system which allows more dense impact points. The impact point intensity doubles and the accuracy triples. In this way, a high kill probability with fewer rocket shells is possible.

  Comparison with its peers

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  From the table above, it can be concluded that in terms of overall design, or in particular, the range, intensity, power, survivability and maneuverability, the PHL03 MLRS has a series of major breakthroughs compared with traditional rockets. Some of its aspects meet or even exceed the world's advanced level.

  The service of the PHL03 Multiple Launch Rocket System has greatly enhanced the capability of remote fire support of the Chinese military. The operational performance of the system will continue to improve with the development of China's rocket shell technology. And it will become an indispensable remote firepower for the Chinese military.

http://english.chinamil.com.cn/news-channels/china-military-news/2015-09/07/content_6669734.htm
We already have it... the E variant.

An advanced indigenous MLRS would be a local MLRS.
 
Multiple Launch Rocket System!
The generic term is Multiple Rocket Launcher (MRL). Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) is a term used to specifically refer to the US M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System

Only if the government people were that smart




Pakistani arms producer can be a hit or miss. As we have seen with the ufo looking mrap concept by HIT. Nakal k liye bhi akal chahiye
But I hope that they develop the best to kick banya @ss
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery that mediocrity can pay to greatness. (Oscar Wilde)
 
Katyusha was first..

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The Katyusha multiple rocket launcher (Russian: Катю́ша; IPA: [kɐˈtʲuʂə] ( listen)) is a type of rocket artillery first built and fielded by the Soviet Union in World War II. Multiple rocket launchers such as these deliver explosives to a target area more quickly than conventional artillery, but with lower accuracy and requiring a longer time to reload. They are fragile compared to artillery guns, but are inexpensive, easy to produce, and usable on any chassis.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katyusha_rocket_launcher
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katyusha_rocket_launcher
 
Note that the wikihistory above also reads:
"Testing with various rockets was conducted through 1940, and the BM-13-16 with launch rails for sixteen rockets was authorized for production. Only forty launchers were built before Germany invaded the Soviet Union in June 1941.
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After their success in the first month of the war, mass production was ordered and the development of other models proceeded.
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At the same time:
"The first weapon to be delivered to the [German] troops was the 15 cm Nebelwerfer 41 in 1940, after the Battle of France, a purpose-designed rocket with gas, smoke and high-explosive warheads.
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It was fired from a six-tube launcher mounted on a towed carriage adapted from that used by the 3.7 cm PaK 36 and had a range of 6,900 metres (7,500 yd).
...
The
1st, 2nd and 5th Nebelwerfer Battalions, each equipped with 24 10 cm Nbw 35 mortars in three batteries, were ready when the Germans invaded Poland in September 1939. One battery of Artillery Regiment 222 was converted to 10 cm NbW 35s and participated in the Norwegian Campaign. By May 1940, five more battalions had been formed, all equipped with 10 cm NbW 35 mortars, filling out the sequence from 1 to 8, but only the first five were combat ready when the Battle of France began on 10 May 1940.
The first 15 cm NbW 41 rocket launchers were delivered in July 1940, forming three new regiments, the 51st, 52nd and 53rd Nebelwerfer Regiments, each with three battalions. The 54th Regiment was formed from the 1st and 7th Nebelwerfer Battalions. The Nebel-Lehr Regiment was formed from the Nebeltruppen school in Celle on 29 April 1941 with two battalions, one each with 10 cm NbW 35 mortars and 15 cm NbW 41 rockets. The independent Nebelwerfer Battalions retained their mortars with the exception of the 8th, which received rockets before Operation Barbarossa."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebelwerfer

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15_cm_Nebelwerfer_41

So, parallel developments if you ask me.
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Western Allies of World War II employed little rocket artillery.

The first multiple rocket launch system developed by the Allies was designed to be deployed on warships and landing craft and fired in support of troops in a landing action. The rockets were 5-inch cordite sticks and the launching system, known as a "mattress projector", was capable of projecting a salvo of 800 to 1,000 rockets 3,000 yards (2.7 km) in around 45 seconds. The weapon was also known as the stickleback.

The so-called land mattress was a ground-based weapon named after its naval equivalent. Based on the Z gun anti-aircraft rockets, it was tested in the summer of 1944 and saw some action with British and Canadian troops, with mixed results. The land version had an operational range of 8,000 yards (7.3 km). Rounds were fired at a rate of 4 per second. At the crossing of the Scheldt over a thousand rockets were fired in 6 hours.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mattress_(rocket)

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