Grad rocket systems

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Team_Rocket
gptkbp:associated_with Artillery units
Rocket artillery
gptkbp:barrel_type Illumination rounds
Smoke rounds
HE-FRAG
Chemical munitions
gptkbp:caliber 122 mm
gptkbp:combat_role Area bombardment
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkb:Syrian_Civil_War
gptkb:Yugoslav_Wars
Ukraine conflict
gptkbp:crew 3 to 5 personnel
gptkbp:cultural_impact Featured in films and media
gptkbp:deployment Rapid deployment capability
gptkbp:designated_as gptkb:BM-21_Grad
gptkbp:developed_by gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:exported_to Many countries
gptkbp:fighting_style gptkb:Yes
gptkbp:firing_mechanism Manual aiming
gptkbp:first_introduced 1960s
gptkbp:guidance_system Unguided
gptkbp:height approximately 2.5 m
gptkbp:historical_significance Widely used in Cold War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Grad rocket systems
gptkbp:launch_window Truck-mounted
gptkbp:launched 0 to 45 degrees
gptkbp:length approximately 7.5 m
gptkbp:maintenance Regular maintenance required
gptkbp:notable_users gptkb:China
gptkb:India
gptkb:Iran
gptkb:North_Korea
gptkb:Russia
gptkbp:number_of_tubes 12 to 40
gptkbp:operational_range Up to 40 km
gptkbp:operational_status Still in use
gptkbp:production_status No longer in production
gptkbp:range 20 km to 40 km
gptkbp:rate_of_fire up to 40 rockets in 20 seconds
gptkbp:reload_method Manual or mechanical
gptkbp:replaced_by Grad-1 system
gptkbp:safety_features Safety interlocks
gptkbp:speed approximately 20 seconds
gptkbp:strategic_importance Support artillery
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Smerch_rocket_system
gptkbp:training Crew training necessary
gptkbp:transportation High mobility
Tracked or wheeled vehicles
gptkbp:used_by Various countries
gptkbp:variant gptkb:BM-21_A
gptkb:BM-21_B
BM-21 Grad-1
gptkbp:warhead_type High-explosive
Cluster munitions
gptkbp:weight approximately 2,500 kg
gptkbp:width approximately 2.5 m
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Russian_Eastern_Army
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6