262-mm M-87 Orkan rocket system
Country of Origin: Serbia
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The LRSV 262-mm M-87 Orkan ("Hurricane") is a 12-round rocket system fitted on a traversable turntable carried on the bed of a former Yugoslav FAP 2832 BS/AV eight-wheel drive truck. It is larger and heavier than either the U.S. 227-mm multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) or the Russian 220-mm BM-2 2 and has a greater range and larger rocket.
When ready for firing, the truck lowers stabilizers at the front and rear and to each side. The launcher travels traversed toward the front...
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