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Russia will deploy 20 Tornado-G multiple-launch rocket systems in Eastern Region.
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| Russia will deploy 20 Tornado-G multiple-launch rocket systems in Eastern Region | |||
Twenty
multiple rocket launchers Tornado-G will be delivered to the Russian military
Eastern Region by the end of the year, announced Tuesday the representative
of the military region, Alexander Gordeev. "Nearly 20 new multiple
rocket launchers Tornado-G will be delivered by the end of 2014 to the
motorized infantry unit of the military region of eastern deployed in
the Khabarovsk Territory," official said. |
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 Tornado-G MLRS 122mm batteries during live-firing exercise |
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According
to Gordeev, Tornado-G
will replace the Grad multiple-launch rocket system. Tornado-G
MLRS 122mm is designed on the basis of Grad. With a satellite guidance
system, it can perform strikes against armored vehicles, artillery batteries
and command positions. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the
Tornado-G is three times more effective than its predecessors, the Grad
and Smerch. The Tornado-G MLRS (Multiple Launch Rocket System ) is an improved version of the standard Russian-made 122mm BM-21 rocket launcher system based on a Kamaz or Ural-4320 truck. The Tornado-G has been made to be full automatic. Operating crew has been reduced to three man compare to the six man crew of the BM-21 Grad. Previously, the BM-21 could loaded only from the rear and there was no automation system, no everything has be done from the crew cabin. The Tornado-G is intended to replace the old BM-21 Grad rocket launcher system. The Tornado-G is three times more efficient than its predecessors. Currently, the Tornado-G is in service with the Russian army since 2011. The Tornado-G was demonstrated for the first time during a military exercise in 2012. |
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