Name: 262 mm LRSV M87 Orkan rockets
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Weights complete, APHE, Cluster DP

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Weights warhead, APHE, Cluster DP

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<h2>Armament</h2><p>262 mm 12-tube LRSV M87 Orkan MRS.</p><h2>Development</h2><p>When the 262 mm 12-tube LRSV M87 Orkan MRS was first displayed publicly in 1988 it was labelled the Ababeel 50 MRS and shown at an Iraqi defence exhibition. With time it emerged that it was a joint Yugoslav-Iraqi project, with most of the development carried out in Yugoslavia and some manufacture taking place in Iraq ; some of the project funding was also provided by Iraq . It was intended that the rocket and MRS would be only part of an overall system that would include command, meteorological, resupply, observation and other support vehicles. During 1994 and 1995 small numbers of LRSV M87 Orkan MRS were used in action during the various conflicts in the Balkans. The type remains in production in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The LRSV M87 MRS features several advanced fire-control systems including a German video camera tracking system intended to track spotting rockets before the main salvo is fired.</p><h2>Description</h2><p>Relatively few details regarding the 262 mm rockets used with the LRSV M87 Orkan MRS are available so the data provided here has to be regarded as provisional. It was claimed that the maximum range is 50,000 m. By the opening and closing of four different lengths of aerodynamic brake, four different maximum ranges can be attained; 24,000, 28,000, 37,000 and 50,000 m. Probable dispersion at maximum range is claimed as 220 m in range and 175 m in azimuth. Overall length of all rockets is 4.656 m. The two-stage rocket motor uses double-base propellant. The booster stage uses 10 kg of fuel and burns for 200 ms to generate 8,000 kg of thrust to propel the rocket clear of the launch tube. The second (sustainer) motor then cuts in to burn for 5 seconds and generates 18,000 kg of thrust to produce a maximum velocity of 1,200 m/s. Time of flight to maximum range is 110 seconds. Several types of warhead were developed. One is an APHE with a inertial type impact fuze with super-quick or graze action. This type of rocket weighs 389 kg with the warhead weighing 91 kg. A 262 mm rocket carrying a cargo/cluster warhead also weighs 389 kg with the warhead weighing 91 kg and containing 288 dual-purpose bomblets. Each bomblet has a shaped anti-armour charge capable of penetrating over 60 mm of armour, while the anti-personnel fragmentation effects are augmented by approximately 420 small steel spheres which are scattered, along with the usual bomblet fragments, over a lethal radius of 10 m. This warhead is provided with an Electronic Time fuze. One further 262 mm Orkan rocket with a cargo/cluster warhead weighs 381 kg, 83 kg of which is the warhead carrying 24 scatterable anti-tank mines. Each cylindrical mine has four snap-out vanes which stabilise the mine during descent and orientate the mine on the ground. When detonated the mine can penetrate approximately 40 mm of armour. This warhead is provided with an Electronic Time fuze. A 262 mm extended range rocket with a maximum range of 70,000 m was under development with the warhead capacity reduced to provide the space for an enlarged rocket motor. Its current status is unknown.</p><h2>Authorised fuzes</h2><p>PD or ET - no information available Equivalent rockets BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA</p><h2>Manufacturer</h2><p>Ministry of Defence, Department of Defence Industry.</p><p>Type: 262 mm LRSV M87</p><p>Description: Standard specifications as text. Exact rocket types uncertain.</p>

The 262 mm LRSV M87 Orkan rockets is relatively few details regarding the 262 mm rockets used with the LRSV M87 Orkan MRS are available so the data provided here has to be regarded as provisional. It was claimed that the maximum range is 50,000 m. By the opening and closing of four different lengths of aerodynamic brake, four different maximum ranges can be attained; 24,000, 28,000, 37,000 and 50,000 m. Probable dispersion at maximum range is claimed as 220 m in range and 175 m in azimuth. Overall length of all rockets is 4.656 m. The two-stage rocket motor uses double-base propellant. The booster stage uses 10 kg of fuel and burns for 200 ms to generate 8,000 kg of thrust to propel the rocket clear of the launch tube. The second (sustainer) motor then cuts in to burn for 5 seconds and generates 18,000 kg of thrust to produce a maximum velocity of 1,200 m/s. Time of flight to maximum range is 110 seconds. Several types of warhead were developed.

One is an APHE with a inertial type impact fuze with super-quick or graze action. This type of rocket weighs 389 kg with the warhead weighing 91 kg. A 262 mm rocket carrying a cargo/cluster warhead also weighs 389 kg with the warhead weighing 91 kg and containing 288 dual-purpose bomblets. Each bomblet has a shaped anti-armour charge capable of penetrating over 60 mm of armour, while the anti-personnel fragmentation effects are augmented by approximately 420 small steel spheres which are scattered, along with the usual bomblet fragments, over a lethal radius of 10 m. This warhead is provided with an Electronic Time fuze. One further 262 mm Orkan rocket with a cargo/cluster warhead weighs 381 kg, 83 kg of which is the warhead carrying 24 scatterable anti-tank mines. Each cylindrical mine has four snap-out vanes which stabilise the mine during descent and orientate the mine on the ground. When detonated the mine can penetrate approximately 40 mm of armour. This warhead is provided with an Electronic Time fuze. A 262 mm extended range rocket with a maximum range of 70,000 m was under development with the warhead capacity reduced to provide the space for an enlarged rocket motor. Its current status is unknown.

262 mm LRSV M87 Orkan rockets

262 mm LRSV M87 Orkan rockets

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