Name: NORINCO 107 mm rockets
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<h2>Armament</h2><p>107 mm Type 63 , Type 63-1 and Type 81 MRS ( China ); Type 85 ( China ); RO 107 MRS and Inflict ( South Africa ); PRL 81 ( Egypt ); 107 mm 12-tube Launcher, 107 mm Monotube Launcher, 107 mm Double-tube Launcher and 107 mm Naval Rocket Launcher ML 2 and ML 4 (all Iran ).</p><h2>Development</h2><p>107 mm artillery rockets were originally developed during the late 1950s by NORINCO and have been exported widely, usually in association with the towed Type 63 12-tube launcher. The spread has been such that the South African Mechem concern decided to reverse-engineer the Type 63 launcher and develop its own upgraded 107 mm PFHE rocket which has also been exported. Copies or derivatives of the Chinese 107 mm rockets are also produced in Iran (as the Haseb, or Fadjr 1), Iraq , North Korea and Turkey .</p><h2>Description</h2><p>NORINCO 107 mm artillery rockets, often referred to as Type 63 rockets, are spin-stabilised by seven venturi in the base to generate a maximum spin rate of 22,000 rpm (366 rps). They were originally manufactured in two main versions, HE and Incendiary, although updated versions of these have since been produced along with some special purpose rockets (see below). The Type 63-II HE version is 841 mm long, with a cast-iron warhead weighing 8.33 kg, 1.26 kg of which is the TNT main charge. This is detonated by a Jiàn-1 point detonating fuze (also referred to as the MJ-1 and a modified version of the Russian V-25), which has optional graze and delayed action functions; proximity fuzes may also be employed. On detonation, the warhead produces approximately 1,214 fragments spread over a lethal radius of 12.5 m. Maximum range is 8,500 m and total weight 18.837 kg. Maximum velocity is 372 m/s after a launch velocity of 32 m/s, with a maximum spin rate of 22,000 rpm. At maximum range 80 per cent of rockets will fall within an area measuring 150 × 200 m. If necessary this rocket can be fired direct from a sloped earth mound or a similar improvised launcher but accuracy will then be minimal. Minimum launch angle is +4º. The single-tube Type 85 launcher was developed for special forces and weighs 22.5 kg; it can be broken down into manpack loads. The Egyptian PRL 81 single-tube launcher is essentially similar. A Type 63-III HE rocket has an enhanced maximum range (10,000 m), a smaller warhead and the option of an unspecified radio frequency proximity fuze. With the proximity fuze fitted the overall length is increased to 947 mm (897 mm with a conventional impact fuze). Lethal radius on impact is 12.5 m. Also reported is a FRAG-HE rocket with 1,600 6.35 mm steel spheres packed around the explosive warhead. This version weighs 18.9 kg and has a range of 7,800 m. Another essentially similar rocket is known as a Steel Ball Rocket Shell and has a range of 8,500 m. An enhanced version of this type of warhead is available from Mechem in South Africa (see below). The Incendiary 107 mm Type 63-I rocket is 915.2 mm long and contains an inflammable material of an incendiary agent plus White Phosphorus (WP) in its 7.54 kg warhead; total rocket weight is 18.7 kg. The material burns at a temperature of over 700ºC for more than 40 seconds. Maximum range is 8,000 m and minimum range 3,000 m. Launch velocity is 34 m/s, increasing to a maximum of 383 m/s. A 107 mm Type 63 HE-Incendiary rocket contains incendiary pellets which are spread over a casualty radius of 21 m on detonation. This rocket has a range of 8,000 m and weighs 18.8 kg; it is 915 mm long. Production of this version appears to have ceased. One of the latest forms of NORINCO 107 mm rocket is a Cargo round. The contents are 16 Type 81 dual-purpose bomblets, each with a diameter of 39.2 mm and weighing 214 g, 29.5 g of which is the RDX shaped charge. Each bomblet has a lethal radius of 7 m and can penetrate 80 mm of carbon steel armour. When scattered from the rocket in flight under the control of a MS-13 time fuze the bomblets will cover an area of 4,000 m 2 . The 107 mm Cargo round has a maximum range of 8,000 m and weighs 18.9 kg; length is 928 mm. There is also a 107 mm electronic jammer rocket, which ejects a jammer body in flight to allow the jammer to descend by parachute and operate for up to 15 minutes. The area covered by the jamming will measure 500 × 1,200 m after 5 minutes. This version weighs 18.3 kg, is 920 mm long and has an operational range of from 1,000 to 7,800 m. Reference has been made to a 107 mm Illuminating rocket but no details are available.</p><h2>Authorised fuzes</h2><p>Jiàn-1 (MJ-1) PD - see also text Equivalent rockets EGYPT</p><p>EGYPT</p><h2>Manufacturer</h2><p>Heliopolis Company for Chemical Industries</p><p>Type: 107 mm HE</p><p>Description: Intended for use with the PRL 81 single-tube launcher as well as other standard launchers.</p><p>Weight is 18.7 kg of which 1.26 kg is TNT; the complete fragmentation warhead weighs 8.33 kg.</p><p>Impact fuze is M491. Maximum range given as 8,500 m.</p><p>IRAN</p><h2>Manufacturer</h2><p>Aerospace Industries Organisation</p><p>Type: 107 mm Haseb ( Fadjr 1)</p><p>Description: Copy of HE version of Chinese Type 63 launched from a 12-tube launcher carried on a 6</p><p>× 6 truck or Jeep type vehicle. Other launchers include single- and double-tube launchers and two types</p><p>of naval launcher. Total weight is 18.6 kg, weight of warhead 6.39 kg, length 838 mm and maximum</p><p>velocity 375 m/s. Maximum range 8,500 m. At one time this rocket was manufactured and marketed by</p><p>Shahid Bagheri Missile Industries.</p><p>IRAQ</p><h2>Manufacturer</h2><p>State factories</p><p>Type: 107 mm HE</p><p>Description: Described as being a local development but a close copy of the original Chinese 107 mm</p><p>Type 63 or its North Korean derivative. Some launchers have been mounted on armoured vehicles.</p><p>Maximum range given as 8,000 m.</p><p>KOREA, NORTH</p><h2>Manufacturer</h2><p>State factories</p><p>Type: 107 mm HE</p><p>Description: North Korean ordnance factories produced over 3,500 examples of the towed 107 mm</p><p>Type 63 and their associated rockets, mounting some launchers on YW531 APCs. Many were exported</p><p>to Lebanon , Iran and organisations such as the PLO.</p><p>SOUTH AFRICA</p><h2>Manufacturer</h2><p>Mechem , a member of the Denel Group</p><p>Type: 107 mm PFHE</p><p>Description: Developed for use with the towed or palletised RO 107 12-tube launcher, a Type 63 clone,</p><p>and the single-tube Inflict launcher. This rocket has a Composition B explosive warhead, surrounded by</p><p>approximately 5,200 steel spheres cast in an epoxy resin sleeve, ready to be detonated by an RO 107</p><p>turbine-powered radio proximity fuze weighing 275 g (the fuze has a point detonating back-up function)</p><p>and manufactured by Fuchs Electronics. The resultant lethal radius is over 20 m with the fragment</p><p>density stated to be eight times more than for conventional warheads; the average fragment velocity is</p><p>900 m/s. Weight of the 107 mm PFHE rocket is 19 kg with the warhead weighing 7.6 kg. Overall length</p><p>is 920 mm. The 107 mm PFHE rocket can be fired using standard range tables. Mechem are understood to be developing a 107 mm rocket with a range of 11,000 m.</p><p>TURKEY</p><h2>Manufacturer</h2><p>Rocketsan</p><p>Type: TR-107 107 mm Extended Range Rocket Description: Weight 19.5 kg and length 840 mm. HE, fragmentation (steel ball) and incendiary warheads available, each weighing 8.4 kg. Range band from 3,000 to over 11,000 m. In volume production for service with the Turkish armed forces.</p>

The NORINCO 107 mm rockets is NORINCO 107 mm artillery rockets, often referred to as Type 63 rockets, are spin-stabilised by seven venturi in the base to generate a maximum spin rate of 22,000 rpm (366 rps). They were originally manufactured in two main versions, HE and Incendiary, although updated versions of these have since been produced along with some special purpose rockets (see below). The Type 63-II HE version is 841 mm long, with a cast-iron warhead weighing 8.33 kg, 1.26 kg of which is the TNT main charge. This is detonated by a Jiàn-1 point detonating fuze (also referred to as the MJ-1 and a modified version of the Russian V-25), which has optional graze and delayed action functions; proximity fuzes may also be employed. On detonation, the warhead produces approximately 1,214 fragments spread over a lethal radius of 12.5 m. Maximum range is 8,500 m and total weight 18.837 kg. Maximum velocity is 372 m/s after a launch velocity of 32 m/s, with a maximum spin rate of 22,000 rpm. At maximum range 80 per cent of rockets will fall within an area measuring 150 × 200 m. If necessary this rocket can be fired direct from a sloped earth mound or a similar improvised launcher but accuracy will then be minimal.

Another essentially similar rocket is known as a Steel Ball Rocket Shell and has a range of 8,500 m. An enhanced version of this type of warhead is available from Mechem in South Africa (see below). The Incendiary 107 mm Type 63-I rocket is 915.2 mm long and contains an inflammable material of an incendiary agent plus White Phosphorus (WP) in its 7.54 kg warhead; total rocket weight is 18.7 kg. The material burns at a temperature of over 700ºC for more than 40 seconds. Maximum range is 8,000 m and minimum range 3,000 m. Launch velocity is 34 m/s, increasing to a maximum of 383 m/s. A 107 mm Type 63 HE-Incendiary rocket contains incendiary pellets which are spread over a casualty radius of 21 m on detonation. This rocket has a range of 8,000 m and weighs 18.8 kg; it is 915 mm long. Production of this version appears to have ceased. One of the latest forms of NORINCO 107 mm rocket is a Cargo round.

NORINCO 107 mm rockets

NORINCO 107 mm rockets

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