WM-80
The WM-80 is a multiple rocket launcher system from the People's Republic of China . It is used to combat area targets.
development
The system was developed by the state arms manufacturer NORINCO in the 1990s . It is a further development of the Type 83 . WM-80 was developed primarily for export and is not used by the army of the People's Liberation Army .
variants
- Type 83 : previous model with rockets with a max. Firing distance of 40 km.
- WM-80: standard version with eight launch tubes; with missiles with a max. Shot distance of 80 km
- WM-120: Version with missiles with GPS course correction system. Max. Shooting distance 120 km. Average Accuracy ( CEP ) 50 m. Introduced in 2010.
technology
The whole system is installed on four-axle Taian TAS5380 truck . A turret arm that can be swiveled horizontally and vertically is installed on the vehicle above the rear axle. Eight launcher tubes are attached to this in two layers. The rockets are fired at an interval of 5 seconds. It takes 5–8 minutes to reload an empty launcher. A battery of four WM-80 systems covers a target area of 800 × 800 m with a total of 32 missiles. The fire control is carried out by a forward observer and optionally the LLX05 - weather radar and the ASN-206 - reconnaissance drone . These systems are also housed on Taian TAS-5380 trucks .
Missiles
The 273 mm caliber missiles are spin stabilized and have four stabilizing wings at the end of the missile. The swirl of the rocket is created by four thrusters, which are arranged at right angles to the main drive nozzle. The missiles measure 4,582 m in length. They have a takeoff weight of 505 kg, of which 205.5 kg are HTPB rocket fuel. The maximum firing distance is 80 km with a burn-out speed of 1,140 m / s. The minimum shooting distance is 34 km. The rocket needs 165 seconds to cover the maximum firing distance of 80 km. The apogee here is 31,000 m.
The missiles have the following warheads:
- 150 kg fragmentation warhead with 34 kg of RDX / TNT explosives and 16800 pre-fragmented fragments. Ignition by the MD-23A proximity fuse or by the WJ-6A impact fuse. Splinter action circle almost 70 m.
- 380 bomblets (submunitions) with combined fragmentation and armor-piercing effects. Each bomblet has a fragmentation circle of around 7 m and can penetrate 80–100 mm armor steel .
- Thermobaric warhead (FAE). This develops an overpressure of 0.1 Mpa within a radius of 25 m .
distribution
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Armenia : 1 battery with 4 launch vehicles. -
Bangladesh : 6 World Cup 80. -
Jordan : 3 batteries with 24 WM-120. -
Peru : 13 World Cup 120.
Technical data missiles
| system | WM-80 |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | NORINCO |
| drive | single stage, HTPB solid |
| speed | Mach 3.4 |
| length | 4,582 m |
| Hull diameter | 273 mm |
| Weight | 505 kg |
| Warhead | 150 kg fragmentation warhead or bomblets |
| min. Shooting distance | 34 km |
| Max. Shooting distance | 80 km |
| Course deviation | Max. 2% |
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Janes.com , accessed: November 8, 2011 (English)
- ↑ a b Sinodefence.com ( Memento of February 13, 2008 in the Internet Archive ), Access: November 8, 2011 (English)
- ↑ Trade Register on sipri.org , accessed: November 8, 2011 (English)
- ^ The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS): The Military Balance 2018 . 1st edition. Routledge, London 2018, ISBN 978-1-85743-955-7 , pp. 242 (English, January 2018).
- ↑ rbase.new-factoria.ru , accessed: March 6, 2013 (Russian)
- ^ The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS): The Military Balance 2018 . 1st edition. Routledge, London 2018, ISBN 978-1-85743-955-7 , pp. 418 (English, January 2018).
Web links
- armyrecognition.com ( Memento from June 20, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
- rbase.new-factoria.ru (Russian)