The Polonez[1] is a Belarusian 300 mm rocket artillery system of a launcher unit comprising eight rockets packaged in two four-rocket pods mounted on a MZKT-7930 vehicle.[2] In 2018, it was exported to Azerbaijan.[3][4] The system was designed by the Belarusian Plant of Precision Electromechanics in cooperation with a foreign country, probably China. The first combat missile launches were carried out in China.[5] The 77th Separate Rocket Artillery Battalion of the 336th Rocket Artillery Brigade of the Belarusian Ground Forces is equipped with it.[6] An upgraded version called Polonez-M passed all trials and has been accepted into service by the Belarusian Ground Forces as of May 2019. Polonez-M has an increased range of 290 km (186.4 mi), a higher share of domestic components and can fire the improved A-300 missile.[7][8][9] The first delivery was conducted in November 2023.[10]
| Polonez | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Polonez | |
| Type | Multiple rocket launcher |
| Place of origin | Belarus |
| Service history | |
| In service | 2016 – present |
| Wars | 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict[citation needed] |
| Production history | |
| Designed | 2014 |
| Produced | 2014 – present |
| Specifications | |
| Caliber | 300 mm (12 in) |
| Maximum firing range | Polonez: 200 km (120 mi) Polonez-M: 290 km (186.4 mi) |
Guidance system | Global navigation satellite system (GNSS) / inertial navigation system (INS) |
See also
edit- Katyusha, BM-13, BM-8, and BM-31 multiple rocket launchers of World War II
- T-122 Sakarya, Turkish 122 mm multiple launch rocket system
- Fajr-5, Iranian 333 mm long-range multiple launch rocket system
- TOROS, Turkish 230 and 260 mm multiple launch rocket system
- BM-14, Soviet 140 mm multiple launch rocket system
- BM-21 Grad, Soviet 122 mm multiple launch rocket system
- BM-27 Uragan, Soviet 220 mm multiple launch rocket system
- M270, U.S. multiple launch rocket system
- Pinaka Multi Barrel Rocket Launcher, Indian 214 mm multiple launch rocket system
- TOS-1 Buratino, Soviet / Russian Heavy Flame Thrower System (multiple rocket / thermobaric weapon launcher)
References
edit- ^ "Polonez Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS), Belarus - Army Technology". Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) (9 February 2016). "The Military Balance 2016". The Military Balance. 116. Routledge: 181–183. doi:10.1080/04597222.2016.1127558.
- ^ "A new batch of "Polonez" weapons has arrived in Azerbaijan - VIDEO". mod.gov.az. Archived from the original on 24 December 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
- ^ "Azerbaijan Shows off Polonez, LORA Missiles From Belarus, Israel". Jamestown. Archived from the original on 24 December 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
- ^ "Developing missile technology is Belarus' strategic priority". Archived from the original on 4 July 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
- ^ "MILEX 2019: Polonez-M MLRS enters service in Belarusian army | MILEX 2019 News Online Show Daily Minsk Belarus | Defence security military exhibition 2019 daily news category". www.armyrecognition.com. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
- ^ "MILEX 2019: Polonez-M MLRS enters service in Belarusian army". Archived from the original on 13 June 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ^ "Belarus unveils upgraded Polonez-M MRL system". Archived from the original on 9 June 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
- ^ "Multiple launch rocket systems "Polonez"/missile system "Polonez-M" – Precision Electromechanics Plant". Retrieved 14 July 2021.
- ^ "ЦАМТО / / В Вооруженные силы Республики Беларусь поступил новейший комплекс РСЗО «Полонез-М»". ЦАМТО / Центр анализа мировой торговли оружием (in Russian). 16 November 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
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