BM21 Grad
The word "cow" of Warsaw residents is very ominous to the elderly date ... This is the colloquial term for the German six -carrier rocket launcher "Nebelwefer" Kal 150 mm, których to hitlerowcy używali podczas Powstania Warszawskiego. A terrifying sound of starting rockets, and the enormity of losses caused by their use to our beloved city caused, that even now, After so many years of the living participants of those dramatic events, At the memory of this weapon, Tears appear in their eyes.
U sowietów idea użycia artylerii rakietowej podczas II wojny była intensyfikowana i rozwijana za sprawą całej rodziny wyrzutni rakietowych popularnie nazywanych Katius. Mass rocket and artillery firing enemy positions, Virtually before every major tactical movement of the Red Army, w walny sposób przyczyniły się do torowania sobie march on Berlin i ostatecznego rozgromienia hitlerowskich Niemiec.
During the Cold War in the Warsaw system, The concept of the so -called. large battles - clashes of entire divisional relationships with massive use of armored weapons, mechanized infantry supported by mass use of aviation and artillery. In the bold assumptions of the University of Warsaw Staff, NATO's armies were to be fied into dust in a few weeks, And the so -called. "Free World", They were to be under the red shoe. For the needs of this modern battlefield, Based on the experience of the last World War, In 1960, the Soviets introduced the BM21 rocket launcher "Grad”. SIt lies with a 40-pitted caliber rocket launcher 122 mm with a range of rain over 20 km. M21-of rockets weighing over 60 kg, They are armed with combat heads filled 6,5 kg with a mixture of hexogen, TNT and aluminum powder, which results in an excellent measuring and storm. Rockets are fired electrically, There is a possibility of single shootings or a salvo. The crew is usually from 4 do 6 soldiers. The launcher is usually mounted on the Ural truck frame, Star, or tatra, which increases its mobility and maneuverability. To właśnie za sprawą tej broni w USA i NATO w 1980r podjęto decyzję o wyposażeniu wszystkich żołnierzy wojsk lądowych w tzw. PASGT (Personal Armour System Ground Trops) - memorial sets consisting of a vest and a helmet made of kewlar. BM21 Grad was used during the Iraqi-Iranian war by the Saddam army, During the wars in former Yugoslavia, Chechen wars and recently in Georgia. The launcher itself is relatively easy to destroy-it is susceptible to the fire of shooting weapons, grenade launchers, pomegranate. However, the problem is the fact, that these launchers practically do not operate - they always work deeply in the group of their own troops, which significantly hinders the approach and destruction. Skutecznym sposobem wydaje się prowadzenie ognia z wielkokalibrowych karabinów wyborowych .50 BMG, Destroying with the help of mine traps placed on the routes of hostile transport columns, alternative (at least temporary) - There is also a break of soldiers serving the launcher.
So I will repeat the thesis promoted by me, That każdy Polak powinien być wykwintnym strzelcem – na wzór naszej bohaterskiej Armii wrześniowej.
