Year | August 1941 |
Weapon Type | Multiply Rocket Launcher |
Origin & Designer | [@designer] |
Numbers Produced | 259 |
Crew | [@crew] |
Calibre | 82mm |
Elevation | +3° to +45° |
Traverse | 5° |
Breech | [@breech] |
Recoil | [@recoil] |
Gun Sight | [@gun_sight] |
Gun Mount | [@gun_mounts] |
Carriage | [@carriage] |
Trailers | [@trailers] |
Gun Shield | [@gun_shield] |
Armoured Plate | [@armoured_plate] |
Barrel Length | [@barrel_length] |
Overall Length | [@length] |
Width | [@width] |
Height | [@height] |
Weight | 5.500 kg |
Round Weight | 8 kg |
Muzzle Velocity | [@muzzle_velocity] |
Feed | [@feed] |
Magazine Capacity | 36 x M8-MI Rockets |
Practical Rate of Fire | [@practical_rate_of_fire] |
Rate of Fire | 36 x Rockets in Twenty Seconds |
Maximum Rate of Fire | [@maximum_rate_of_fire] |
Maximum Ceiling | [@maximum_ceiling] |
Maximum Ground Range | [@maximum_ground_range] |
Maximum Range | 5.900m |
Armour Penetration | [@armour_penetration] |
Traction | Zis-6 6x4 Truck |
Variants | [@variants] |
Notes | The BM-8-36 (Boyevaya Machina) was a self-propelled multiply rocket launcher which had the ability to fire thirty-six 82mm rockets in twenty seconds. They were initially mounted on the Russian made Zis-5 truck, but were also mounted on the various models sent by the USA in war aid. |