Because they had 'lived together' under the auspices of the Soviet Union, there are many similarities between Russian and Ukrainian defense equipment, even the standard of Ukrainian weapons has not moved on from Soviet standards.
Likewise in the MLRS (Multiple Launch Rocket System) segment, when there is a video releasing the shooting of BM-27 Uragan by the Ukrainian military, Russia also has Uragan in far greater numbers.
Although titled MLRS, the BM-27 Uragan is carrying a larger caliber than the Tornado-G (122 mm), namely the Uragam carrying a 220 mm caliber rocket. Or from the caliber aspect, the Uragam adopts the same rocket caliber as the TOS-1A Buratino. Relying on a heavy flamethrower system, both the BM-27 Uragan and the TOS-1A Buratino become fearsome war machines with massive destruction.
The fundamental difference, if the TOS-1A Buratino comes in a T-72 MBT (Main Battle Tank) chassis and contains 24 rocket barrels, the BM-27 Uragan is designed on the ZIL-135 8×8 heavy truck platform, while the launcher carried contains 16 barrels. Quoted from wikipedia.org, in 2016, Ukraine had 70 units of BM-27 Uragan, while Russia had 900 units, with 700 units in storage depots.
Historically, the BM-27 Uragan (GRAU 9P140) is an MLRS system designed in the Soviet Union era. This artillery gun entered service in the Soviet Army in the late 1970s, and was the first MLRS launcher to feature modern spin and fin stabilized rockets.
The BM-27 can use HE-FRAG submunition rockets, chemicals, explosives, or dispersed mines (PTM-3 or PFM-1), all of which are detonated with electric timing fuses. For the record, chemical munitions have not officially been used in Russia since 2017.
Each rocket weighs 280.4 kilograms. The warheads weigh between 90 and 100 kilograms, depending on the type. A full salvo of 16 rockets can be fired in 20 seconds and can strike a target within an effective firing range of 35 kilometers – (maximum 90 km).
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| Ukrainian BM-27 Uragan |
Due to the size of the warhead, range of the rocket, and the speed of the salvo it can launch, the BM-27 is very effective at laying mines. Each 220 mm rocket can deploy 312 PFM-1 antipersonnel mines. Minefields can be placed behind retreating enemy lines or even used to trap enemies by surrounding them with minefields. This tactic was often used by the Soviets in the Afghanistan war.
For carrier vehicles, the ZIL-135 8×8 with a weight of 20 tons, adopts two gasoline engines that drive up to a maximum speed of 65 kilometers per hour. One engine drives all four wheels on the left of the truck, while the other drives all four wheels on the right. The ZIL-135 has eight-wheel drive, but only the front and rear axles are used for steering. This truck has a maximum cruising range of 500 kilometers.
The cabin of the ZIL-135 is NBC protected, allowing the rocket to be fired without exposing the crew to possible contamination. The crew of the BM-27 Uragan consists of six people.
After the rocket is fired, the 9T452 (another ZIL-135 based vehicle) is used to assist with the reloading process. The Rantis carries additional rockets and a crane to transfer the rockets from the reloading vehicle to the launcher. The whole reloading procedure takes about 20 minutes.
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