220-mm BM-22 Uragan MRL

The 16-tubed BM-22 (formerly known as the BM-27) was deployed to launch 220-mm rockets to provide long-range fire support at both the front and army levels of the Soviet/Russian ground forces.

Under the Soviet army, a rocket launcher regiment or brigade at the army level typically had three battalions of 18 launch vehicles for a total of 54 launchers.

The launcher consists of one row of four rails and two rows of six rails. It can fire high-explosive (HE), chemical or submunition...