Engineering:Kasirga rocket system
| T-300 Kasirga | |
|---|---|
.JPG) T-300 Kasirga rocket system | |
| Type | Rocket artillery |
| Place of origin | Turkey |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | ROKETSAN |
| Produced | 2000–Presemt |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 23 tonnes |
| Length | 9.2 m (30 ft 2 in) |
| Width | 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) |
| Height | 3.1 m (10 ft 2 in) |
| Crew | 5 |
| Calibre | 300 mm (12 in) |
| Barrels | 4 |
| Elevation | 0–60° |
| Traverse | 360° |
| Maximum firing range | 120 km (75 mi) |
| Warhead | High explosives + Steel ball |
| Warhead weight | 150 kg (330 lb) |
Secondary armament | M2 Browning 12.7×99 mm machine gun |
| Propellant | Composite solid |
Operational range | 950 km (590 mi) |
| Speed | 75 km/h (47 mph) |
Guidance system | GPS/INS |
Launch platform | MAN 6x6 truck |
The T-300 Kasirga is a Turkish multiple launch rocket system manufactured by the ROKETSAN corporation.[1] The system has four 300 mm rocket launcher tubes and its rockets can hit a maximum range of 120 km.[1][2]
Synopsis
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The rockets are 4.7 meters in length, weigh approximately 524kg and are packed with 150kg of cluster munitions.[1] Typical Kasirga battery systems are composed of a Command and Control Vehicle with between six and nine launcher vehicles (F-302T) and an equal number of resupply and reloading vehicles.[1] Each rocket has four fixed fins and reaches a maximum flight altitude of 30,000m with a maximum speed of Mach 4.2. The rockets use a composite solid propellant system (HTPB) and are usually fitted with a Blast Fragmentation warhead consisting of 26,000 steel balls.[3]
The T-300 Kasirga MBRL (also called TRG-300)[4] is based on Chinese WS-1B[5] (Wei Shi; Guardian), with some modifications on the design with launcher very similar to the WS-1B's launcher. In Turkish land forces service, the 302 mm T-300 Kasirga MBRL system provides long range fire support.
The T-300 Kasirga MBRLS consists of two key parts: The launcher system (T-300) and the rocket, TR-300. The T-300 MBRL is based on the German MAN Diesel (6×6) 26.372 10t cross-country truck chassis. Combat weight, complete with four rockets, is 23t. The launcher vehicle's cabin windows are provided with shutters which are lowered before the rockets are launched.
This MAN (6×6) also serves as T-122 launch platform for Turkish land forces command F-302T.
History
In 1997, an agreement was signed with CPMIEC (Chinese Precision Machinery Import and Export Company) for the joint development and manufacture of an offshoot of the WS-1 system. The Kasirga system was first commissioned in the year 2000.[3]
In 2016, the T-300 Kasirga system was sold to Azerbaijan.[1]
In March 2019, Turkish ROKETSAN secured a contract to supply a regiment of medium-range guided multiple rocket launchers to Bangladesh.[6]
Operators
Current operators
Azerbaijan[1]
Turkey
Potential operators
Bangladesh[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Turkey supplies T-300 Kasirga rocket system to Azerbaijan". AzerNews. 21 September 2016. https://www.azernews.az/nation/102564.html.
- ↑ Gao, Charlie (6 January 2019). "The Big Guns: NATO's 5 Deadliest Rocket Artillery Systems". Center for the National Interest. https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/big-guns-natos-5-deadliest-rocket-artillery-systems-40717.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "ROKETSAN: T-300 Kasirga (Hurricane)". 4 Feb 2009. https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/roketsan-t-300-kasirga-hurricane.21034/.
- ↑ "Archived copy". http://www.roketsan.com.tr/en/urunler-hizmetler/kara-sistemleri/satihtan-satiha-fuzeler/kaplan-fuzesi-trg-300/.
- ↑ "Login to read". http://theasiandefence.blogspot.com/2009/02/roketsan-t-300-kasirga-hurricane.html.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Selçuk Colakoğlu (2019-06-25). "Turkey-Bangladesh Relations: A Growing Partnership between Two Friendly Nations". Washington D.C. https://www.mei.edu/publications/turkey-bangladesh-relations-growing-partnership-between-two-friendly-nations. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
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