Team
: Hawk Republic

# BM-21 Grad

Role
: Rocket Artillery

## [General information](/md/rv/vehicles/bm-21-grad.md#general-information)

Description
: The **BM-21 Grad** is a Rocket Artillery system mounted on a 6×6 truck, one of the most widely used multiple rocket launchers since its Soviet introduction in 1963. The **Grad** (hail) name refers to the 40-tube 122 mm launcher, which can saturate an area with **9M22/M21** HE-frag rockets at ranges of several kilometres. The 18.2 t wheeled vehicle is crewed by a driver and gunner; a **ZiL-375** gasoline engine produces 180 hp (9.9 hp/t) for a top speed of 100 km/h.
The launcher has 7 deg/s horizontal and 5 deg/s vertical traverse with elevation from -2° to 55°, and a 6 s reload cycle. No rangefinder or fire control beyond the 1× sight is modelled in the data; in practice, Grad batteries rely on external targeting and fire-control assets.

Locomotion
: Wheeled

Hull break

Explodes when its engine is destroyed
: Yes

Supported classes
: Crewman

Obtainment
: Free

## [In-game availability](/md/rv/vehicles/bm-21-grad.md#in-game-availability)

| Team/Loadout                                   | [Cold War](/md/rv/loadouts/cold-war.md) | [Modern](/md/rv/loadouts/modern.md) |
| ---------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------- |
| [Hawk Republic](/md/rv/teams/hawk-republic.md) | Tier 5                                  | Tier 3                              |
| [FISH State](/md/rv/teams/fish-state.md)       | ✗                                       | Tier 3                              |

## [Vehicle](/md/rv/vehicles/bm-21-grad.md#vehicle)

| Weight           | 18.2 t   |
| ---------------- | -------- |
| Seating capacity | 2        |
| Driver           | 1        |
| Gunner           | 1        |
| Max speed        |          |
| Forward          | 100 km/h |
| Backward         | 15 km/h  |

## [Powertrain](/md/rv/vehicles/bm-21-grad.md#powertrain)

| Engine                | ZiL-375   |
| --------------------- | --------- |
| Type                  | Gasoline  |
| Max RPM               | 3,200 RPM |
| Horsepower            | 180 hp    |
| Power-to-weight ratio | 9.9 hp/t  |
| Transmission          |           |
| Forward gears         | 5         |
| Reverse gears         | 1         |

## [Armour](/md/rv/vehicles/bm-21-grad.md#armour)

| Lower front plate | 0 mm–26 mm |
| ----------------- | ---------- |
| Upper front plate | 0 mm–26 mm |
| Left cheek        | 5 mm–10 mm |
| Right cheek       | 5 mm–10 mm |
| Mantlet           | 5 mm       |
| Hull side         | 0 mm–13 mm |

## [Gunner turret](/md/rv/vehicles/bm-21-grad.md#gunner-turret)

| Traversal        |           |
| ---------------- | --------- |
| Horizontal speed | 7 deg/s   |
| Vertical speed   | 5 deg/s   |
| Vertical limits  | -2° / 55° |

### [Weapons](/md/rv/vehicles/bm-21-grad.md#gunner-turret-weapons)

#### [122mm Grad](/md/rv/vehicles/bm-21-grad.md#gunner-turret-weapon-122mm-grad)

| Reload speed                                                    | 6s  |
| --------------------------------------------------------------- | --- |
| Ammo                                                            | Max |
| [9M22/M21 HE-Frag](/md/rv/shells/122mm-grad-9m22m21-he-frag.md) | \*  |
| Ammo models                                                     |     |
| Ammo2                                                           | 40  |

### [Sights](/md/rv/vehicles/bm-21-grad.md#gunner-turret-sights)

#### [Main sight](/md/rv/vehicles/bm-21-grad.md#gunner-turret-sight-1)

| Rangefinder | None |
| ----------- | ---- |
| Zoom        | 1x   |

## [Gallery](/md/rv/vehicles/bm-21-grad.md#gallery)

| Type      | URL                                                                       |
| --------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Thumbnail | https://cdn.astrid.ovh/public-stats-images/bm-21-grad/perspective.png     |
| Front     | https://cdn.astrid.ovh/public-stats-images/bm-21-grad/front.png           |
| Back      | https://cdn.astrid.ovh/public-stats-images/bm-21-grad/back.png            |
| Left      | https://cdn.astrid.ovh/public-stats-images/bm-21-grad/left.png            |
| Right     | https://cdn.astrid.ovh/public-stats-images/bm-21-grad/right.png           |
| Top       | https://cdn.astrid.ovh/public-stats-images/bm-21-grad/top.png             |
| Armor     | https://cdn.astrid.ovh/public-stats-images/bm-21-grad/armor_thumbnail.png |

ID: "BM-21 Grad"