[Pibwl]

Now it's down the hill... Still a lot of units, but less absorbing. Part of them I'll leave till next year.

Rocket artillery

160 BM-21 Grad - weapons should be ordinary #128 122mm LR with range 211 (21 km) - I don't know why it is supposed to be "SR" with 201 range. There's no mention on such short-ranged rockets in Polish sources, and BM-21s from the beginning used standard 21-km rockets M-21OF. Used until 110 at least (now: 12/90), probably until some 115. Crew is only 4 (now: 12).

Therefore, weapon 104 is useless - it might be replaced with 122mm Feniks-Z rockets with range extended to 42 km [source Raport 8/05].

There should be created new SP-rocket launcher WR-40 Langusta, using modified Grad rockets Feniks-Z - in service from 7/2008 [source ntw 8/08], picture 14021, some icon with a short cab (396 could be, or 394 - fits better to Jelcz truck's flat windows), speed some 90 km/h. It uses 40 rockets Feniks-Z.

There should be created also unit WR-40 platoon with 4 launchers

161 WP-8 MRS - full name: WP-8z. Correct picture is 29333. Used until end of 1970s only (12/96) [source: nTW 6/94]

163 130mm M-51 MRS - there's no sign, that they were used in Poland. To be removed, unless somebody can find a source. At that time, Poland used Soviet BM-14s, which offered longer range.

164 BM-13 Katyusha - might be Polish spelling: Katiusza

165 BM-21 Grad Pl - as unit #160 - weapons should be changed to 128, used until some 115 (12/90).

166 RPU-14 MRS - they weren't used in Poland - there was similar own WP-8z developed.

167 BM-14-16 MRS - definitely used before 1960 - from some 1957 until 1989 at best (now: 1/67-12/96). Icon shows BM-13 - 2228 looks quite appropriate (described as BM-11), or 397.

168 BM-24 Pl - used until end of 1970s at best (now: 12/96 - definitely not that long). Correct picture is 11034 - now it's BM-21

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295 RM-70 MRL-CM - CM rockets weren't used in Poland until recently, and now they are used first of all with modified WR-40 SP-launchers. So, this unit should be changed to WR-40 MRL-CM, in service from 7/2008 (data as above)

Therefore, weapon 212 should be changed to fit 122mm Feniks CM rockets, with range extended to 30 km [source: Raport 8/05]

296 RM-70 MRL - it can carry 40 rockets and 40 reloads (now: 40). Crew is only 4 (6) [Polish Military Equipment]. Max speed is 80 km/h (now: 15)

298 RM-70 Modular - isn't used as for now and little probable, that it will be


Michal