BM-24

BM-24T
BM-24T
	BM-24T on a AT-S tractor chassis.
Type	Multiple rocket launcher
Place of origin	USSR
Specifications
Mass	15,240 kg (33,600 lb)
Length	5.8 m (19 ft 0 in)
Width	2.5 m (8 ft 2 in)
Height	3.1 m (10 ft 2 in)
Crew	6
Caliber	Diameter: 240 mm (9.4 in) Long rocket: 1.3 m (4 ft 3 in); Weight: 109 kg (240 lb); Short rocket: 1.2 m (3 ft 11 in); Weight: 112 kg (247 lb);
Barrels	12 in two rows
Elevation	+45°/0°
Traverse	210°
Muzzle velocity	465 m/s (1,530 ft/s)
Maximum firing range	Long rocket: 10.2 km (6.3 mi); Short rocket: 6.6 km (4.1 mi)
Engine	V-54-T 250HP; 12-cylinder diesel
Suspension	Tracked
Operational; range	380 km (240 mi)
Maximum speed	35 km/h (22 mph)

BM-24M
BM-24M
	BM-24M on a ZIL-157 chassis. Technical Museum of Togliatti
Type	Multiple rocket launcher
Place of origin	USSR
Service history
Wars	Six-Day War; Yom Kippur War; 1982 Lebanon War
Production history
Produced	1947–58
Specifications
Mass	8,680 kg (19,140 lb)
Length	6.7 m (22 ft 0 in)
Width	2.3 m (7 ft 7 in)
Height	2.9 m (9 ft 6 in)
Crew	6
Caliber	Diameter: 240 mm (9.4 in) Long rocket: 1.3 m (4 ft 3 in); Weight: 109 kg (240 lb); Short rocket: 1.2 m (3 ft 11 in); Weight: 112 kg (247 lb);
Barrels	12 in two rows
Elevation	+65°/0°
Traverse	140°
Muzzle velocity	465 m/s (1,530 ft/s)
Maximum firing range	Long rocket: 10.2 km (6.3 mi); Short rocket: 6.6 km (4.1 mi)
Engine	ZIL-157 109HP; 6-cylinder petrol
Suspension	Wheeled ZIL-157; 6×6 chassis
Operational; range	430 km (270 mi)
Maximum speed	65 km/h (40 mph)

The BM-24 is a multiple rocket launcher designed in the Soviet Union. It is capable of launching 240mm rockets from 12 launch tubes. Versions of the BM-24 have been mounted on the ZIS-151 and ZIL-157 6×6 Truck chassis and the AT-S tracked artillery tractor, forming the BM-24T from the latter. Production began out of Automotive Factory no. 2 in 1947 in Moscow.^[4] Israel operated one battalion, consisting of vehicles captured from Egypt in the Six-Day War. The battalion took part in the Yom Kippur War and the 1982 Lebanon War.^[1]