M-77 Oganj

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M-77 Oganj Multiple rocket launcher

Serbian Army Oganj MLRS.
Type Self-propelled multiple rocket launcher
Place of origin Flag of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia
Specifications
Length 8.4 m
Width 2.49 m
Height 3.1 m
Crew 5
Primary
armament		 128 mm x 32
Secondary
armament		 One machine gun M87 NSV, four assault rifles M70, one portable anti-tank grenade launcher M79 Osa
Speed 80 km/h

The LVRS M-77 "Oganj" is an MLRS (Samohodni Višecevni Bacač Raketa) made in Yugoslavia. The development started between 1968. The prototype, based on a FAP 2220 BDS 6x6 truck, was shown to the public for the first time in 1975 and was initially known in the West as YMRL-32. Series production started five years later. The MLRS is mounted on FAP 2026 BDS/AV on special special platform. The rocket system is placed on back of the platform with 32 launch tubes. The caliber used is 128mm, max. range 20,600 m. The crew consist of 5 men. The "Oganj" is used by Serbian Army, and it was very effective during the Yugoslav wars. Recently, Serbia has developed new rockets, namely the "Grad-M" (GM) with a range of 28 km and the "Grad-2000" (G-2000) with a range of 40 km.

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[edit] Variants

[edit] former Yugoslavia

  • M-63 Plamen - Towed version with 32 rounds on a single-axle carriage. Fires a shorter M-63 rocket with a range of 8,564 m.

[edit] Croatia

  • M-91 "Vulkan" - Modification with a caliber of 122 mm (SVLR-122) that can use the 9M22 range of rockets of the BM-21.

[edit] Operators

[edit] Gallery

M-77 of Serbian Army firing.

JNA M-77 Oganj MLRS.

M-77 of Yugoslav People's Army firing.

[edit] See also

  • Katyusha, BM-13, BM-8, and BM-31 multiple rocket launchers of World War II
  • M-63 Plamen 128mm multiple rocket launcher
  • M-87 Orkan 262mm multiple rocket launcher

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