Pampero MRL

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SLAM Pampero
Type	Rocket artillery – Multiple rocket launcher
Place of origin	Argentina
Service history
In service	since 1980s
Used by	Argentine Army
Production history
Designer	CITEFA
Manufacturer	DGFM
Specifications
Caliber	105 mm
Rate of fire	16 rockets in 7.5 secs
Maximum range	10.200 m
Feed system	manual

The SLAM (Sistema de LAanzadores Múltiples – Multiple Launcher System) Pampero is an argentinian multiple rocket launcher (a type of rocket artillery) from Cold War and modern eras. It is usually mounted on the chassis of an all-terrain Unimog 4x4 vehicle to provide mobility, in a similar way to the soviet Katyushas.

Contents 1 Overview 2 Development 3 Service history 4 Variants 5 Rocket Specifications 6 Launcher specifications 7 Users 8 References 9 Sources 10 See also 11 External links

[edit] Overview

[edit] Development

The SLAM Pampero MRL was developed by CITEFA in the early 1980s, and was subsequently manufactured during the 1980s by the DGFM “Fabrica Militar Fray Luis Beltran” in Rosario, Argentina.

[edit] Service history

The self-propelled variant is currently in service with the Argentine Army artillery branch.

[edit] Variants

• Surface-Surface: self-propelled 16-tube MRL, mounted on top of a Mercedes-Benz Unimog chassis.
• Air-Surface: 4 or 6-tube pod.

[edit] Rocket Specifications

• Caliber: 105 mm (? in)
• Length: 1530 mm (? ft)
• Motor: Solid-fuel rocket
• Weight: 30 kg (? lb)
• Maximum range: 10.200 m (? mi)
• Dispersion: 68% of projectiles within an area of 300 m by 200 m
• Warhead:
  • Types: Rocket Types: HE, HE-I (HE-Incendiary), Inert (for training).
  • Weight: 10.5 Kg

(NOTE: some specifications differ slightly from source to source)

[edit] Launcher specifications

• Entered service: 1980s (Argentine Army)
• First used in action:
• Chassis: Unimog 416 4x4 truck
• Crew: ?
• Weight loaded: 6110 kg
• Length: ? m (? Ft ?? in)
• Width: ? m
• Height (stowed): ? m
• Height (max elevation): ? m
• Max road speed: ? km/h
• Cruise range: ? km
• Engine: ?
• Transmission: ?
• Number of tubes: 16
• Launch Rate: 16 rockets in 7.5 seconds
• Reload time: 10 minutes
• Loader Type: Manual
• Launcher Drive: Electric
• Launcher Traverse: 90°
• Launcher Elevation: 0 to +52°
• Average unit cost: ?

[edit] Users

• Argentine Army

[edit] References

[edit] Sources

• Foss, Christopher F. (July 2004, 25th edition). Jane's Armour & Artillery, 2004-2005. Jane's Information Group. ISBN 0710626169. 

• Information from the websites detailed in the "External Links" section.

[edit] See also

• Artillery rockets, in "List of artillery"
• Argentina, in "List of artillery by country"
• Multiple rocket launcher

[edit] External links

• (Spanish) [1] Official Argentine Army website - Artillery Branch, field artillery equipment webpage (specifications and picture).

• [2] Official CITEFA website (Air-Surface version pictures with some specifications)

• [3] Unofficial website, providing Description, Pictures and Specifications.

• (Spanish) [4] Unofficial website, with organization and equipment of the Argentine Army, including details on the “Pampero”.

• [5] Unoffocial website, providing Specifications (with some differences).