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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
The BM-21 (sometimes known as the M-210) is a 122 millimeter unguided explosive rocket that was utilized mainly by the former Soviet Union and its allies, and is still in service in many countries to this date. It is highly versatile and has been placed on various ground and naval vessels, in large rocket launcher batteries of up to 40 tubes in a turret.
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''Write an introduction to the article in 2-3 small paragraphs. Briefly tell us about the history of the development and combat using the weaponry and also about its features. Compile a list of air, ground, or naval vehicles that feature this weapon system in the game.''
  
 
=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
 
=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
{{Specs-Link|ussr_pr_183_egypt_bm_21|}}
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== General info ==
 
== General info ==
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=== Effective damage ===
 
=== Effective damage ===
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=== Comparison with analogues ===
 
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== Usage in battles ==
 
== Usage in battles ==
Currently, this rocket is only present on a single vehicle in game, the Pr.183 BM-21, a motor gun boat at BR 3.0. It is best used either as a naval artillery weapon to saturate the capture points or enemy spawn with a barrage of powerful splash damage, or as a close support weapon against groups of small enemy vessels or a single, larger ship. A number of placed shots against the weak points (e.g engine rooms or turret ammo storage) of much larger craft such as destroyers will severely incapacitate or immobilize the vessel, or even destroy it. One must keep in mind the rocket turret is on the rear of the craft, so it may be difficult to position or aim at targets directly ahead of it.
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=== Pros and cons ===
 
=== Pros and cons ===
 
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''Summarise and briefly evaluate the weaponry in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark pros and cons as a list.''
  
'''Pros:'''  
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'''Pros:'''
 
 
* Powerful explosive mass deals good damage against all targets.
 
* Considerable armor penetration, capable of penetrating and destroying targets like the Maus, modern MBTs, and large ships. <ref>This external video demonstates the penetrative capabilities of the weapon between 0:08 and 0:42 seconds. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xd4lK19tyMk</ref>
 
 
 
 
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* Potentially difficult to aim
 
* Limited supply of the rockets on the craft.
 
* Relatively slow rocket speed means fast moving vessels will be able to evade fire.
 
 
 
 
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== Media ==
 
== Media ==
A video guide/review of the weapon:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xd4lK19tyMk
 
[[File:Screenshot 2024-11-11 201155.png|alt=An image showing the statistical information of the weapon.|left|thumb|The in-game overview of the weapon.]]
 
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
 
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''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''
* [[Pr.183 BM-21]] This is the only vehicle to feature this weapon.
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* ''references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.''
  
 
== External links ==
 
== External links ==
 
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* ''topic on the official game forum;''
 
* ''topic on the official game forum;''
 
* ''other literature.''
 
* ''other literature.''
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[[Category:Naval special armaments]]
 
[[Category:Naval special armaments]]
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Revision as of 20:05, 6 February 2023

Description

Write an introduction to the article in 2-3 small paragraphs. Briefly tell us about the history of the development and combat using the weaponry and also about its features. Compile a list of air, ground, or naval vehicles that feature this weapon system in the game.

Vehicles equipped with this weapon

General info

Tell us about the tactical and technical characteristics of the rocket.

Effective damage

Describe the type of damage produced by this type of rocket (high explosive, splash damage, etc)

Comparison with analogues

Give a comparative description of rockets that have firepower equal to this weapon.

Usage in battles

Describe situations when you would utilise this rocket in-game (vehicle, pillbox, base, etc)

Pros and cons

Summarise and briefly evaluate the weaponry in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark pros and cons as a list.

Pros:

Cons:

History

Examine the history of the creation and combat usage of the weapon in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the weapon and adding a block "/History" (example: https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Weapon-name)/History) and add a link to it here using the main template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <ref></ref>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <references />.

Media

Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.

See also

Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:

  • reference to the article about the variant of the weapon;
  • references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.

External links

Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:

  • topic on the official game forum;
  • other literature.


Naval special armaments
USA 
Mortars  7.2-inch T37 · Mk 2
Rockets  5-inch GPSR Mk.7 · Mark 108 Weapon alfa
Missiles  RIM-24A
Germany 
Rockets  M/50 Bofors
Missiles  Strela-2M
USSR 
Mortars  BM-37 · RBM · RBU-1200 · RBU-2500 · RBU-6000 · RKU-36U
Rockets  BM-14-17 · BM-21 · M13 · M-8
Missiles  Volna-M
Britain 
Mortars  Ordnance ML 4.2-inch mortar
Japan 
Rockets  4.5-inch BBR Mk.7 (USA) · Mark 108 Weapon alfa (USA)
Italy 
Missiles  Nettuno
France 
Missiles  SS.11