WR-40 Langusta
Country of origin
Poland
Poland
ManufacturerHuta Stalowa Wola
WR-40 Langusta (English: crawfish) is a Polish self-propelled multiple rocket launcher developed by Huta Stalowa Wola. The first 32 units of the WR-40 entered service in 2010.
The Langusta is based on a deeply modernized and reworked Soviet Cold War-era BM-21 launcher. The old petrol Ural-375D truck chassis was replaced with a modern one, and the launcher was fitted with a fire control system. The carrier used is Polish 6x6 Jelcz truck model P662D.35 with low-profile armoured cabin for the whole crew. Also new ammunition, Feniks, with a 42 km (26 mi) range was adopted.
The prototype was made in 2006 and given to the army in 2007, after successful trials. A series modernization of 75 vehicles followed.
Another step in the modernization of Polish rocket artillery is project 'Homar', corresponding to HIMARS rocket system, carried on from 2007.
The Langusta is based on a deeply modernized and reworked Soviet Cold War-era BM-21 launcher. The old petrol Ural-375D truck chassis was replaced with a modern one, and the launcher was fitted with a fire control system. The carrier used is Polish 6x6 Jelcz truck model P662D.35 with low-profile armoured cabin for the whole crew. Also new ammunition, Feniks, with a 42 km (26 mi) range was adopted.
The prototype was made in 2006 and given to the army in 2007, after successful trials. A series modernization of 75 vehicles followed.
Another step in the modernization of Polish rocket artillery is project 'Homar', corresponding to HIMARS rocket system, carried on from 2007.
