BM-27 Uragan
Heavy 220 mm multiple rocket launcher
Heavy Soviet rocket launcher from the late 1970s: 16 tubes of 220 mm on an 8x8 ZIL-135LM, designed for cluster munitions. The WEG also calls it the BM-22 and M1977. The modern Uragan-1M (9K512, deliveries since 2016) rides on an MZKT-7930 and uses interchangeable pods with 15 × 220 mm or 6 × 300 mm (Smerch rockets). Proliferation to Hezbollah according to the WEG.
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- 9P140 (L × W × H)
- 9.63 × 2.8 × 3.23 m; 20 t (ZIL-135LM 8x8)
- Uragan-1M (L × W × H)
- 13.0 × 3.0 × 3.29 m; 40 t (MZKT-7930 8x8)
- Dimension source
- Wikipedia; US Army TRADOC Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)
General
- Role
- Area fire with cluster munitions and mines at longer range
- Manufacturer
- Splav (Tula)
- In service
- Late 1970s; Uragan-1M since 2016
- Other names
- BM-22, M1977, 9K57
- Crew
- 4 (Uragan-1M: 3)
Weapon
- Tubes
- 16 × 220 mm (9P140); Uragan-1M: 2 × 15 × 220 mm or 2 × 6 × 300 mm
- Range
- ≈ 35 km (220 mm)
- Salvo / reload
- ≈ 20 s / 15–20 min
- Emplacement
- 3 min
Threat
- Significance
- Cluster munitions over large areas; ballistic trajectories out to ≈ 35 km
- Threat level
- High — for ground forces
News archive 3
Analysed reports from the RU Mil Tracker about this system, newest first. Archive since 2026-07-17.
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Ukraine says Operation Vivaldi's final phase retook Kolodiazi north of Lyman, with drones hitting 200+ Russian vehicles, and that Russia has dropped its plan to outflank Donetsk Oblast via Barvinkove
Ukrainian infantry encircled and retook the village of Kolodiazi, north of Lyman in Donetsk Oblast, without street fighting during the fourth and final phase of Operation Vivaldi, the counteroffensive of Ukraine's 3rd Army Corps in northern Donetsk Oblast, Euromaidan Press reports citing Suspilne. According to 'Krash', chief of staff of the Fatum unmanned s…
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«Тренога против «Града»: зачем российской пехоте «карманная артиллерия»» (Topwar: Tripod versus Grad: why Russian infantry needs 'pocket artillery')
Topwar (Voennoe Obozrenie) author Kirill Ryabov describes the Kozerog ('Capricorn'), a light launcher for standard 122 mm Grad rockets made by the Yekaterinburg company BRT, whose founders reportedly have combat experience. The first version was developed in 2023 and went into serial production shortly afterwards. The base model is a single tube on a tripod…
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Taliban Mounts BM-27 Uragan MLRS on BMP-2D Chassis, Did russia Help With This Upgrade? (Defense Express)
Defense Express (author: Ivan Kyrichevskyi, a serviceman of the 413th SBS "Raid" regiment and Defense Express expert) reports that the Taliban released video of military drills showing a BM-27 Uragan 220 mm multiple rocket launcher mounted on a BMP-2D tracked chassis. The article notes that the Taliban earlier showed BM-21 Grad systems placed on abandoned A…