Pampero (multiple rocket launcher)


The SLAM '"Pampero"' is an Argentinian multiple rocket launcher from the Cold War and modern eras.

Development

The SLAM "Pampero" MRL was developed by CITEFA in 1980–1983, and was subsequently manufactured during the early 1980s, by the DGFM “Fabrica Militar Fray Luis Beltran” in Rosario, Argentina. It is composed by a 16-tube launcher mounted on an Unimog 416 4x4 truck. The ammunition consists of 105mm "Pampero" artillery rockets, also developed by CITEFA, which can be armed with a variety of warheads. A total of five "Pampero" launchers on UNIMOG 416 chassis were built for the Argentine Army in 1983.

Service history

The self-propelled variant is currently in service with the Argentine Army artillery branch.
Production progressed to the CP-30 MRL, which is able to use either the 105mm rockets from the Pampero or the new 127mm rockets, also called CP-30. This MRL is mounted in IVECO Trakker 6x4 trucks, in a similar way to the soviet Katyushas.

Variants

  • Surface-Surface: self-propelled 16-tube MRL, mounted on top of a Mercedes-Benz Unimog 416 chassis.
  • Air-Surface: 4 or 6-tube "Yaguareté" pod. 6-tube pod "Microbio".

Specifications

Rocket

  • Caliber:
  • Length:
  • Motor: Solid-fuel rocket
  • Weight:
  • Maximum range:
  • Dispersion: 68% of projectiles within an area of 300 m by 200 m
  • Warhead:
  • * Types: Rocket Types: HE, HE-I, Inert.
  • * Weight:

Launcher

  • Entered service: 1980s
  • First used in action: ?
  • Chassis: Mercedes-Benz Unimog 416 4x4 truck
  • Crew: ?
  • Weight loaded: 6110 kg
  • Length: ? m
  • Width: ? m
  • Height : ? m
  • Height : ? 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: ?

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