RM-51

The RM-51 multiple [rocket launcher] was a Czechoslovak Army alternative of the BM-13 multiple rocket launcher developed in the 1950s.

Variants

vz. 51 – Original model, based on Praga V3S 6×6 truck.M-51 – Export version used by Austria, based on Steyr 680 M3 6×6 truck.RM-51 – Export variant, based on ZIS-151 and ZIL-157 6×6 trucks.

Operators

– 18 delivered in 1974, designated M-51.
– 24 delivered in 1963.
– 6 in service as of 2021.
– In 2012, Indonesian Army retrofitted their RM-51, including replacing the original Praga V3S truck with Reo M35A2 truck.
– 20 delivered between 1965 and 1966.
– 50 delivered between 1957 and 1958.
– 36 delivered between 1976 and 1977.
– 58 delivered between 1956 and 1965. Designated R-2, the launchers were later mounted on ZIL-157 trucks.