T-5E 'Luna-M' Rocket Launcher
(FROG-7)

 

T-5E 'Luna-M' (FROG-7)

Manufacturer:
       (Rockets):
       (TEL vehicle):

 
Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology
Uncertain at Present

Role:

Battlefield Support Missile
Russian Designation:
     Military Designation:
     Military Industrial Number:
   

T-5E 'Luna-M'
9M21 (FROG-7a) 9M52 (FROG-7b)

Year Adopted:

1965 (FROG-7a)
1968 (FROG-7b)
Number Produced: 2000 (approximately)
Weight: 23 Tons

Operational Status:

CIS, Cuba, Egypt, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, North Korea, Syria, Yemen and some Warsaw Pact nations.

Armament:

1 x R-65, R-70, or R-75 Rocket with either a conventional or nuclear warhead.

Engine:

2x V-8 water-cooled gasoline engines producing a total of 180 horsepower @ 3200 RPM

Crew:

4 men
Base Vehicle: Zil-135 (8x8)
Armor: None

Length:
     (with rocket):
     (without rocket):
   
35 feet, 5 inches 10.8 meters
30 feet, 6 inches  9.3 meters

Height:
11 feet, 6 inches 3.5 meters

Width:
9 feet, 2 inches 2.8 meters

Maximum Speed:

43 miles per hour

70 kph

Range of Vehicle:

248 miles

400 km

 

T-5E 'Luna-M' Rocket Statistics
Rocket Variant: R-65 R-70 R-75
Article Number: 9K21 9K52 9K52
NATO Designation: FROG-7a FROG-7a FROG-7b
Maximum Range:
75 kilometers
(46 miles)
75 kilometers
(46 miles)
75 kilometers
(46 miles)
Minimum Range: 11km  (6.8 miles)
High Explosive or Nuclear (10, 100, or 200kt)		 14km  (8.7 miles)
Chemical
Warheads: 550kg  (1213 lb)
High Explosive or Nuclear (10, 100, or 200kt)		 390kg  (860 lb)
Chemical
Fuel: Solid Fuel Solid Fuel Solid Fuel
Circular Error of Probability (CEP):
450 to 700 meters
(490 to 765 yards)
450 to 700 meters
(490 to 765 yards)
450 to 700 meters
(490 to 765 yards)

Length:
9.1 meters 
(29 feet, 10 inches)
9.1 meters
(29 feet, 10 inches)
Uncertain
Diameter:
0.55 meters
(1 foot, 10 inches)
0.55 meters
(1 foot, 10 inches)
Uncertain
Wingspan:
1.7 meters
(5 feet, 7 inches)
1.7 meters
(5 feet, 7 inches)
Uncertain
Rocket Weight:
2300 kg
(5,071 lbs)
2300 kg
(5,071 lb)s
Uncertain

 

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