Kasirga rocket system

T-300 Kasirga
T-300 Kasirga rocket system
Type	Rocket artillery
Place of origin	Turkey
Production history
Manufacturer	ROKETSAN
Produced	2000–Presemt
Specifications
Mass	23 tonnes
Length	9.2 m (30 ft 2 in)
Width	2.5 m (8 ft 2 in)
Height	3.1 m (10 ft 2 in)
Crew	5
Calibre	300 mm (12 in)
Barrels	4
Elevation	0–60°
Traverse	360°
Maximum firing range	120 km (75 mi)
Warhead	High explosives + Steel ball
Warhead weight	150 kg (330 lb)
Secondary armament	M2 Browning 12.7×99 mm machine gun
Propellant	Composite solid
Operational range	950 km (590 mi)
Speed	75 km/h (47 mph)
Guidance system	GPS/INS
Launch platform	MAN 6x6 truck

The T-300 Kasirga is a Turkish multiple launch rocket system manufactured by the ROKETSAN corporation.^[1] The system has four 300 mm rocket launcher tubes and its rockets can hit a maximum range of 120 km.^[1][2]

Synopsis

300 mm rocket for T-300

The rockets are 4.7 meters in length, weigh approximately 524kg and are packed with 150kg of cluster munitions.^[1] Typical Kasirga battery systems are composed of a Command and Control Vehicle with between six and nine launcher vehicles (F-302T) and an equal number of resupply and reloading vehicles.^[1] Each rocket has four fixed fins and reaches a maximum flight altitude of 30,000m with a maximum speed of Mach 4.2. The rockets use a composite solid propellant system (HTPB) and are usually fitted with a Blast Fragmentation warhead consisting of 26,000 steel balls.^[3]

The T-300 Kasirga MBRL (also called TRG-300)^[4] is based on Chinese WS-1B^[5] (Wei Shi; Guardian), with some modifications on the design with launcher very similar to the WS-1B's launcher. In Turkish land forces service, the 302 mm T-300 Kasirga MBRL system provides long range fire support.

The T-300 Kasirga MBRLS consists of two key parts: The launcher system (T-300) and the rocket, TR-300. The T-300 MBRL is based on the German MAN Diesel (6×6) 26.372 10t cross-country truck chassis. Combat weight, complete with four rockets, is 23t. The launcher vehicle's cabin windows are provided with shutters which are lowered before the rockets are launched.

This MAN (6×6) also serves as T-122 launch platform for Turkish land forces command F-302T.

History

In 1997, an agreement was signed with CPMIEC (Chinese Precision Machinery Import and Export Company) for the joint development and manufacture of an offshoot of the WS-1 system. The Kasirga system was first commissioned in the year 2000.^[3]

In 2016, the T-300 Kasirga system was sold to Azerbaijan.^[1]

In March 2019, Turkish ROKETSAN secured a contract to supply a regiment of medium-range guided multiple rocket launchers to Bangladesh.^[6]

Operators

Current operators

•  Azerbaijan^[1]
•  Turkey

Potential operators

•  Bangladesh^[6]

References

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