BM-21 Grad vs BM-27 Uragan: how to tell them apart

Two rocket artillery that are easy to mix up at a glance. Here is what tells them apart.

BM-21 Grad

Rocket artillery, Soviet Union. In service since 1963

What gives it away

Six-wheeled Ural truck with a bank of 40 thin launch tubes on the back.

Used by

Russia, Ukraine and over 50 other countries

BM-27 Uragan

Rocket artillery, Soviet Union. In service since 1975

What gives it away

Eight-wheeled ZIL truck with a launcher of 16 thick tubes in three layers (6-6-4) at the rear, pointing backwards when travelling.

Used by

Ukraine, Russia and others

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