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​Ukrainian Border Guards Showed How Their Mini-MLRSs Will Eliminate russian Infantry (Photo)

Croatian light RAK-SA-12 artillery multiple-launch rocket system / Photo: State Border Guard Service of Ukraine / Petro Zadorozhny, Markiyan Lyseiko​
Croatian light RAK-SA-12 artillery multiple-launch rocket system / Photo: State Border Guard Service of Ukraine / Petro Zadorozhny, Markiyan Lyseiko​

This MLRS can fire 12 128 mm rockets at the occupants at once in less than 10 seconds

The State Border Guard Service of Ukraine demonstrated on its official Facebook account 128-mm RAK-SA-12 MLRSs. The artillery multiple-launch rocket systems were provided by Croatia as part of defense assistance.

M63 rockets, Defense Express
M63 rockets / Photo: State Border Guard Service of Ukraine / Petro Zadorozhny, Markiyan Lyseiko

"Armed and motivated, we are heading towards the only goal - to defeat the enemy and return our own", - this is how the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine commented on the photo, in which, in addition to the MLRS, you can also see the M63 HE rockets.

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The launcher of the Croatian rocket system is designed for 12 missiles, Ukrainian Border Guards Showed How Their Mini-MLRSs Will Eliminate russian Infantry, Defense Express
The launcher of the Croatian rocket system is designed for 12 missiles / Photo: DPSU / Petro Zadorozhny, Markiyan Lyseiko

We will remind that the Croatian RAK-SA-12 towed MLRS "lit up" in Ukraine more than a month ago - they were first spotted in a photo report of the State Security Service on the occasion of the Day of the Border Guard.

Firing from the RAK-SA-12 MLRS, Ukrainian Border Guards Showed How Their Mini-MLRSs Will Eliminate russian Infantry, Defense Express
Firing from the RAK-SA-12 MLRS / Photo: State Border Guard Service of Ukraine / Petro Zadorozhny, Markiyan Lyseiko

The Croatian MLRS can fire all 12 rockets at the occupants in 9.6 seconds or fire single shots at a rate of 1 shot/minute. The firing range is from 800 to more than 8500 meters, there is an option of launching from a remote control from a distance of 25 meters from the launcher.

RAK-SA-12 MLRS are being prepared for firing, Ukrainian Border Guards Showed How Their Mini-MLRSs Will Eliminate russian Infantry, Defense Express
RAK-SA-12 MLRS are being prepared for firing / Photo: State Border Guard Service of Ukraine / Petro Zadorozhny, Markiyan Lyseiko

Reloading the launcher with rockets prepared in advance would take 1m 20s, unfolding the system on arrival takes 1m 30s with a pre-loaded launcher or 3m 30s if the launcher is empty. Displacement time is up to 1m. A crew consists of five plus a commander.

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