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The Valkiri is a South African self-propelled multiple rocket launcher. It is a 127mm system with a wheeled launcher vehicle, disposable pods, and fire control equipment developed by Denel Land Systems.〔 (【引用サイトリンク】 Valkiri Multiple Artillery Rocket )〕 Contemporary models consist of a single launch module with five eight-cell rocket pods on a Unimog or SAMIL-100 carrier. Its mission is to engage in counter-battery strikes against hostile artillery and air defences as far as 22 km (13 mi) away. A full salvo of 40 127mm ripple fired projectiles with the HE submunition warhead will saturate a 1,500 m2 area with 388,000 anti-personnel bomblets in less than a minute.〔(Fact file: Denel FV2 Bateleur Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) )〕 Other potential warheads include cluster and an anti-tank mine dispenser.〔(Bateleur )〕 The system is based on the Soviet BM-21 Grad, which was deployed against South African expeditionary forces in Angola during ''Operation Savannah''. Development was completed in 1981.〔Monick, S. ''The Forging of a Strike Force (Part I): Central themes in the history of the South African Army 1980-1990''. Scientia Militaria, 1993, Volume 23 Issue 3 p. 364-377.〕 == Variants == * Valkiri-22 Mk 1 (original version): 24 launch tubes mounted on a Unimog light 4x4 truck. * Bateleur (current version): 40 launch tubes mounted on an armoured Samil 100 6x6 truck. * Valkiri-5 a shortened lighter trailer-mounted version for airborne use. It has 12 launch tubes and uses a shortened version of the 127 mm rocket that has a maximum range of 5500 metres. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Valkiri」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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