Kasirga rocket system

The TRG-300 Kasirga (also known as TRG-300 Tiger Missile) [4] is a Turkish multiple launch rocket system manufactured by the ROKETSAN corporation.[5] The system has four 300 mm rocket launcher tubes and its rockets can hit a maximum range of 120 km.[5][6]

TRG-300 Kasirga
TRG-300 Kasirga rocket system
TypeRocket artillery
Place of originTurkey
Service history
Wars2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war [1]
Production history
ManufacturerROKETSAN
Produced2000–Presemt
VariantsSee Variants
Specifications
Mass23 tonnes
Length9.2 m (30 ft 2 in)
Width2.5 m (8 ft 2 in)
Height3.1 m (10 ft 2 in)
Crew3 [2]

Caliber300 mm (12 in)
Barrels4
Elevation0–60°
Traverse360°
Maximum firing range120 km (75 mi)
WarheadHigh explosives + Steel ball
Detonation
mechanism
Point Detonating and Proximity [3]

Secondary
armament
M2 Browning 12.7×99 mm machine gun
PropellantComposite solid
Operational
range
950 km (590 mi)
Maximum speed 75 km/h (47 mph)
Guidance
system
GPS + GLONASS aided INS [3]
Accuracy≤ 10 m [3]
Launch
platform
MAN 6x6 truck

Synopsis

300 mm rocket for TRG-300

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.[5] 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.[7] The system has aerodynamic control with electromechanical actuation system.[3]

The TRG-300 Kasirga MBRL [8] is based on Chinese WS-1B[9] (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 300 mm TRG-300 Kasirga MBRL system provides long range fire support.

The TRG-300 Kasirga MBRLS consists of two key parts: The launcher system (T-300) and the rocket, TRG-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.[7]

In 2016, the TRG-300 Kasirga system was sold to Azerbaijan.[5]

In March 2019, ROKETSAN secured a contract to supply a regiment of medium-range guided multiple rocket launchers to Bangladesh.[10]

Variants

Block I

Block I has greater range with smaller warhead than Block II: [4]

  • Range: 30 - 120 km
  • Weight: 585 kg
  • Warhead Weight: 105 kg
  • Warhead Effective Radius: ≥ 70 m

Block II

Block II has enhanced warhead dynamic effectiveness: [4]

  • Range: 20 - 90 km
  • Weight: 670 kg
  • Warhead Weight: 190 kg
  • Warhead Effective Radius: ≥ 80 m

Operators

Current operators

Future operators

References

  1. "Missiles, rockets and drones define Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  2. "Turkish company Roketsan presents its TGR-300 TIGER artillery missile at IDEF 2017 21005176". Army Recognition. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  3. "TRG-300 TIGER Missile(PDF)" (PDF). Roketsan. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  4. "TRG-300 TIGER MISSILE". Roketsan. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  5. "Turkey supplies T-300 Kasirga rocket system to Azerbaijan". AzerNews. 21 September 2016.
  6. Gao, Charlie (6 January 2019). "The Big Guns: NATO's 5 Deadliest Rocket Artillery Systems". Center for the National Interest.
  7. "ROKETSAN: T-300 Kasirga (Hurricane)". Pakistan Defence. 4 Feb 2009.
  8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-11-09. Retrieved 2018-11-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. "Login to read". Archived from the original on 2013-11-13. Retrieved 2013-12-06.
  10. Selçuk Colakoğlu (2019-06-25). "Turkey-Bangladesh Relations: A Growing Partnership between Two Friendly Nations". Washington D.C. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
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