107mm Type-81 MRL

The Type 81 107mm Multiple Rocket Launcher is a Chinese-designed light artillery system. It is capable of firing 12 rockets in a single salvo, often mounted on light vehicles or used in a towed configuration.

Developed by China in the late 1970s to provide highly mobile, rapid-fire support for light infantry and mountain divisions, the Type-81 officially entered service with the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in 1981. Designed as a self-propelled evolution of the earlier Type 63, it integrated the rocket system onto a truck chassis to significantly reduce setup times and improve shoot-and-scoot capabilities. The system saw its first major combat deployment during the Sino-Vietnamese border conflicts of the 1980s and was subsequently exported widely across Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. Today, while largely replaced in front-line PLA units by modern guided artillery, the Type-81 remains in active service with reserve forces and foreign militaries due to its rugged reliability.