240mm 30 BM-24

The BM-24 is a Soviet 240mm multiple rocket launcher, typically mounted on a ZIL-151 or ZIL-157 truck chassis. It fires 12 M-24 rockets, providing heavy fire support against area targets with a maximum range of 10.6 km.

Developed in the early post-World War II period to replace the wartime BM-31-12, the BM-24 entered service with the Soviet Army in 1951 to provide division-level heavy rocket artillery support. The system utilized spin-stabilized rockets, representing a significant technological advancement in accuracy over older fin-stabilized designs. It saw extensive combat deployment in the Middle East with Egyptian and Syrian forces during the Six-Day War and the Yom Kippur War, with several captured units subsequently pressed into service by the Israel Defense Forces. The Soviet Army eventually phased out the BM-24 in the late 1970s, replacing it with the more advanced BM-27 Uragan.