300mm 18 9A52 Smerch

The 9A52 Smerch is a heavy multiple rocket launcher developed in the Soviet Union. It is designed to engage various targets with 300mm rockets, including HE-FRAG, thermobaric, and cluster munitions, over long distances.

Developed in the late 1970s by the Splav State Research and Production Association, the system was designed to provide Soviet front-level commanders with a devastating long-range counter-battery and area-denial capability. It officially entered service with the Soviet Army in 1987, featuring an innovative onboard control system that corrected rocket trajectories in flight for improved accuracy. The Smerch saw its first major combat deployments during the Second Chechen War and has since been heavily utilized in the Syrian Civil War and the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. Today, it remains in active service with over a dozen nations and has been modernized into the advanced 9K515 Tornado-S system.