Pinaka Multi Barrel Rocket Launching System


This thing and Grad are a match made in heaven. Buy some of these bad boys and produce Grad or 122mm rockets 🚀 cheap. On field, while loading the MBRL, fit and load one with kit as needed. Take out Markaz-e-Taiba from outskirts of Amritsar. Damn place is 38-40 KM.

But then, I highly doubt anyone in our government can even dare to fire a single air-soft rifle pellete on Pakistan.
 
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I'm quite confused with the multiple versions of Pinaka MBRL. This test is for a 45 km Pinaka version? What are the versions and ranges in service and development?

When Pakistan has Chinese MBRLs having a range on 100 km (little more than our Russian Smerch) and PLA having much better systems, how does increasing the range by 5-10 km on a 38-40 km range Pinaka help? Is this ER a very minor enhancement of the existing Pinaka and can be fitted onto the existing vehicles with minor modifications?
 
thinkingcap81 said:
I'm quite confused with the multiple versions of Pinaka MBRL. This test is for a 45 km Pinaka version? What are the versions and ranges in service and development?

When Pakistan has Chinese MBRLs having a range on 100 km (little more than our Russian Smerch) and PLA having much better systems, how does increasing the range by 5-10 km on a 38-40 km range Pinaka help? Is this ER a very minor enhancement of the existing Pinaka and can be fitted onto the existing vehicles with minor modifications?
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Post #42 by @_Anonymous_ has helped to answer my queries about the versions. But is Mk2 in service?
 
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Ankit Kumar said:
Both of them have received the DAC approval.

75 km guided rocket with CEP < 40 meters is decent.

The GMRLS has 100 km range with 10-15 meter CEP.

Although not the best but a real decent start.
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So we need to go long way to develop similar to HIMRS?
 
Hydra said:
So we need to go long way to develop similar to HIMRS?
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It's more to do about cost. We have in service guidance systems in our BMs which can give us single digits CEP.

There's only one country in the world which can fire a BM tech like mere rockets.

Keep in mind Pinaka is a 214 mm system. It weights less than half of a Smerch Type rocket (on whose base Chinese created their long range guided rockets). At 214mm, 100kg warhead, 70+ km range and 40meter CEP is actually exceptional.

Smerch Type systems are 800-900 kg heavy rockets. If we want that type of weight , it's better to get in Prahar at 1.25 tons , 250kg warhead.
 
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Ankit Kumar said:
It's more to do about cost. We have in service guidance systems in our BMs which can give us single digits CEP.

There's only one country in the world which can fire a BM tech like mere rockets.

Keep in mind Pinaka is a 214 mm system. It weights less than half of a Smerch Type rocket (on whose base Chinese created their long range guided rockets). At 214mm, 100kg warhead, 70+ km range and 40meter CEP is actually exceptional.

Smerch Type systems are 800-900 kg heavy rockets. If we want that type of weight , it's better to get in Prahar at 1.25 tons , 250kg warhead.
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The private sector is developing MLRS above the 300mm category. They will have ranges in excess of 250Km.

The new Guided Pinaka can do 100Km, the same as the GMLRS.
 
randomradio said:
The private sector is developing MLRS above the 300mm category. They will have ranges in excess of 250Km.

The new Guided Pinaka can do 100Km, the same as the GMLRS.
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It would be good to have a Smerch replacement locally developed too.

A system of 300-330mm will be able to carry almost 200-250kg warhead. A range of say 150 km with accuracy of 50-60 meters will be more than good enough.

Beyond that range to maintain such accuracy the cost of system will increase dramatically.

SRBMs are the answer for anything beyond the 200km range.
 
Ankit Kumar said:
It would be good to have a Smerch replacement locally developed too.

A system of 300-330mm will be able to carry almost 200-250kg warhead. A range of say 150 km with accuracy of 50-60 meters will be more than good enough.

Beyond that range to maintain such accuracy the cost of system will increase dramatically.

SRBMs are the answer for anything beyond the 200km range.
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The 300+mm rockets will give us a range of 250+Km actually, apart from the bigger warhead.

There were reports of DRDO planning on a Smerch replacement, but not much is known. Smerch is not up for replacement anytime soon anyway.
 
randomradio said:
The 300+mm rockets will give us a range of 250+Km actually, apart from the bigger warhead.

There were reports of DRDO planning on a Smerch replacement, but not much is known. Smerch is not up for replacement anytime soon anyway.
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We got a problem with ammunition for that system. It would be better if we have a system for which ammo will be totally under our hands.
Anyways I think our requirements for bigger and longer range mbrls like Smerch is more than the 62 systems we have now. Atleast double for sure.
 
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We got a problem with ammunition for that system. It would be better if we have a system for which ammo will be totally under our hands.
Anyways I think our requirements for bigger and longer range mbrls like Smerch is more than the 62 systems we have now. Atleast double for sure.
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I don't think there ll be any hurdle in developing such rockets, except for intent & budget.
 
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