The PHL-81 is a truck-mounted self-propelled 122 mm multiple rocket launcher (SPMRL) produced by the People's Republic of China for the People's Liberation Army Ground Force .
4-498: The PHL-81 is being replaced by the modernised version PHL-11 . It is a variant of the Soviet BM-21 Grad . The Type 81 was the first in a family of Chinese self-propelled 122 mm rocket launchers. The system forms the backbone of People's Liberation Army Ground Force's combined arms brigade. Type 81 went through different iterations of modernization to improve the combat effectiveness. The spin-stabilized rocket fired by
8-453: Is usually paired with a reloading vehicle based on a Shaanxi 8x8 military truck fitted with a crane. It carries pods of rocket reloads and reloads the launcher vehicles. As such, reloading time has been cut from 10 minutes to 5 minutes. The vehicle is equipped with a fire control computer and CBRN protection for the crew. The PHL-11 can also fire 122mm DTI-2 rockets manufactured by Thailand's Defense Technology Institute. The vehicle used
12-625: The PHL-81 multiple rocket launcher . It was adopted by the People's Liberation Army under the PHL-11 designation. The PHZ-11 shares similar armaments with the PHL-11, but with a tracked chassis. Each PHL-11 is equipped with 40 122 mm rockets mounted on a swivel mount with 2 pods of 20 rockets each. The SR-5 export version is fitted with 2 modular rocket pods able to carry either 20 122 mm or 6 220 mm rockets in each pod. Each SR-4 launcher vehicle
16-545: The Type 81 may be armed with a high explosive warhead or a steel fragmentation warhead. PHL-11 The PHL-11 is a truck-mounted self-propelled 122 mm multiple rocket launcher (SPMRL) produced by Norinco for the People's Liberation Army Ground Force . It is a modernised replacement for the older PHL-81 . The PHL-11 is derived from the SR-4 multiple rocket launcher designed for export which was, in turn, developed from
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