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@@matheuscerqueira7952 Oldest paper came from Egypt. Also being the first is not important; the more important issue is who develop them into practical use. The first gunpowder was discovered in China but its practical use as gun was because of its development in Europe, smokeless gunpowder and breech loading rifle were also developed there. The first car and aeroplane-with-engine were developed by the Americans.. yet, Japan manufactures the best automobiles and France manufactures the best passenger plane today. Smartphone was invented also in America.. yet Korean & Taiwanese & P.R. Chinese brands innovated so much / improving it.
Some differences between Type 63, Nebelwerfer 41 and M16 The Nebelwerfer had the payload in the tail and propellant in front, with spin stabilization nozzles in the center section. It also weighed twice as much. The M16 was spin stabilized version of the fin stabilized M8. The explosive charge ran through the core with the propellant wrapped around it. The nozzles were in the base. Type 63 was similar in size and appearance to the M16, with a similar base nozzle design. However it had a smaller warhead in the tip and the rear is entirely propellant, giving it higher velocity, range, and direct fire capability. The launcher is also entirely different. It’s much lighter, can be broken down to pack loads. It has “gun depression” for firing down from a hilltop position, and is loaded from the breech instead of muzzle, making it safer to load from cover and under fire.
@@IR_IE_ID That is true. The layout has existed since the Hale rocket of the 1840s. The reason the M16 was designed differently was it was based on an fin stabilized air launched rocket. Propellant around the warhead is probably for maintaining center of gravity as it burns out. Reduced velocity was not a big deal since aircraft add airspeed and the rocket is accelerated by gravity.
@@strongback6550 Difference in priorities for development I guess. The German rockets had more payload and the payload sitting at the base increased effective blast radius. But this also significantly increased the complexity and thus, production cost. The Chinese compensated this by just adding more tubes per launcher and opted for longer range considering the later rockets are cheaper. Assuming that proximity fuzes are available to later variants, the German base payload design would also become obsolete.
Some weapons fact:- The Czechoslovak Engineers got their hands on a number of WW2 German 30mm/3cm MK303 Anti aircraft cannons and reverse engineered and modified to the designation "PLDVK 53/59 30mm" AA which is famously used in M53/59 Praga SPAAG.
@@destroyerarmor2846 It is also called The Serbian meatgrinder. coz the Serbs literally used it during the Yugoslav wars for ground support role against Croats and Bosniaks. A Bosniak soldier literally described his friends' demise as carnage and horrifying.
@Takahiro Takeshi the vid literally gives the Chinese credit for gunpowder and rockets, don't get salty over people saying a bundle of tubes looks like another bundle of tubes
@Takahiro Takeshi Similar weight, similar range. Smaller tubes just mean easier to reload and less useful for chemical warfare. Outside that, tactical role is pretty much the same. Why fix what ain't broken, especially when you're in the 60's?
Interesting low cost system. I imagine this system can be integrated into big, proper army formation as a shock blitz weapon. Kinda remind me OG modified S8 rocket pods for land vehicles mounting. Also I think Belarus made a 80x80mm MLRS based on the S8 rocket. Can you make a video on that system. I know its a fairly new system and not a lot of information available about it, but I think it would make a good video for your content.
@@Manomed3 I don’t think that Belarusian MLRS can utilize the Ugroza (RCIC) laser guidance upgrade though. As far as I can remember the Grad is the only ground vehicle to have had testing done with the system, and even that one has basically been shoved into a dusty corner without being given a designator. Air launched versions however have received the names S-5Kor, S-8Kor, and S-13Kor respectively. But it looks like they might’ve pulled funding on the whole project, so any kind of real world application is likely far out *Correction: The Ugroza laser guidance upgrade kit was never tested on a Grad. It was a different guidance system with the same name
One of the type 63s most important feature is its rocket, that you actually can fire it without the launcher, just put it on the ground and link it to some AA batteries, or just remove its backplate and lit it up
Some of the tactics Arab irregulars used with these 107mm rockets were really interesting. Hezbollah, for example, would remotely fire either single shots or salvos from improvised launchers in well-concealed positions, and had them pre-registered to hit likely avenues of enemy approach or Israeli-controlled territory. Since the rockets are so cheap Hezbollah could hide such launchers in every nook and cranny of Lebanon’s mountainous terrain, while a very small team hiding in an underground bunker could fire them in near-complete safety. This made counter battery fire useless if not impossible for the Israelis. So these cheap 107mm improvised rocket launchers basically acted as a kind of “long-range” anti-personnel land mine.
Well... I consider myself a lucky person who survived a strike by one of these... a text book situation when fire and movement maneuver goes wrong, we were supposed to storm a hilltop position and our fire base was supposed to hit the opposite slope, since it was a wargame from the four only one battery was planned to shoot, but they screwed up and their rockets landed on our side, just couple of hundred meters above my squad, they said it was wind but I say they fired few degrees off, cause to our luck in their absolute incompetence our firebase crew had forgot to arm the rockets before launching them, so it was more like a really heavy hammer striking the hillside twelve times in a row... but it was scary as hell, then I finally understood why requesting danger close fire mission against enemies can get you a medal, you don't want to be anywhere near the place these stuff fall from sky... and this thing is not even a real artillery, gods bless those brave Ukrainians who are facing the onslaught of the Russian artillery on a daily basis.
@@pashapasovski5860 nope, they had forgot to arm the fuses, so it was just raining water bottle size metal canisters coming down at super sonic speed instead of raining fire and shrapnel as it was supposed to do.
@@sohrabroozbahani4700 you are very lucky those weren't armed lol maybe that bit of incompetence is what saved you that day, cuz if they were armed it would have been really scary and even under bunker concussion damage exists its like hitting armor with a mace
Fun Fact :- The Chinese also made a 130mm Caliber Type 63 MLRS that was mounted on a NJ 230 Truck. PLA would not use 122mm BM21 till they made Type-81 MLRS. and some interesting facts . Like the US M1 and Czech VZ 52 , The Chinese have several weapons under a common designation and Type 63 falls in that. They have a Type 63 select fire rifle They have Type 63 60mm Mortar They have a Type 63 37mm SPAAG based on T34-85 Chassis They have Type 63 Light Amphibious tank They have Type 63 / YW531 Armored personnel carrier They have Type 63 107mm MLRS which were actually made for warfare in China's southern frontier which is hilly and heavily Forested and are generally towed type config. They have Type 63 130mm MLRS which have longer range , mounted on trucks and made for combat role in China's Northern Border and they fill the similar role like the BM-14 and BM-24 did in Soviet army.
This seems like it could be very effective, especially in guerrilla warfare. Maybe pair it with a few mortars and a DShk. Maybe a ZU-23 or similar Russian AA gun? It would all fit really well on a truck or technical too.
nic breakdown of the weapon. I know from stories my uncle (a Vietnam vet)told me these things could be a "major nuisance" when the single rocket version was used by small units. The truck directly in front of his was obliterated by one during an ambush. Blocking the rest of the convoy in place and leaving them sitting still for more rocket attacks.
Hitting the first and last vehicles in a convoy is a classic ambush tactic. Especially when combined with a choke point like a bridge or being surrounded with dense jungle
The Ukrainian forces are using intensively the s8 of 80mm rockets adapted to be used from land vehicles, these rockets have the same range and capabilities of the 107mm rockets
the system does but the rocket itself is very different, nebelwerfer had it's explosive charge on the back of the rocket and propellant in front which is the opposite of a standard katyusha or grad rocket
Carronade MLRS. Pretty cool and seems quite powerful. Setting aside all political views, I think this has a lot of potential especially if they come up with some advanced munitions for it. That's what seems to be successful. Although drones may be more efficient in the future. Mobility is going to be critical. These pack a lot of punch in a small form factor. It is definitely not high tech but it is a modern simplification of tech. This feels like a distinct Chinese design which is something we're starting to get more familiar with.
This video was worth waiting for. I find such technically simple weapon systems very interesting. And you've collected a lot of good looking footage from multiple sources. I'm not sure which one was more cool to watch: - Rocket launcher with all different variants - All the different vehicles it is mounted on Keepnon good work!
Glad to see this weapon system getting the recognition it deserves! A gurrilla force usually just need AK rifles, RPGs, and Type 63 MLRS, and some stingers to become a deadly force lol
@@Appplethefruit A tandem warheads is more than capable of penetrating the sides of an MBT and potentially killing the crew, it simply depends on where you fire at it.
I think this is the perfect artillery weapon for the Myanmar or Burma gurrillas. Along with some 60mm mortars and a hodgepodge of all sorts of small arms. Shotguns ect enough to kill enough government soldiers to have their guns.
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Yugoslavian 128 Plamen is Czechoslovakian design licence, was bought from them the Yugoslav version of Grad was on steroids as it have airbrakes on engine instead primitive cones that would be put behind fuse.
@@poppinc8145 Yugoslav 128mm rocket have roots from Czechoslovakian rocket 130mm, it was their original design in own time mutch better then SSSR type of Katchusa, later with help of Czechoslovakia Yugoslavia made rocket similar to SSSR Grad but with automated brakes, no need for rings, the minus of this rocket was price it was 2 time more expencive then grad.
I mean, it's cheap, easy to manufacture and transport, so I can see why it's so popular. Although, I'm not sure how effective unguided MLRS are in modern warfare. Personally, I think precision-guided rockets like M270 or the HIMARS are better
@@dannyzero692 Right Even in great numbers in an urban battle field will make quick work on enemy personnel also not every country could spend money like the US they have budget constraints like everyone else in the world
I am a patriotic US citizen and I will just say this is about as simple as a rocket launcher can get so the chinese can go ahead and keep the idea they came up with this on their own. I am pretty sure every nation that has tried rocket artillery before developed the same looking thing.
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I feel like you don't understand the concept of Genius, slinging HE out of a tube using a rocket motor is a very old concept and rockets like this have existed since long before the Type 63. its like calling a wheel or wagon ingenious which would only be true if it was said several thousand years ago.
the type 63 is now no doubt only Chinese weapon widely used abroad China the success behind type 63 is also interesting the type 63 107mm MLRS is the only MLRS system till now designed for infantry with out vehicle from our concept, the type 63 use the generation 1.5 technology in the field of MLRS, basicly generation 1 is soviet BM12 in WWII, it is flaps stablized without rotating the type 63 uses a non-rotating rocket, which can sequre accuracy with in range of 8-16km, with this generation tech, even you are using a huge 273mm rocket, the maxium reliable range is within 40km and without accuracy at all than the soviet 122mm BM21, it uses rotating rocket, these kind of things are much more accurate within range of 50km, thats what we called 2th gen MLRS and than soviet 300mm rocket and HIMRS, the rockets have computer and can control it self, some have gps, gnss, or datalink, the maxium range is unlimited type 63 use 1st gen MLRS rocket tech, and simple design with great thoughts, which make it really simple to produce, with basic material and tools, you can easily make rockets in small factory, the initial design is to produce these rockets after nuclesr war with available material, you can download blue print of 107mm rockets on internet, another concept is to make infantry carry this MLRS without vehicle, the whole system can be taken apart easily, and the size of parts are specially designed making it easy to be carried by human, it is estimated around a 20 peoples team can carry the whole system and 18 rockets, it is great feature and after year of use, most user found individually, the rocket can loss some range but do not launch rely on launch tube, PLA know about these information in 1970s, and they simply designed a small ruler and add some painted lines on rocket, which makes it easy to aim within 4km, that was the real begining of an legendry story, today PLA training both launching with tubes as well as launching without tubes, and for foreign users, there are more ways to use 107 rocket than you can imagine
believe it or not, there are more than 50 variant of home made rockets are using reliable and simple 107 rocket booster, and some techiques combine several 107 rocket boosters together and design huge short-range rocket, some carries 120kg war head, and there are even larger rocket with 500kg war head using combined soviet 122mm BM21 rocket booster
@@mikeyo4406 do you think. Scientist would be stupid enough to let debris fly around in the sky. They will create a way to throwing away debris in a seal container.
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I've often wondered why the US got away from those small launchers. Combined with 120mm mortars, they could provide significant firepower for light and airborne units.
I think it's mostly the Air centric and hyper precise nature of the US military. Easier to carry in a radio and the US has always fought with air supremacy
The development of improved mortars, ATGMs, and lightweight artillery made it more efficient and effective to cut similar weapon systems and focus logistics.
@@aymonfoxc1442 True, precision is a force multiplier, but there are times when pure volume of fire is needed, for example against dispersed opponents.
@Pete Sheppard If you want a significant volume of fire (particularly over a prolonged period), some platforms can still deliver it - whether via mortars, larger MLRS, or bombers. Of course, there are also still traditional tube artillery with 155mm cluster munitions that have a very significant suppressive capability but they are also very lethal. Ultimately, the business of war is about killing the enemy and it is more effective to hit them using one or two rounds than to end up spending more money hitting near them. Besides, warfare is becoming mobile and this means it is increasingly important to hit the enemy with precision, particularly as cheap and effective counter-battery radars are becoming more common. The proliferation of drones further compounds this. 'Shoot and scoot' artillery is here to stay. I do agree that small MLRS systems could be useful, especially if their range can be made competitive with NATO's artillery, mortars and other munitions like suicide drones but if they are just more inaccurate and potentially easier to intercept, then they could become burdensome. I'd like to see them with GPS guidance, as GPS guidance is pretty cheap to implement these days. An improved system like this could be effective on the modern near-peer battlefield and provide stiff competition for mortars. We do have small MLRS platforms in the Western World. One is similar to the Type 63 MLRS but it is designed to be fitted to any utility vehicle (like a Ford Raptor or a Toyota Hilux) with a flatbed within a couple of hours. It comes as a kit and is pretty affordable as a result. If I recall correctly, Ukraine has received this platform and it is called the Vampire (not to be confused with the larger 122mm Czech Vampir, which Ukraine has also received). The Ukrainians received the version that comes with a four-tube launcher and a guidance module that allows it to be used as point air defence with laser-guided munitions.
@@aymonfoxc1442 Thanks for the reply! If there's one thing that's pretty constant in war, it's that often the most needed weapon isn't where it's most needed. 😎
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instead of talking about how proliferate it is, the diverse ways of how this weapon can be used is even more interesting, u only need a shovel and lighter
I think its not really a stretch to believe the Chinese are capable of independently developing a simple rocket no more complicated than the ones used in the 1800s. the only thing that changed is the explosives are better and the propellant is more powerful. and of course the tube is steel
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Serbian 128mm short rockets MLRS is name "Plamen" not "Morava"!!! Morava is a with longe rockets, like Grad 128mm!!!
The irony that a Chinese design is being copied.
Not ironic, it’s like how the US was famous for copying German designs but ended up creating their own designs in the end 😂
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Blackpowder, Silk, paper, etc. This is more common then you are lead to remember
@@matheuscerqueira7952 wasn't it Cyprus who Introduced paper to the world?
@@matheuscerqueira7952 Oldest paper came from Egypt. Also being the first is not important; the more important issue is who develop them into practical use. The first gunpowder was discovered in China but its practical use as gun was because of its development in Europe, smokeless gunpowder and breech loading rifle were also developed there. The first car and aeroplane-with-engine were developed by the Americans.. yet, Japan manufactures the best automobiles and France manufactures the best passenger plane today. Smartphone was invented also in America.. yet Korean & Taiwanese & P.R. Chinese brands innovated so much / improving it.
Excellent video. Very comprehensive. But I have to add the T-107/T1-22 of ROKETSAN to the list, you forgot.
"Type 63 MLRS | Chinese Nebelwerfer knockoff" Would be a correct title"
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The dollar store MLRS.
The HIMARS your Mom tells you you already have at home.
Some differences between Type 63, Nebelwerfer 41 and M16
The Nebelwerfer had the payload in the tail and propellant in front, with spin stabilization nozzles in the center section. It also weighed twice as much. The M16 was spin stabilized version of the fin stabilized M8. The explosive charge ran through the core with the propellant wrapped around it. The nozzles were in the base.
Type 63 was similar in size and appearance to the M16, with a similar base nozzle design. However it had a smaller warhead in the tip and the rear is entirely propellant, giving it higher velocity, range, and direct fire capability. The launcher is also entirely different. It’s much lighter, can be broken down to pack loads. It has “gun depression” for firing down from a hilltop position, and is loaded from the breech instead of muzzle, making it safer to load from cover and under fire.
Nebelwerfer 42 with the 21cm rockets had a conventional layout
One would expect a design from WW2 to be inferior to a design from Cold War
@@IR_IE_ID That is true. The layout has existed since the Hale rocket of the 1840s. The reason the M16 was designed differently was it was based on an fin stabilized air launched rocket. Propellant around the warhead is probably for maintaining center of gravity as it burns out. Reduced velocity was not a big deal since aircraft add airspeed and the rocket is accelerated by gravity.
@@strongback6550 Difference in priorities for development I guess. The German rockets had more payload and the payload sitting at the base increased effective blast radius. But this also significantly increased the complexity and thus, production cost. The Chinese compensated this by just adding more tubes per launcher and opted for longer range considering the later rockets are cheaper. Assuming that proximity fuzes are available to later variants, the German base payload design would also become obsolete.
Some weapons fact:- The Czechoslovak Engineers got their hands on a number of WW2 German 30mm/3cm MK303 Anti aircraft cannons and reverse engineered and modified to the designation "PLDVK 53/59 30mm" AA which is famously used in M53/59 Praga SPAAG.
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@@patriotenfield3276 It was recently added in Warthunder. The Praga is badass
@@destroyerarmor2846 It is also called The Serbian meatgrinder. coz the Serbs literally used it during the Yugoslav wars for ground support role against Croats and Bosniaks. A Bosniak soldier literally described his friends' demise as carnage and horrifying.
@@patriotenfield3276 haha you silly men,because of that serbian loose every war with neighbours..
Looks very much like a German Nebelwerfer
because it is
@Takahiro Takeshi the vid literally gives the Chinese credit for gunpowder and rockets, don't get salty over people saying a bundle of tubes looks like another bundle of tubes
@Takahiro Takeshi Similar weight, similar range. Smaller tubes just mean easier to reload and less useful for chemical warfare. Outside that, tactical role is pretty much the same.
Why fix what ain't broken, especially when you're in the 60's?
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I thought the same thing
We used it in Bosnian war and i can say it had role when we pushed Serbians out of Bihac. We had it few and they tough NATO attacks them in fear
You probably had Croatian made RAK made in Ðuro Ðaković factory. Very similar design.
Interesting low cost system. I imagine this system can be integrated into big, proper army formation as a shock blitz weapon. Kinda remind me OG modified S8 rocket pods for land vehicles mounting. Also I think Belarus made a 80x80mm MLRS based on the S8 rocket. Can you make a video on that system. I know its a fairly new system and not a lot of information available about it, but I think it would make a good video for your content.
I remember there was guided munitons for these Its a good concept
@@Manomed3 I don’t think that Belarusian MLRS can utilize the Ugroza (RCIC) laser guidance upgrade though. As far as I can remember the Grad is the only ground vehicle to have had testing done with the system, and even that one has basically been shoved into a dusty corner without being given a designator. Air launched versions however have received the names S-5Kor, S-8Kor, and S-13Kor respectively. But it looks like they might’ve pulled funding on the whole project, so any kind of real world application is likely far out
*Correction: The Ugroza laser guidance upgrade kit was never tested on a Grad. It was a different guidance system with the same name
One of the type 63s most important feature is its rocket, that you actually can fire it without the launcher, just put it on the ground and link it to some AA batteries, or just remove its backplate and lit it up
I think the "Nebelwerfer" had a similar Feature.
Light up.
Even more accurate than it already isn't.
When you tell mom that you are just playing with some fireworks bought from the Chinatown.
Some of the tactics Arab irregulars used with these 107mm rockets were really interesting. Hezbollah, for example, would remotely fire either single shots or salvos from improvised launchers in well-concealed positions, and had them pre-registered to hit likely avenues of enemy approach or Israeli-controlled territory. Since the rockets are so cheap Hezbollah could hide such launchers in every nook and cranny of Lebanon’s mountainous terrain, while a very small team hiding in an underground bunker could fire them in near-complete safety. This made counter battery fire useless if not impossible for the Israelis. So these cheap 107mm improvised rocket launchers basically acted as a kind of “long-range” anti-personnel land mine.
I think it was inspired by ww2 German Nebelwerfer which it resembles a lot.
There's a Chinese clip showing PLA operate the type 63 ammo without the launcher by a single 9V batt. 😊
Well... I consider myself a lucky person who survived a strike by one of these... a text book situation when fire and movement maneuver goes wrong, we were supposed to storm a hilltop position and our fire base was supposed to hit the opposite slope, since it was a wargame from the four only one battery was planned to shoot, but they screwed up and their rockets landed on our side, just couple of hundred meters above my squad, they said it was wind but I say they fired few degrees off, cause to our luck in their absolute incompetence our firebase crew had forgot to arm the rockets before launching them, so it was more like a really heavy hammer striking the hillside twelve times in a row... but it was scary as hell, then I finally understood why requesting danger close fire mission against enemies can get you a medal, you don't want to be anywhere near the place these stuff fall from sky... and this thing is not even a real artillery, gods bless those brave Ukrainians who are facing the onslaught of the Russian artillery on a daily basis.
Yes didn't use full load for practice, or am I wrong
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@@pashapasovski5860 nope, they had forgot to arm the fuses, so it was just raining water bottle size metal canisters coming down at super sonic speed instead of raining fire and shrapnel as it was supposed to do.
@@sohrabroozbahani4700 you are very lucky those weren't armed lol maybe that bit of incompetence is what saved you that day, cuz if they were armed it would have been really scary and even under bunker concussion damage exists its like hitting armor with a mace
Fun Fact :- The Chinese also made a 130mm Caliber Type 63 MLRS that was mounted on a NJ 230 Truck. PLA would not use 122mm BM21 till they made Type-81 MLRS.
and some interesting facts . Like the US M1 and Czech VZ 52 , The Chinese have several weapons under a common designation and Type 63 falls in that.
They have a Type 63 select fire rifle
They have Type 63 60mm Mortar
They have a Type 63 37mm SPAAG based on T34-85 Chassis
They have Type 63 Light Amphibious tank
They have Type 63 / YW531 Armored personnel carrier
They have Type 63 107mm MLRS which were actually made for warfare in China's southern frontier which is hilly and heavily Forested and are generally towed type config.
They have Type 63 130mm MLRS which have longer range , mounted on trucks and made for combat role in China's Northern Border and they fill the similar role like the BM-14 and BM-24 did in Soviet army.
Chinese US battle:
Chinese commander:
Prepare the Type 63 for battle!
US commander:
Prepare the M1 for battle!
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nothing happens. 🤺🤔😉
a ton of things were happening in 1963 you say...
_It’s all just _*_Type 63?_*
*_Always has been_*
rehashed nebelwerfer ?
This seems like it could be very effective, especially in guerrilla warfare. Maybe pair it with a few mortars and a DShk. Maybe a ZU-23 or similar Russian AA gun? It would all fit really well on a truck or technical too.
Would fit nice in back of my truck😏
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It 's like a Kalashnikov AK.
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Toyota Land Cruiser is also highly versatile.
nic breakdown of the weapon. I know from stories my uncle (a Vietnam vet)told me these things could be a "major nuisance" when the single rocket version was used by small units. The truck directly in front of his was obliterated by one during an ambush. Blocking the rest of the convoy in place and leaving them sitting still for more rocket attacks.
Hitting the first and last vehicles in a convoy is a classic ambush tactic. Especially when combined with a choke point like a bridge or being surrounded with dense jungle
The Pampero 105mm MLRS Follow a similar concept but with 105mm rockets.
That's a baby Katyusha. How cute!
The Ukrainian forces are using intensively the s8 of 80mm rockets adapted to be used from land vehicles, these rockets have the same range and capabilities of the 107mm rockets
This system looks verry similar to the german WW2 "Nebelwerfer"
the system does but the rocket itself is very different, nebelwerfer had it's explosive charge on the back of the rocket and propellant in front which is the opposite of a standard katyusha or grad rocket
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The Taliban would just prop them rockets on a rock to fire them
Excellent video on this superb low cost simple weapons system!
The Chinese have been making these kinds of weapons since they invented gun powder
The origins of this design are nebulous.
Nice a Nebelwerfer Joke
Carronade MLRS. Pretty cool and seems quite powerful. Setting aside all political views, I think this has a lot of potential especially if they come up with some advanced munitions for it. That's what seems to be successful. Although drones may be more efficient in the future.
Mobility is going to be critical. These pack a lot of punch in a small form factor. It is definitely not high tech but it is a modern simplification of tech. This feels like a distinct Chinese design which is something we're starting to get more familiar with.
This video was worth waiting for. I find such technically simple weapon systems very interesting.
And you've collected a lot of good looking footage from multiple sources. I'm not sure which one was more cool to watch:
- Rocket launcher with all different variants
- All the different vehicles it is mounted on
Keepnon good work!
Good video boss. As a model builder I love seeing communist weapons systems mounted on hummers. Whole bunch of good pics for inspiration
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Glad to see this weapon system getting the recognition it deserves! A gurrilla force usually just need AK rifles, RPGs, and Type 63 MLRS, and some stingers to become a deadly force lol
And a mountain/jungle
RPGs don't cut anymore.. You need Kornet or Javs.
@@Appplethefruit An RPG works just fine against most targets, especially one with Tandem warheads.
@@voidtempering8700 so you can take down a modern MBT (say challenger II or M1A2) with RPG-7 tandem? Did not know that..
@@Appplethefruit A tandem warheads is more than capable of penetrating the sides of an MBT and potentially killing the crew, it simply depends on where you fire at it.
very interesting content that I found and with quality that I think is good 😊
It reminds me of the Nebelwerfer.
😂 Chinese design copied and made into durable and of better quality.. Chinese be like 😮
so basically a chinese nebelwerfer
Very well presented and researched.
Could you do a video on the VBMR Serval or VBL and it's future upgraded version the VBL sigma or the VBCI?
I think this is the perfect artillery weapon for the Myanmar or Burma gurrillas.
Along with some 60mm mortars and a hodgepodge of all sorts of small arms. Shotguns ect enough to kill enough government soldiers to have their guns.
I remember seeing these being used by the Mujahedeen, the Sri Lanka Army
and the LTTE
A substitute pickup truck mod to the ubiquitous 14.5mm heavy machine gun.
Gee looks like a German Nebelwerfer from World War 2
the Germans had these in World War 2 :)
The man portable singe shot one is a perfect squad piece
At4 basically, rpg
Yeah, fire them from a wobbling pickup.
Really 'hit' that target, with a 10 degree spread.
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Awesome video!
Why is this giving me Hwacha vibes? (Hwacha is the Korean name for a type of medieval rocket artillery used in medieval China and Korea)
This very nice Nor Type Also good for Mndaa60 Tnla 60Aa 60Dpla 30 Kndf40 Mla30👍
Wow a lot of research went into this.
Can be towed by a tactical 4x4? That could be towed by a Prius.
You forgot to mention Serbia and Croatia produce it also in 128mm which is also used by Azerbaijan
Yugoslavian 128 Plamen is Czechoslovakian design licence, was bought from them the Yugoslav version of Grad was on steroids as it have airbrakes on engine instead primitive cones that would be put behind fuse.
If it's 128mm then it's clearly not a Type 63. That's closer to Soviet-produced Grad which is 122mm.
@@poppinc8145 Yugoslav 128mm rocket have roots from Czechoslovakian rocket 130mm, it was their original design in own time mutch better then SSSR type of Katchusa, later with help of Czechoslovakia Yugoslavia made rocket similar to SSSR Grad but with automated brakes, no need for rings, the minus of this rocket was price it was 2 time more expencive then grad.
I mean, it's cheap, easy to manufacture and transport, so I can see why it's so popular. Although, I'm not sure how effective unguided MLRS are in modern warfare. Personally, I think precision-guided rockets like M270 or the HIMARS are better
Its gets the job done for what it was, for an army on budget fighting insurgency it is a perfect weapon.
@@dannyzero692 Right Even in great numbers in an urban battle field will make quick work on enemy personnel also not every country could spend money like the US they have budget constraints like everyone else in the world
of course m270 and himars are better, but for the price of one himars missile you can probably make several hundred of T63 rockets.
@@dannyzero692 Does killing a bunch of civilians and leveling homes because of it's inaccuracy, really make it the perfect weapon?
US fan will try to say it copy from US😅.
I am a patriotic US citizen and I will just say this is about as simple as a rocket launcher can get so the chinese can go ahead and keep the idea they came up with this on their own. I am pretty sure every nation that has tried rocket artillery before developed the same looking thing.
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Saw these pieces being us3d in syria when fighting was intense there
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Chinese invented rockets 2000 years ago!
Modernized neberwherfer
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this thing looks ingenious: love to see the legacy of a simple, effective, MLRS being carried on
I feel like you don't understand the concept of Genius, slinging HE out of a tube using a rocket motor is a very old concept and rockets like this have existed since long before the Type 63. its like calling a wheel or wagon ingenious which would only be true if it was said several thousand years ago.
the type 63 is now no doubt only Chinese weapon widely used abroad China
the success behind type 63 is also interesting
the type 63 107mm MLRS is the only MLRS system till now designed for infantry with out vehicle
from our concept, the type 63 use the generation 1.5 technology in the field of MLRS, basicly generation 1 is soviet BM12 in WWII, it is flaps stablized without rotating
the type 63 uses a non-rotating rocket, which can sequre accuracy with in range of 8-16km, with this generation tech, even you are using a huge 273mm rocket, the maxium reliable range is within 40km and without accuracy at all
than the soviet 122mm BM21, it uses rotating rocket, these kind of things are much more accurate within range of 50km, thats what we called 2th gen MLRS
and than soviet 300mm rocket and HIMRS, the rockets have computer and can control it self, some have gps, gnss, or datalink, the maxium range is unlimited
type 63 use 1st gen MLRS rocket tech, and simple design with great thoughts, which make it really simple to produce, with basic material and tools, you can easily make rockets in small factory, the initial design is to produce these rockets after nuclesr war with available material, you can download blue print of 107mm rockets on internet,
another concept is to make infantry carry this MLRS without vehicle, the whole system can be taken apart easily, and the size of parts are specially designed making it easy to be carried by human, it is estimated around a 20 peoples team can carry the whole system and 18 rockets, it is great feature
and after year of use, most user found individually, the rocket can loss some range but do not launch rely on launch tube, PLA know about these information in 1970s, and they simply designed a small ruler and add some painted lines on rocket, which makes it easy to aim within 4km, that was the real begining of an legendry story, today PLA training both launching with tubes as well as launching without tubes, and for foreign users, there are more ways to use 107 rocket than you can imagine
believe it or not, there are more than 50 variant of home made rockets are using reliable and simple 107 rocket booster, and some techiques combine several 107 rocket boosters together and design huge short-range rocket, some carries 120kg war head, and there are even larger rocket with 500kg war head using combined soviet 122mm BM21 rocket booster
Looks like a nebelwerfer.
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Then they had to sharpen it and it caused dust and crap to float around in 0 g damaging equipment and the lungs of the ppl on board. So fun
That was the Russians, not the Chinese. The pen was already developed long before the Chinese had a space program.
@@mikeyo4406 Ever heard of pencil case?
@@ryansoe1829 not sure how this helps your argument... but yeah I have lol
@@mikeyo4406 do you think. Scientist would be stupid enough to let debris fly around in the sky. They will create a way to throwing away debris in a seal container.
can you say German WWII wiffer?
Accuracy?
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The mlrs that mexico needs
intersting
I've often wondered why the US got away from those small launchers. Combined with 120mm mortars, they could provide significant firepower for light and airborne units.
I think it's mostly the Air centric and hyper precise nature of the US military. Easier to carry in a radio and the US has always fought with air supremacy
The development of improved mortars, ATGMs, and lightweight artillery made it more efficient and effective to cut similar weapon systems and focus logistics.
@@aymonfoxc1442 True, precision is a force multiplier, but there are times when pure volume of fire is needed, for example against dispersed opponents.
@Pete Sheppard If you want a significant volume of fire (particularly over a prolonged period), some platforms can still deliver it - whether via mortars, larger MLRS, or bombers. Of course, there are also still traditional tube artillery with 155mm cluster munitions that have a very significant suppressive capability but they are also very lethal. Ultimately, the business of war is about killing the enemy and it is more effective to hit them using one or two rounds than to end up spending more money hitting near them.
Besides, warfare is becoming mobile and this means it is increasingly important to hit the enemy with precision, particularly as cheap and effective counter-battery radars are becoming more common. The proliferation of drones further compounds this. 'Shoot and scoot' artillery is here to stay.
I do agree that small MLRS systems could be useful, especially if their range can be made competitive with NATO's artillery, mortars and other munitions like suicide drones but if they are just more inaccurate and potentially easier to intercept, then they could become burdensome. I'd like to see them with GPS guidance, as GPS guidance is pretty cheap to implement these days. An improved system like this could be effective on the modern near-peer battlefield and provide stiff competition for mortars.
We do have small MLRS platforms in the Western World. One is similar to the Type 63 MLRS but it is designed to be fitted to any utility vehicle (like a Ford Raptor or a Toyota Hilux) with a flatbed within a couple of hours. It comes as a kit and is pretty affordable as a result. If I recall correctly, Ukraine has received this platform and it is called the Vampire (not to be confused with the larger 122mm Czech Vampir, which Ukraine has also received). The Ukrainians received the version that comes with a four-tube launcher and a guidance module that allows it to be used as point air defence with laser-guided munitions.
@@aymonfoxc1442 Thanks for the reply! If there's one thing that's pretty constant in war, it's that often the most needed weapon isn't where it's most needed. 😎
Your background about this weapon is flawed it is not an original Chinese weapon the Chinese copied it from the German Neville wafer 42
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instead of talking about how proliferate it is, the diverse ways of how this weapon can be used is even more interesting, u only need a shovel and lighter
You should go more in into the warheads fragments and explosives… plus the jamming version
Yeah right, Chinese... This was in army service's long before Chinese got to it
I think its not really a stretch to believe the Chinese are capable of independently developing a simple rocket no more complicated than the ones used in the 1800s. the only thing that changed is the explosives are better and the propellant is more powerful. and of course the tube is steel
when a rpg won't do but a grad would be overkill, this comes to play.
The Taliban dropped these all over FOB Salerno while I was there. I even have the rocket motor nozzle from one.
2:11 is that a crossbow ? lmao
No, a pickaxe
This us rocket version was based from the german air to air rocket used during WWII
This is a Nebelwerfer. It werfs Nebel.
Chinese products has no gurantee
Personally the rockets on the wagon in the movie. ZULU ,* we're more state of the art presentation,
ahahhahhaahahahhahahahahahhahahah dies to a drone
Thats a Nebelwerfer
15 cm Nebelwerfer 41
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I've been on the receiving end of these. I wouldn't recommend it.
Jadinya bukan termasuk divisi artillery bukan tutupnya infantry
It's a tube. "system" is pretty grandiose