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  "id": "bm-21u-grad",
  "name": "BM-21U Grad",
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  "domain": "land",
  "country": "UKR",
  "category": "122mm multiple rocket launcher",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 1986,
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      ],
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      "label": "Chassis",
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      "v": "KrAZ-6322",
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    },
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
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    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Suspension",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "(front) semi-elliptic leaf springs and hydraulic shock-absorbers; (rear bogie) inverted semi-elliptic leaf springs",
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      "conf": "medium"
    },
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      "k": "",
      "label": "Fording",
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      "v": "1.2 m",
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      "conf": "medium"
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    {
      "name": "HE-FRAG",
      "role": "122 mm ammunition",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
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      }
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    "file": "bm-21u-grad.jpg",
    "thumb": "bm-21u-grad-thumb.jpg",
    "credit": "Віталій",
    "license": "CC BY 3.0",
    "url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BM-21U.JPG",
    "title": "File:BM-21U.JPG"
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  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Added photo (CC BY 3.0)"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/bm-21u-grad.html",
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    "weg-bm-21u-grad": {
      "title": "BM-21U Grad Ukrainian 122mm Multiple Rocket Launcher",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/BM-21U_Grad_Ukrainian_122mm_Multiple_Rocket_Launcher",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}