{
  "id": "m-1993",
  "name": "M-1993",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "land",
  "country": "PRK",
  "category": "122mm multiple rocket launcher",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 1993,
  "operators": [
    "PRK"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 1,
  "summary": "The M-1993 122mm Multiple Rocket Launcher is a North Korean version of the Czechoslovakian RM-70.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "crew",
      "v": 4,
      "src": [
        "weg-m-1993"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Chassis",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "The RM-70 uses chassis of the Tatra 813 8x8 truck.",
      "src": [
        "weg-m-1993"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "length_m",
      "v": 8.8,
      "src": [
        "weg-m-1993"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "width_m",
      "v": 2.5,
      "src": [
        "weg-m-1993"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "height_m",
      "v": 2.9,
      "src": [
        "weg-m-1993"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "combat_weight_t",
      "v": 33.7,
      "src": [
        "weg-m-1993"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "engine_name",
      "v": "Tatra T-930-3",
      "src": [
        "weg-m-1993"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "engine_hp",
      "v": 270,
      "src": [
        "weg-m-1993"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "road_range_km",
      "v": 600,
      "src": [
        "weg-m-1993"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "speed_road_kmh",
      "v": 80,
      "src": [
        "weg-m-1993"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Fording",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "1.4 m",
      "src": [
        "weg-m-1993"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Hull Armor",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Vehicle has an armored cab. It provides protection against small arms fire and artillery shell splinters.",
      "src": [
        "weg-m-1993"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "range_max_km",
      "v": 11,
      "src": [
        "weg-m-1993"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "label": "Maximum firing range",
      "note": "Longest-range ammunition listed"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [
    {
      "name": "Short-Range Rocket",
      "role": "122 mm ammunition",
      "src": [
        "weg-m-1993"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Warhead": "19.4 kg"
      },
      "range_km": 11,
      "qty": "80 Rounds"
    }
  ],
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "RM-70",
      "text": "Basic model, as described.",
      "src": [
        "weg-m-1993"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "RM-70/85",
      "text": "An unarmored version of the RM-70, based on the Tatra T815 VPR9 8x8.1R truck with 265 hp engine T3-930-51. Combat weight: 26.1 t. Sometimes called RM-70M.",
      "src": [
        "weg-m-1993"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "RM-70/85M",
      "text": "Modernized vehicles with new fire control and navigation equipment, can use a new type of rocket with a range of 36 km. Slovakia has ordered 50 upgrade packages.",
      "src": [
        "weg-m-1993"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "RM-70 Modular",
      "text": "In December 2000, the Slovak Ministry of Defense and Delta Defence started the RM-70 Modular German-Slovak modernization project. RM-70 Modular allows this artillery system to launch either twenty-eight 122mm rockets, or",
      "src": [
        "weg-m-1993"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Vz.92 \"Križan\" VMZ",
      "text": "Engineer vehicle, based on the Tatra T815 36.265 with a lightly armored cabin. The vehicle comes in different configurations, the standard being a 40-round rocket launcher (for \"Kuš\" and \"Krizhna-R\" rockets), a mechanica",
      "src": [
        "weg-m-1993"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "RM-70 Vampire",
      "text": "Upgraded version integrated on a Tatra T-815-7 truck chassis powered by a Tatra T3C V8 engine with 270 kW of output, coupled with a Tatra 10 TS 210 N gearbox, with semi-automatic Tatra Norgen drive system and an addition",
      "src": [
        "weg-m-1993"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "art": "mlrs",
  "image": null,
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/m-1993.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-m-1993": {
      "title": "M-1993 North Korean 122mm Multiple Rocket Launcher (MRL)",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/M-1993_North_Korean_122mm_Multiple_Rocket_Launcher",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}