Haseb Iranian 107mm Multiple Rocket Launcher (MRL)

The Haseb Iranian 107mm Multiple Rocket Launcher (MRL) is an Iranian version of the Russian Type 63 The Type 63 multiple rocket launcher is a towed, 12-tube, 107mm rocket launcher produced by the People's Republic of China in the early 1960s and later exported and manufactured globally. Although no longer serving with active infantry units, the Type 63 remains in service with the People's Liberation Army, particularly in specialized formations such as mountain infantry units and special forces detachments. The Type 63 was widely used in the PLA until the late 1980s. It was adopted as the successor to the Type 50-5, which had a 102mm caliber. China has also developed a Type 63 multiple rocket launcher with a 130mm caliber. The RPU-14 is a Soviet 140mm MRL of similar design to the Type 63. The launcher's 12 tubes are arranged in three removable rows of four each, mounted on a single-axle carriage with rubber tires. The Type 63 originally fired an 18.8 kilogram rocket (Type 63-2) with a 1.3 kilogram warhead. Ammunition for the Type 63 was later improved (Type 75 and Type 81 series), although the overall weight of the rocket remained the same. A fixed amount of propellant is contained in the rocket motor. The steel-cased rocket is stabilized with spin imparted by six angled nozzles in its base. Type 63 rockets can be launched without a launcher; improvised firing methods can employ tubing, rails, or even dirt berms. The Type 63 was distributed on the basis of six per infantry regiment, or 18 per infantry division. For airborne and mountain units, the lighter Type 63-I was developed. Both the Type 63 and its copies can be mounted on various types of armoured and unarmoured vehicles, including the MT-LB, Safir, Mamba, RG-32 Scout, GAZ-66, and M113.