Fort Sill in Comanche County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)
Chinese Type 63 130mm Multiple Rocket Launcher
Photographed By James Hulse, September 9, 2021
1. Chinese Type 63 130mm Multiple Rocket Launcher Marker
Inscription.
Chinese Type 63 130mm Multiple Rocket Launcher. . Combining mobility with concentrated fire power, this weapon was valued for its ability to deliver rapid barrages and relocate quickly. The Type 63 Multiple Rocket Launcher (MRL) began production in 1963. It carried 19 tubes and 38 rockets mounted on a Chinese NJ-230 (4x4) truck chassis. The Type 63 could launch four types of rockets; High Explosive (HE), HE-Fragmentation, HE-Incendiary, and HE-Extended Range plus fired its 19 rounds in 11.5 seconds. Fuses included proximity, impact with instantaneous detonation or impact with delayed detonation. One standard HE rocket produced 1,916 fragments, lethal to a radius of 24m (26 yds.). Nineteen simultaneously-fired rockets covered an area with 36,404 fragments. One battery of six launchers produced 218,424 lethal fragments over its impact area. After a reload, the process can be repeated one more time without external resupply. This MRL truck came from Iraq. It was likely used during the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq war for barrage, prior to Iraqi assault, Iraqi counter battery fire and for Iraqi defense against massed Iranian infantry assaults. It came to Ft. Sill as a war trophy of the 2-17th Field Artillery Brigade after Operation Desert Storm in 1991., Caliber - 5.10 in. - 130 mm , Range - 11,045 yds. - 10,100 m , Rocket Weight - 72.8 lbs. - 33 kg , Elevation (0 to 50 degrees) - (0 to 889 mils) , Traverse - 180 degrees - 3,200 mils , Rate of Fire - 19 rockets in 11.5 sec. - Crew 7 , Maximum Speed - 31 mph - 50 kph , CCN# 127002
Combining mobility with concentrated fire power, this weapon was valued for its ability to deliver rapid barrages and relocate quickly. The Type 63 Multiple Rocket Launcher (MRL) began production in 1963. It carried 19 tubes and 38 rockets mounted on a Chinese NJ-230 (4x4) truck chassis. The Type 63 could launch four types of rockets; High Explosive (HE), HE-Fragmentation, HE-Incendiary, and HE-Extended Range plus fired its 19 rounds in 11.5 seconds. Fuses included proximity, impact with instantaneous detonation or impact with delayed detonation. One standard HE rocket produced 1,916 fragments, lethal to a radius of 24m (26 yds.). Nineteen simultaneously-fired rockets covered an area with 36,404 fragments. One battery of six launchers produced 218,424 lethal fragments over its impact area. After a reload, the process can be repeated one more time without external resupply. This MRL truck came from Iraq. It was likely used during the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq war for barrage, prior to Iraqi assault, Iraqi counter battery fire and for Iraqi defense against massed Iranian infantry assaults. It came to Ft. Sill as a war trophy of the 2-17th Field Artillery Brigade after Operation Desert Storm in 1991.
Caliber - 5.10 in. - 130 mm
Range - 11,045 yds. - 10,100 m
Rocket Weight - 72.8 lbs. - 33 kg
Elevation (0 to 50 degrees)
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- (0 to 889 mils)
Traverse - 180 degrees - 3,200 mils
Rate of Fire - 19 rockets in 11.5 sec. - Crew 7
Maximum Speed - 31 mph - 50 kph
CCN# 127002
Erected by U.S. Army Field Artillery Museum. (Marker Number 650.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, 1st Iraq & Desert Storm. A significant historical year for this entry is 1963.
Location. 34° 40.034′ N, 98° 23.26′ W. Marker is in Fort Sill, Oklahoma, in Comanche County. Marker is at the intersection of Corral Road and Randolph Road, on the right when traveling west on Corral Road. The marker is located in the central section of Artillery Park at the U.S. Army Field Artillery Museum. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fort Sill OK 73503, United States of America. Touch for directions.
More about this marker. Marker and Museum are located on Fort Sill, an active U.S. military installation. The museum is open to the public, but appropriate identification is required for access for Fort Sill.
Also see . . . U.S. Army Artillery Museum. (Submitted on February 24, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)
Credits. This page was last revised on February 24, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 24, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 141 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on February 24, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
