210 mm SAKR 80 artillery rocket system

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The SAKR 80 was developed in 1989 by the Sakr Factory of the AOI in conjunction with the
SNPE to meet an Egyptian army requirement to a FROG 7 replacement.
 

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Gaafar said:
Gaafar said:
tround said:
The SAKR 80 was developed in 1989 by the Sakr Factory of the AOI in conjunction with the
SNPE to meet an Egyptian army requirement to a FROG 7 replacement.
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what book is that
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@hesham what book is that?
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It's some edition of a Jane's yearbook (probably Armor and Artillery). The font and format is a dead giveaway.

The odd thing is that in my 1992-93 Armor and Artillery, SAKR-80 is described as a 325mm rocket rather than a 210mm one. The text and statistics are otherwise almost identical, except that the rocket motor described here as a "cruise or secondary stage " motor is described in my edition as a "spin rotation motor" to stabilize the rocket. The same exact parameters are used to describe it, however. The rocket's claimed weight of 660-700 kg is definitely more consistent with the larger 325mm size than 210mm.

And then there are sources that split the difference and call it a 310mm rocket.
 
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