LRuG Ws. 83

The 83.M Lansator de Rakete Uz General (83.M LRUG), known in Cezak as the Ml/83 Genraldoel-Rakietawerper (Ml/83 GdRw) and in Anglic as the M83 General Purpose Rocket Launcher (M83 GPRL) is a shoulder-launched multipurpose rocket launcher designed for, anti-armour, anti-structure and anti-personnel use which was a joint project between the Modrovian and Cezakian governments. It has an effective range of 530 m against armoured vehicles and 955 m against a two-story structure with a 10 metre minimum range. The weapon is intended to be used at a squad level as a means to deliver heavy ordinance at longer ranges and is intended for use with both land based and airborne troops and as such is built out of light weight materials.

Operation
The launcher is typically operated by a crew of two, a loader and a gunner however can be operated by one man at a slower rate. The launcher is loaded by attaching a rocket container to the rear of the launcher and locking it by twisting it 90 degrees. When the container is attached and locked in position, the electrical firing circuit is connected. The rocket tube is 625 millimetres long and weighs approximately 3 - 4 kilograms depending on the loaded projectile. On the left side of the launcher is the Cezak made 3× Ml. 283 optical sight, which is graduated between 100 and 1,500 metres and includes a rangefinder reticle based on the height of the average human male for quick range estimates.

The launcher has an adjustable shoulder rest and a folding left hand forward grip. The right hand pistol grip contains a conventional safety switch and the firing mechanism. When the safety is off, the launcher utilises an electric trigger which generates a charge which fires the rocket through its electric ignition. The launcher has a life of approximately 140 firings, after which the optical sight is removed and the launch tube must be discarded. The optical sight can then be fitted to a fresh launcher.

Ammunition
A number of munitions were developed for the launcher, including a High Explosive Dual Purpose warhead (HEDP) which contains 1,550 steel balls along with a smaller HEAT anti-armour warhead allowing it to act as a light anti-tank round, anti-structural round or anti-personnel round. Two smoke rounds were developed, both produce smoke for approximately 40 seconds, one utilising white phosphorus for offensive application and the other utilising hexachloroethane-zinc and granular aluminum to create an exothermic reaction to generate a safer smoke plume. For heavier anti-armour purposes a dedicated HEAT rocket (1983) and later a tandem charge HEAT rocket (1991) were designed, with the former penetrating 650mm of armour and the latter penetrating 875mm of armour however the tandem charge warhead only had a practical range of 250 metres due to the rocket's ballistic characteristics, as such the anti-tank role of the launcher was largely superseded by Short Range Anti-Tank Guided Missiles and thus the tandem charge HEAT rockets are kept in storage in the event of mass mobilisation. Furthermore, an illumination round that produces 300,000 candela for 30 seconds was also brought into service.

LRUG-D program (1997)
Draft Idea: Gardic - Modrovian joint modification of the original LRUG which turned the weapon into a disposable launcher, aiming to fill the role of a disposable anti-fortification launcher.

LRUG Střelek program (2004)
The LRUG upgrade program referred to as "Střelek" (Anglic: Marksman) by its Modrovian development company was introduced in 2003 and was designed to be simply mounted onto the existing LRUG design. It replaced the standard optical sight with a sophisticated multipurpose thermal and night vision optic and a built in electronic fire control system which allowed automatic ranging and the ability to fire programmable smart munitions such as airburst anti-personnel fragmentation rounds increasing the ranged effectiveness of the LRUG design. The fire control system and optical unit were mounted in a unique roll cage designed as both a carry handle and a protective casing for the electronic optical unit. The upgrade increased the weight of the launcher by 1.2 kilograms total including the electronic optical unit and other external changes to allow the use of smart munition raising it to 6.7 kilograms empty and 9.7 - 10.7 kilograms loaded depending on munition.

LRUG II program (2016)
Draft Idea: Joint Cezak - Modrovian upgrade program to overhaul the ageing launcher system. It aimed to lighten the design but cutting down on the use of metal such as removing the typical right hand pistol grip which housed the trigger and trigger mechanism with a button mounted on the right side of the launcher (a design idea borrowed from the LRUG-D) and overall reducing the length of the launcher to a more compact size. The design utilised an updated Střelek electronic optical unit which cut 200 grams from original the design weight.

Current Operators

 * Modrovia
 * Cezakia
 * Albaterra
 * Alvakalia
 * Gardarike
 * Samotkhe
 * Kodeshia
 * Versonnex
 * Aukalnia and Sartland
 * Santa Magdalena
 * Seratof