OVERVIEW: The 122mm Sakr is an unguided, spin-stabilized artillery rocket designed for use with 122mm multiple launch rocket systems in area-saturation fire missions. It is compatible with standard 40-tube launchers such as the BM-21 and is used against soft targets, infantry concentrations, and light structures.

DETAILS: The 122mm Sakr rocket is a fin- and spin-stabilized artillery munition with a solid-fuel motor and a high-explosive fragmentation warhead. It maintains the standard 122mm diameter and external form of Soviet 9M22-series rockets, ensuring full compatibility with launch systems like the BM-21 Grad and its derivatives. The rocket is fitted with a point-detonating fuze and designed for indirect fire. Its primary function is to deliver massed fire in short timeframes to suppress, neutralize, or disrupt enemy forces over broad target zones.

In operational use, the rockets are fired in rapid salvos from MLRS vehicles such as the BM-21 using onboard fire control or pre-planned targeting data. Launch is typically carried out from concealed positions to avoid counter-battery fire. Once airborne, the rockets follow a ballistic trajectory, dispersing fragmentation over wide areas upon detonation.

NOTE:
IOC: 1980s
Operators: Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Syria, Sudan, Yemen
Platforms: BM-21 Grad, Sakr-18 launcher, Sakr-45 launcher
Conflict used in: Gulf War (1991), Syrian Civil War (2011–), Yemeni Civil War (2015–)

SOURCE:
U.S. Air Force Armament Museum: https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil ; Jane’s Weapons: Air-Launched ; Department of Defense: https://www.defense.gov, Historical Munition Fact Sheets ; Federation of American Scientists (FAS): https://fas.org ; U.S. Navy Weapon Systems Explosive Ordnance Disposal publication: https://www.navsea.navy.mil/Home/Warfare-Centers/NUWC-Newport/What-We-Do/Undersea-Warfare-Systems/Weapon-Systems/