Grad-P Light portable rocket system

The Grad-P Light portable rocket system, also known as the 9P132, is a Soviet single-round man-portable 122 mm launcher for 9M22M-class rockets. Missilery documents the system as a lightweight tripod launcher developed in 1965 for special delivery abroad, with 55 kg combat weight and a two-load breakdown for transport.

Grad-P Light portable rocket system, Single-round man-portable 122 mm rocket launcher, Artillery

Image source: A DKB rocket launcher of the Vietnam People's Army image

Profile

Origin: Soviet Union
Built by: Plant No. 575 (Kovrov)
Type: Single-round man-portable 122 mm rocket launcher
Service note: Cold War-era portable launcher
Designed: 1965
Produced: 1965-1967 initial serial production
Variants: 9P132 Portable Unit, DKZ-B (Vietnamese designation)

portable rocket artillery unguided

Specifications

Caliber: 122 mm
Launcher weight: 55 kg in combat position
Elevation: +10° to 40°
Traverse: ±7°
Deployment time: 2.5 minutes to combat position; 2 minutes to pack up
Ammunition: 9M22M 122 mm unguided rocket
Crew: 5

Service And Conflict Use

Service History

In service: Developed in 1965 for special units and export, with initial serial production in 1965-1967; the Soviet Army did not accept it for service.
Used by: South Vietnamese guerrillas, Cuban troops in Africa, Palestinian militants

Ammunition Fired

Missilery documents the 9P132 Grad-P as a launcher for 9M22M-class 122 mm rockets.

Ammunition

Ammunition type

Firing evidence

122 mm Katyusha rocket

122 mm artillery rocket

Missilery says the 9P132 Portable Unit fires 9M22M 122 mm unguided rocket projectiles from a light tripod launcher.

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Grad-P Light portable rocket system Videos

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Grad-P Light portable rocket system Images

Grad-P Light portable rocket system, Single-round man-portable 122 mm rocket launcher, Artillery - view 1 — Source: A DKB rocket launcher of the Vietnam People's Army image

Grad-P Light portable rocket system, Single-round man-portable 122 mm rocket launcher, Artillery - view 2 — Source: Grad-P-batey-haosef-1 image

Grad-P Light portable rocket system, Single-round man-portable 122 mm rocket launcher, Artillery - view 3 — Source: Grad-P-batey-haosef-2 image

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Sources

Grad-P lightweight portable jet systemPublisher: Missilery.info | Note: Supports launcher background, production history, the 9P132 configuration, and the fact that the system fires 9M22M 122 mm rockets. | Accessed: 2026-06-23 9P132 Russian 122mm One-Round Rocket LauncherPublisher: OE Data Integration Network | Note: Supports the man-portable launcher description and the two one-man loads that make up the 9P132 system. | Accessed: 2026-06-23 A DKB rocket launcher of the Vietnam People's Army imagePublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance for the launcher photo used as the primary image. | Accessed: 2026-06-23 Grad-P-batey-haosef-1 imagePublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance for a gallery photo of the Grad-P launcher. | Accessed: 2026-06-23 Grad-P-batey-haosef-2 imagePublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance for a second gallery photo of the Grad-P launcher. | Accessed: 2026-06-23