The Grad-P Light portable rocket system, also known by the 9P132 launcher index, is a Soviet single-round man-portable 122 mm rocket launcher for 9M22M-class rockets. Missilery traces the system to a 1965 lightweight launcher program for special delivery abroad, while the Australian War Memorial documents DKZ-B/Grad-P use by North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces during the Vietnam War.
The Australian War Memorial identifies a Viet Cong 122 mm DKZ-B launcher and states that North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces used Soviet-developed Grad-P single-round man-portable tripod rocket launchers during Vietnam, 1962-1975.
A Security and Defence Quarterly study says video footage showed separatists widely using Grad-P in the 2014-2015 Donbas fighting, while ArmyInform later reported Russian Grad-P launchers destroyed near Pokrovsk and on the Kostiantynivka axis in 2025.
Role detailsGrad-P compressed a Grad-family rocket into a transportable single-round system rather than a vehicle-mounted salvo launcher. Missilery describes the 9P132 firing unit as a shortened tubular guide on a folding light tripod, broken down into separate barrel and tripod loads for movement by a small crew.
Single 122 mm launch tube on a folding tripod with elevation and traverse mechanisms.
The barrel and tripod/machine were carried as separate loads before assembly at the firing point.
The launcher fired the shorter 9M22M rocket, whose warhead remained closely tied to the M-21OF Grad family.
Grad-P records use the 9P132 launcher index for the portable firing unit, while DKZ-B appears as the Vietnamese designation for the same Soviet-developed single-round launcher family.
| Variant | Configuration | Designation notes |
|---|---|---|
| 9P132 Portable Unit | Launcher unit | Missilery describes the 9P132 as the tubular guide and light tripod firing unit for the Grad-P system. |
| DKZ-B | Vietnamese designation | The Australian War Memorial identifies its Viet Cong collection item as a 122 mm DKZ-B launcher and links it to the Soviet-developed Grad-P. |
Missilery documents the 9P132 Grad-P as a launcher for 9M22M-class 122 mm rockets.
| Ammunition | Ammunition type | Firing evidence |
|---|---|---|
 | 122 mm artillery rocket | Missilery says the 9P132 Portable Unit fires 9M22M 122 mm unguided rocket projectiles from a light tripod launcher. |
Missilery reports that the lightweight portable Grad-P system was developed and jointly tested in 1965, then recommended for special-unit adoption.
Plant No. 575 at Kovrov received finalized documentation and produced the first 20 9P132 launchers in December 1965, according to Missilery's production history.
Missilery says completed launchers and operational documentation were delivered in March-April 1966 to consignee 075, and the Australian War Memorial later documented North Vietnamese and Viet Cong use of the DKZ-B/Grad-P.
