[Vespers War]

Once it became apparent that Object 282 would not be receiving any Salamander missiles, the question became what to do with the dual-launcher platform. It was decided to use the vehicle's two launchers to test two different anti-tank rockets. Not missiles. Unguided rockets. The Soviets very optimistically expected to take out enemy tanks at ten kilometers with unguided rockets. The only official statement I've seen is that the fire control system was inadequate. Given that hitting a target with an unguided projectile at ten kilometers would be a near-miracle today, I'm pretty sure that fire control system was doing its early 1960s best, and that its best was nowhere near good enough.

The two rockets tested on the updated Object 282T were the 132mm TRS-132 and the TRS-152, which (surprise!) was 152mm. The test vehicle had two drum magazines, one on the right with 6 TRS-152 and one on the left with 8 TRS-132. There were also 5 and 7 rockets of each type respectively stored under the turret as reloads. The vehicle could also be fitted to carry just one type of rocket, with either 22 TRS-152 or 30 TRS-132 - some sources mention a centrally-mounted launch rail for this, but I've never seen a photograph or drawing of that, so it may have just been a concept.

The basic vehicle stats are the same as the previously-posted Object 282, but replace the missile launcher with the following weapons:

TRS-132
DF Range 300, C14 B27, Pen 72C, Indirect Fire 7000

TRS-152
DF Range 400, C19 B31, Pen 84C, Indirect Fire 10000

The DF ranges are semi-wild guesses loosely based on Paul's Artillery Rockets page. Indirect Fire range is the intended maximum range. Damage and penetration are at TL-6 (1950) levels. At TL-7 (1970), the TRS-132 would be C17 B29, Pen 99C and the TRS-152 C23 B33, Pen 115C.

Honestly, if given HE warheads instead of HEAT, these probably wouldn't have been terrible rocket artillery platforms. They'd be heavy and expensive, but able to stay with tank units on the assault. As anti-tank systems they suffer from using unguided projectiles for long-range attacks.