Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS)

The display reads:

 

Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS)

M-270

 

The MLRS replaces the aging, "old reliable" 8 inch howitzer as the U.S. Army's primary General Support Artillery weapon system. The system's M-26 rocket is capable of engaging targets at a range of 30 KM while the Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) is able to engage a target at a range of 124 KM. It is capable of firing 12 rockets in less than one minute, delivering 7,728 submunitions. Each rocket delivers 644 submunitions, with a target area the size of a football field. This capacity earned MLRS the nickname "Steel Rain." MLRS units fired several thousand rockets and 32 ATACMS missiles during Operation Desert Shield / Storm. The MLRS has been successfully used in conducting Artillery raid operations., suppression / destruction of air defense operations, and as a reinforcing and general support weapon. Its unique capabilities make the MLRS a versatile and lethal weapons platform able to deliver various munitions, both close and deep, in the theater of operations. The responsiveness, survivability and lethality and range, and by expanding its suite of munitions. The MLRS is a Multi-National system developed by the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Italy as well as the United States.

 

Caliber:

Rocket 226 mm (8.9 inch)

Missile 610 mm (24 inch)

 

Vehicle Weight:

Loaded 25,191 kg (55,420 lbs)

Empty 20,189 kg (44,416 lbs)

 

Vehicle Speed: 64 km/h (40 mph)

Vehicle Range: 483 km (300 miles)

Rocket Weight: 303 kg (667 lbs)

Missile Weight: 273 kg (600 lbs)

Traverse: 6,400 mils (360 degrees)

Detachment: 3

 

Museum # 94.59.1

 

Taken December 26th, 2010.

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