US M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS)
The Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) was developed jointly by the United Kingdom, United States, West Germany, France and Italy, starting in 1977, to overcome the Soviet advantage in area saturation rocket artillery, a niche which the Western Allies had neglected since World War II. The first production models were delivered in 1982 and the first operational M270 battery was formed and shipped to Germany in 1983. All twelve rockets can be fired in a one-minute volley. It continues in service in the US and in allied nations.
After visiting the Cherokee National Museum, I drove southwest, to go to Fort Sill. This is a United States Army post north of Lawton, Oklahoma. It is home to the Artillery Museum and the Air Defense Artillery Museum. I visited this place on June 8, 2019.
US M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS)
The Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) was developed jointly by the United Kingdom, United States, West Germany, France and Italy, starting in 1977, to overcome the Soviet advantage in area saturation rocket artillery, a niche which the Western Allies had neglected since World War II. The first production models were delivered in 1982 and the first operational M270 battery was formed and shipped to Germany in 1983. All twelve rockets can be fired in a one-minute volley. It continues in service in the US and in allied nations.
After visiting the Cherokee National Museum, I drove southwest, to go to Fort Sill. This is a United States Army post north of Lawton, Oklahoma. It is home to the Artillery Museum and the Air Defense Artillery Museum. I visited this place on June 8, 2019.