MLRS Multiple Launch Rocket System, USA
Key Data:
Crew
3 - driver, gunner, section chief
Dimensions:
Length
22ft 6in
Width
9ft 9in
Weight
55,000lb
M270 Weapon Platform
2 x weapons pods
Performance:
Range
300 miles (438km)
Load
12 rockets, two pods with six rockets each, or two missiles, two pods with two missiles each
Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS):
Length
Approximately 13ft
Diameter
Approximately 24in
Range
Over 100 miles (165km)
Range, Extended-Range Version
over 180 miles
Propellant
Solid Fuel Rocket Motor
Guidance, block I ATACMS
Ring laser gyro
Guidance Block IA, II, IIA
Inertial navigation with GPS
Warheads
Anti-personnel, anti-material, precision anti-armour submunitions and other variants
Load
Two missiles per launcher, two pods with one missile each
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