MLRS_(Multiple_Launch_Rocket_System)_Vehicles_at_Camp_Bastion,_Afghanistan_MOD_45148148.jpg
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Description MLRS (Multiple Launch Rocket System) Vehicles at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan MOD 45148148.jpg |
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M270 MLRS (Multiple Launch Rocket System) vehicles at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan.
The 227mm American designed Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) is a self-propelled artillery rocket system with a range in excess of 30 km. MLRS is self-loaded with two rocket pods, each containing six rockets. Loading is power assisted and a single round 'fire for effect' of 12 rockets delivers 7,728 bomblets or 336 anti-tank mines. Operated from hides, usually as a battery of nine launchers, MLRS avoids counter attack by 'shooting and scooting' - moving fast and frequently between fire-missions.
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Date | Taken on 31 May 2008, 14:16:38 |
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Author | Cpl Ian Houlding |
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