M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System
Operation Iraqi Freedom, 2005
(Amercom ACBG21)
- Weight: 27.5 tons
- Dimensions: 22'6" x 9'9" x 8'5"
- Crew: 3
- Power Plant: Cummins VTA-903 8-cylinder diesel 500 hp
- Armor: Steel, 5083 and 7039 aluminum
- Speed: 40 mph road / 30 mph off road
- Armament: 12 rockets in two six-pack launchers; can be fired in 40 seconds and reloaded in 4 minutes.
- Notes: The M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System (M270 MLRS) is an armored, self-propelled, multiple rocket launcher. The M993 carrier vehicle is a derivative of the Bradley fighting vehicle chassis. Since the first M270s were delivered to the U.S. Army in 1983, the MLRS has been adopted by several NATO countries. Some 1,300 M270 systems have been manufactured in the United States and in Europe, along with more than 700,000 rockets. The production of the M270 ended in 2003.
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