M270 Mlrs Roof

Army platform for firing surface to surface artillery rockets and missiles.

M270 mlrs roof. Since the first m270s were delivered to the u s. The multiple launch rocket system mlrs m270a1 is a full spectrum combat proven all weather 24 7 lethal and responsive tracked precision strike weapon system organic or assigned to field artillery brigades. 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. Slovakia ordered upgrade of 26 vehicles to the rm 70 modular standard.

The mlrs m270 launcher is the standard u s. The mlrs family of munitions mlrs mfom can be fired in less than one minute by the three man crew which was demonstrated very successfully in operation desert storm. The m270 multiple launch rocket system m270 mlrs is an armored self propelled multiple rocket launcher a type of rocket artillery. This multiple launch rocket system is fitted with a secondary 7 62 mm machine gun mounted on top of the roof.

After they proved ineffective the military shifted to an aerial assault. The multiple launch rocket system mlrs is a highly mobile automatic system that fires surface to surface rockets from the m270 family of launcher weapons platforms. The m270a1 program consists of a modified m993a1 bradley carrier mounted with the m269 launcher loader module. Mlrs is co produced by the united states germany the united kingdom.

Guided mlrs rockets per launch pod with 2 pods carried by the m270 launchers and 1 pod carried by the himars launchers more than 40 000 guided mlrs rockets produced to date and climbing guided mlrs rockets have a reliability rating exceeding 98 percent an extended range guided mlrs rocket is in development guided multiple launch rocket system. The launcher is mounted on a mobile track vehicle that carries 12 rockets in. Vehicle an interchangeable rocket pod and is capable to launch either 122 mm grad rockets or 227 mm m270 mlrs rockets. The m270 launcher accommodates the mlrs family of munitions mfom including the army tactical missile system army tacms.