Kydat-yqvc/hqdefault.jpg' alt='Sigma As 227 Programa' title='Sigma As 227 Programa' />Sigma As 227 Program FleaM2. Multiple Launch Rocket System. M2. 70 Multiple Launch Rocket System MLRSM2. MLRSType. Multiple rocket launcher. Place of origin. United States. Molecular cloning and differential expression patterns of sigma and omega glutathione Stransferases from Venerupis philippinarum to heavy metals and benzoapyrene. Questions and Answers from the Community. Looking for questions to answer Try browsing to a category you like, and then click the Unanswered link upper left. Service history. In service. Since March 3. 1, 1. Used by. See Operators. Wars. Gulf War. War in Afghanistan. Iraq War. Syrian Civil War. Production history. Designer. Vought Corporation. Designed. 19. 77. Manufacturer. Lockheed Martin, Diehl BGT Defence, Arospatiale. Produced. 19. 802. Variants. M2. 70. A1. M2. 70. B1. Specifications. Weight. 55,0. 00 lb 2. Length. 22 ft 6 in 6. Width. 9 ft 9 in 2. Height. 8 ft 6 in 2. Crew. 3Rate of fire. Rockets 1. 2 rounds in lt 4. Missiles 2 rounds in 1. Effective firing range. M2. 6 3. 2 km 2. M2. A1A2 4. 5 km 2. Community Health Initiatives address the unequal burden of cancer in underserved communities. Learn more here. M3. GMLRS 1. 20 km 7. Maximum firing range. ATACMS 1. 65 or 3. Mainarmament. M2. Launcher Loader Module. Engine. Cummins Diesel. WOperationalrange. Speed. 40 mph 6. The M2. Multiple Launch Rocket System M2. MLRS is an armored, self propelled, multiple rocket launcher a type of rocket artillery. Since the first M2. U. S. Army in 1. 98. MLRS has been adopted by several NATOcountries. Some 1,3. 00 M2. 70 systems have been manufactured in the United States and in Europe, along with more than 7. The production of the M2. Egyptian Army. OvervieweditThe weapon can fire guided and unguided projectiles up to 4. Firing ballistic missiles, such as the U. S. Army Tactical Missile System ATACMS, it can hit targets 3. The M2. 70 can be used in shoot and scoot tactics, firing its rockets rapidly, then moving away to avoid counter battery fire. MLRS was developed jointly by the United Kingdom, United States, West Germany, France and Italy. It was developed from the older General Support Rocket System GSRS. The M2. 70 MLRS weapons system is collectively known as the M2. MLRS Self propelled LoaderLauncher SPLL. The SPLL is composed of three primary subsystems the M2. Loader Launcher Module LLM, which also houses the electronic Fire Control System, is mated to the M9. Carrier Vehicle. The M9. Bradley Fighting Vehicle chassis. The rockets and ATACMS missiles are contained in interchangeable pods. Each pod contains six standard rockets or one guided ATACMS missile the two types cannot be mixed. The LLM can hold two pods at a time, which are hand loaded using an integrated winch system. All twelve rockets or two ATACMS missiles can be fired in under a minute. One launcher firing twelve rockets can completely blanket one square kilometer with submunitions. For this reason, the MLRS is sometimes referred to as the Grid Square Removal System metric maps are usually divided up into 1 km grids. Or informally among artillery personnel as the finger of God, since a single launcher can sanitize an entire grid square, which is about the size of a fingertip on a typical map. A typical MLRS cluster salvo consisted of three M2. With each rocket containing 6. M7. 7 grenades, the entire salvo would drop 2. However, with a two percent dud rate, that would leave approximately 4. In 2. 00. 6, MLRS was upgraded to fire guided rounds. Phase I testing of a guided unitary round XM3. March 2. 00. 6. Due to an Urgent Need Statement, the guided unitary round was quickly fielded and used in action in Iraq. Lockheed Martin also received a contract to convert existing M3. DPICM GMLRS rockets to the XM3. The M3. 1 GMLRS Unitary rocket transformed the M2. Due to GPS guidance and a single 2. M3. 1 could hit targets accurately with less chance of collateral damage while needing fewer rockets to be fired, reducing logistical requirements. The unitary warhead also made the MLRS able to be used in urban environments. The M3. 1 had a dual mode fuse with point detonation and delay options to defeat soft targets and lightly fortified bunkers respectively, with the upgraded M3. A1 equipped with a multi mode fuse adding a proximityairburst mode for use against personnel in the open proximity mode can be set for 3 or 1. HOB. The GMLRS has a minimum engagement range of 1. Mach 2. 5. 1. 01. A German developmental artillery system, called the Artillery Gun Module, has used the MLRS chassis on its developmental vehicles. In 2. 01. 2, a contract was issued to improve the armor of the M2. HIMARS. 1. 3 In June 2. M2. 70. A1 conducted tests of firing rockets after upgrades from the Improved Armored Cab project, which provides the vehicle with an enhanced armored cab and windows. Service historyedit. The M2. 70 MLRS conducts a rocket launch. When first deployed with the U. S. Army, the MLRS was used in a composite battalion consisting of two batteries of traditional artillery howitzers and one battery of MLRS SPLLs self propelled loaderlaunchers. The first operational organic or all MLRS unit was 6th Battalion, 2. Field Artillery. 1. The 6th Battalion, 2. Field Artillery was reactivated as the Armys first Multiple Launch Rocket System MLRS battalion on 1 October 1. Proud Rockets. In March 1. White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico to conduct the Initial Operational Test and Evaluation of the Army Tactical Missile System. The success of the test provided the Army with a highly accurate, long range fire support asset. On 2 September 1. Battalion, 2. 7th Field Artillery deployed to Saudi Arabia in support of Operation Desert Shield. Assigned to the XVIII Airborne Corps Artillery, the unit played a critical role in the early defense of Saudi Arabia. As Desert Shield turned into Desert Storm, the Battalion was the first U. S. Field Artillery unit to fire into Kuwait. Over the course of the war, the 6th Battalion, 2. Field Artillery provided timely and accurate rocket and missile fires for both U. S. corps in the theater, the 8. Airborne Division, the 6th French Light Armored Division, the 1st Armored, 1st Infantry Division, the 1. Airborne Division, and the 2. Infantry Division Mechanized. A Battery 9. 2nd Field Artillery MLRS was deployed to the Gulf War in 1. Ft. Hood Texas. 32. FA MLRS out of Fort Bragg deployed in support of Operation Desert Shield in August 1. A2. 1st Field Artillery MLRS 1st Cavalry Division Artillery deployed in support of Operation Desert Shield in September 1. In December 1. 99. A 4. 0th Field Artillery MLRS 3rd Armored Division Artillery Hanau, 12. FA MLRS part of the 4. Field Artillery Brigade Babenhausen and 42. FA MLRS Wertheim deployed in support of Operation Desert Shield from their bases in Germany and 11. Field Artillery from the Oklahoma Army National Guard deployed in January 1. MLRS System with launch vehicle, loader and a command center inside an M5. In early February 1. FA launched the biggest MLRS night fire mission in history,1. It has since been used in numerous military engagements, including the 2. Iraq. In March 2. Generac Parts Manual 99Ac. British Ministry of Defence decided to send a troop of MLRS to support ongoing operations in Afghanistans southern province of Helmand they will use newly developed guided munitions. In April 2. 01. 1, the first modernized MLRS II and M3. GMLRS rocket were handed over to the German Armys Artillery School in Idar Oberstein. The German Army operates the M3. Versionseditright vehicleM2. This armored, tracked mobile launcher uses a stretched Bradley chassis and has a high cross country capability. M2. 70 IPDS was an interim upgrade applied to a select number of launchers to provide the ability to fire the longer range GPS aided ATACMS Block IA, quick reaction unitary and Block II missiles until sufficient M2. A1 launchers were fielded. M2. 70. A1 was the result of an 2. U. S. Army, and later on for several other states. The launcher appears identical to M2. IFCS and an improved launcher mechanical system ILMS. This allows for significantly faster launch procedures and the firing of new types of munitions, including GPS guided rockets. M2. 70. B1 is a British Army upgrade, similar to the A1, but it also includes an enhanced armor package, which gives the crew better protection against IED attacks. MLRS rockets and missilesedit.