High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS)

Offering Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) firepower on a wheeled chassis, the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) is the newest member of the MLRS launcher family. HIMARS carries a single six-pack of rockets or one ATACMS missile on the Army's new Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) 5-ton truck, and can launch the entire MLRS family of munitions. It was successfully combat-tested in Operation Iraqi Freedom. HIMARS is C-130 transportable and can be deployed into areas previously inaccessible to heavier launchers. It also incorporates the self-loading, autonomous features that have made MLRS the premier rocket artillery system in the world. The HIMARS fire control system, electronics and communications units are interchangeable with the existing MLRS M270A1 launcher, and the crew and training are the same.

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[richee21]

@MrQuackism all 18 of them...quite a hell of firepower

[MrQuackism]

@richee21 How many units have arrvived?

[SphinxTheGeek]

Looks like this is on par with old Grad, not even modern Tornado systems.

[iamjenae]

@aaron654lo Unit is permanently deployed to A'Stan, but he's out since 15 Jan, due to injury. Good luck if that's where you are!

[aaron654lo]

@iamjenae lol wat about pakistan 

[95predator]

LIMAWS is better. I hope Germany acquires it!

[nedeljko031]

mjah...new build Grad do the work...

[richee21]

singapore bought 18 of the launcher and i think we did the right choice of buying it from the US.

[Knhtwolf]

awesome video i have a video dedicated to this

[digisage57]

yea right i seen some vids of them lunching in iraq and threre in afganstan too dig it dig it hard