M270 MLRS

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The M270 MLRS is a tracked, armored multiple launch rocket system used by several NATO and allied armies to deliver rapid, long-range rocket and missile fire support.

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M270 MLRS canonical 3
M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System 2
M270 MLRS launcher module 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf armored fighting vehicle
multiple launch rocket system
self-propelled artillery
allianceUse NATO
alternativeName M270 MLRS
surface form: M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System
armor armored cab
baseChassis modified Bradley Fighting Vehicle chassis
canFire ATACMS missile
M26 rocket
GMLRS rocket
surface form: M26A1 rocket

M30 GMLRS rocket
M31 GMLRS rocket
PrSM missile
chassisType tracked
combatUse Gulf War
Iraq War
Russian invasion of Ukraine
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
surface form: War in Afghanistan
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
crew 3
designedFor area saturation
counter-battery fire
indirect fire support
suppression of enemy air defenses
developmentStart 1970s
engineType diesel engine
enteredServiceWith United States Army
hasVariant M270 MLRS self-linksurface differs
surface form: M270A1

M270 MLRS self-linksurface differs
surface form: M270A2

M270 MLRS self-linksurface differs
surface form: M270B1
launcherCapacity 12 rockets
2 ATACMS missiles
launcherFeature automatic loading system
fire control computer
manufacturer Lockheed Martin
Vought
maximumSpeed around 64 km/h
operationalRange around 480 km
originProgram U.S. Army MLRS program
primaryArmament 12-tube rocket launcher
M269 launcher-loader module
rocketCaliber 227 mm
serviceEntry 1983
suspension torsion bar
usedBy Bahrain Defence Force
British Army
Danish Army
Finnish Army
French Army
German Army
Greek Army
Italian Army (Republic of Italy)
surface form: Italian Army

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
surface form: Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force

Norwegian Army
Qatar Armed Forces
Republic of Korea Army
Royal Netherlands Army
Royal Saudi Land Forces
surface form: Saudi Arabian Army

Turkish Land Forces
Ukrainian Armed Forces
UAE Army
surface form: United Arab Emirates Army

United States Army

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High Mobility Artillery Rocket System developmentBasedOn M270 MLRS
this entity surface form: M270 MLRS technology
M270 MLRS hasVariant M270 MLRS self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: M270A1
M270 MLRS hasVariant M270 MLRS self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: M270A2
M270 MLRS hasVariant M270 MLRS self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: M270B1
M270 MLRS alternativeName M270 MLRS
this entity surface form: M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System
M142 launcher module relatedTo M270 MLRS
this entity surface form: M270 MLRS launcher module
GMLRS rocket designedFor M270 MLRS
GMLRS rocket launchPlatform M270 MLRS
this entity surface form: M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System
ATACMS missile launchPlatform M270 MLRS