High Mobility Artillery Rocket System

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The High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) is a lightweight, truck-mounted multiple rocket launcher designed to rapidly deliver precise long-range fire support for modern ground forces.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf U.S. military weapon system
multiple rocket launcher
self-propelled artillery system
wheeled artillery system
alternateDesignation M142 HIMARS
canFire ATACMS missile
GMLRS rocket
GMLRS-ER rocket
M30 GMLRS
M31 GMLRS
PrSM missile
chassis M1140 FMTV 6x6 truck
combatUse Iraq War
Russian invasion of Ukraine
Syrian Civil War
War in Afghanistan
countryOfOrigin United States
crew 3
crewRoles driver
gunner
section chief
designedFor precision strike
rapid deployment
shoot-and-scoot tactics
developmentBasedOn M270 MLRS technology
enteredService 2005
fireControl computerized fire control system
guidance GPS-aided inertial guidance
inService true
launcherType pod-mounted launcher
manufacturer Lockheed Martin
maximumRangeWithATACMS about 300 kilometers
maximumRangeWithGMLRS about 70–80 kilometers
maximumRangeWithGMLRS-ER about 150 kilometers
mobility highly mobile wheeled system
notableFeature high first-round accuracy
integration with MLRS family of munitions
rapid shoot-and-move capability
numberOfLaunchTubes 6
numberOfWheels 6
operatorProtection armored cab
platform Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles
powerplant diesel engine
primaryArmament M142 launcher module
propulsionType wheeled 6x6
reloadMethod pod-based reload
role counter-battery fire
deep strike
long-range precision fire support
suppression of enemy air defenses
serviceBranch field artillery
shortName HIMARS
transportability C-130 air-transportable
usedBy Armed Forces of Australia
Armed Forces of Bahrain
Armed Forces of Estonia
Armed Forces of Latvia
Armed Forces of Lithuania
Armed Forces of Morocco
Armed Forces of Qatar
Armed Forces of Slovakia
Armed Forces of Taiwan
Armed Forces of the Netherlands
Armed Forces of the United Arab Emirates
Jordanian Armed Forces
Polish Armed Forces
Romanian Land Forces
Singapore Army
Ukrainian Armed Forces
United States Army
United States Marine Corps

Referenced by (5)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
11th Marine Regiment
17th Field Artillery Brigade ("M142 HIMARS")
equipment
High Mobility Artillery Rocket System ("M142 HIMARS")
alternateDesignation
Royal Australian Artillery ("HIMARS multiple launch rocket system")
notableEquipment
High Mobility Artillery Rocket System ("HIMARS")
shortName

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