High Mobility Artillery Rocket System

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U.S. military weapon system multiple rocket launcher self-propelled artillery system wheeled artillery system

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