High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS)

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The military of Taiwan recently conducted its first live-firing of the American-supplied high mobility artillery rocket system (HIMARS).

About High Mobility Artillery Rocket System

• It is a lightweight, multiple rocket launcher.
• It allows for the launching of multiple, precision-guided rockets. 
• It is manufactured by Lockheed Martin Corporation, a United States-based security and aerospace company.
• HIMARS is intended to engage and defeat artillery, air defence concentrations, trucks, light armour, and personnel carriers, as well as support troop and supply concentrations.

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High Mobility Artillery Rocket System Features

• It is an air-transportable wheeled launcher mounted on a 5-ton Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV).
• It can carry either a launcher pod of six rockets (range of approximately 43 miles) or one MGM-140 Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS), which can hit targets up to 200 miles away.
• The HIMARS requires less than 20 seconds to be prepared for firing, and a full launcher load of six rockets can be fired within 45 seconds.
• The system launches its weapons and moves away from the area at high speed before enemy forces locate the launch site.
• The HIMARS is equipped with the Increased Crew Protection cabin, which is designed to protect the three-man operating crew against plume gases, rocket launch debris, and small arms.

High Mobility Artillery Rocket System FAQs

Q1: Which country manufactured high mobility artillery rocket system HIMARS?

Ans: United States

Q2: What does HIMARS stand for?

Ans: High Mobility Artillery Rocket System

Q3: How many rockets can a HIMARS launcher pod carry at once?

Ans: Six

Source: TRIBUNEI