LARS-2 (Leichtes Artillerie Raketen System)

6x6 Wheeled Multiple-Launch Rocket System

Germany | 1980

"The West German LARS-2 Multiple-Launch Rocket System was eventually phased out by the arrival of the American M270 MLRS line of rocket projectors."

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The LARS-2 Mulitple-Launch Rocket System (MLRS) vehicle was a further evolution of the original LARS-1 system of 1969. It was adopted in 1980 and utilized the chassis of a MAN 6x6 wheeled truck with an armored cab for the operating crew while retaining the twin 18-shot, positional launcher unit over the rear of the vehicle. The MAN truck offered better reliability and mobility over the original Magirus-Deutz Jupiter line and introduced a new Fire Control System (FCS) with radar ranging for improved response times and accuracy at range. There was also broader support for newer rocket warhead types including HE-FRAG (High-Explosive, FRAGmentation), SUB-MUN (SUBMUNitions), AT (Anti-Tank), and smoke.

As with the LARS-1, the LARS-2 remained stationary when firing. Its launcher was power-driven and held an inherent traversal and elevation range. Support legs were lowered at the rear of the hull to brace the vehicle when launching its rockets. The tubes could be cleared in seconds and the tubes reloaded in a fifteen minute window. A resupply vehicle followed deployed LARS-2 units and supplied several hundred rocket reloads. The MAN truck operated with a V-8 liquid-cooled diesel engine developing between 260 and 320 horsepower output. Road speeds reached 100 kmh with ranges out to 480 km. Overall weight was 17,480 kilograms.

"LARS" in the designation stood for "Light Artillery Rocket System" and translated in the German into "Leichtes Artillerie Raketen System". LARS-2 systems replaced LARS-1 vehicles but were given up themselves in favor of the American tracked M270 MLRS vehicle by 1998.

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Power & Performance
Those special qualities that separate one land system design from another. Performance specifications presented assume optimal operating conditions for the LARS-2 (Leichtes Artillerie Raketen System) 6x6 Wheeled Multiple-Launch Rocket System.

1 x MAN V-8 liquid-cooled diesel engine developing 260 to 320 horsepower.
Installed Power

62 mph
100 kph
Road Speed

298 miles
480 km
Range

Structure
The physical qualities of the LARS-2 (Leichtes Artillerie Raketen System) 6x6 Wheeled Multiple-Launch Rocket System.

5
(MANNED)
Crew

27.2 ft
8.28 meters
O/A Length

8.2 ft
2.5 meters
O/A Width

9.8 ft
2.99 meters
O/A Height

38,537 lb
17,480 kg | 19.3 tons
Weight

Armament & Ammunition
Available supported armament, ammunition, and special-mission equipment featured in the design of the LARS-2 (Leichtes Artillerie Raketen System) 6x6 Wheeled Multiple-Launch Rocket System.

2 x 110mm 18-shot rocket launchers.

AMMUNITION:
36 x 110mm rockets with an additional 144 served through an accompanying resupply vehicle. Variable warhead types.

Variants
Notable series variants as part of the LARS-2 (Leichtes Artillerie Raketen System) family line.

LARS-2 (Leichtes Artillerie Raketen System) - Base Series Designation; improved form of the original LARS unit of 1969.

Operators
Global customers who have evaluated and/or operated the LARS-2 (Leichtes Artillerie Raketen System). Nations are displayed by flag, each linked to their respective national land systems listing.

Total Production: 209 Units
Contractor(s): Wegmann - West Germany

[ West Germany ]

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