Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS)

The battlefield rocket projector has proven a devastating weapon throughout minor and major conflicts the world over.

There are a total of 50 Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS) in the Military Factory. Entries are listed below in alphanumeric order (1-to-Z). Flag images indicative of country of origin and not necessarily primary operator.

This listing includes both self-propelled and towed rocket-projecting platforms as well as those base forms that can be modified to become MLRS.

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15cm Nebelwerfer 41 (15cm NbW 41)
The 15cm Nebelwerfer 41 served German forces as a towed rocket-projecting battlefield weapon during World War 2.

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21cm Nebelwerfer 42 (21cm NbW 42)
The 21cm Nebelwerfer 42 multiple rocket-launching projector had a tremendous demoralizing effect on enemy recipients.

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28/32cm Nebelwerfer 41 (28/32cm NbW 41)
The 28cm-32cm Nebelwerfer 41 fired two distinct rocket types from a bank of six launchers and nearly 350 units were manufactured for the German Army during World War 2.

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30cm Nebelwerfer 42 (30cm NbW 42)
The 30cm Nebelwerfer 42 was one of several rocket projectors fielded by the German Army during World War 2.

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8cm Raketen-Vielfachwerfer
The Germans copied the effective Soviet 82mm Katyusha rocket through their short-lived 8cm Raketen-Vielfachwerfer approach.

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9A52-4 Tornado
The 9A52-4 Tornado MLRS continues the Russian love affair with wheeled rocket-launching vehicles.

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Avibras ASTROS II (Artillery SaTuration ROcket System)
Introduced in 1983, the ASTROS II series MLRS has found homes in the inventories of several military powers worldwide.

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Avibras X-40
The Avibras X-40 tracked MLRS was unsuccessful for the Bazilian Army and soon replaced by the ASTROS II series MLRS trucks in the mid1980s.

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BM-14 (Boyevaya Mashina 14)
The BM-14 series was introduced with Soviet forces in 1952 and maintained a frontline service life until the 1990s.

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BM-21 (Grad)
The BM-21 Grad entered service in 1964 and has seen combat action as recently as the 2008 South Ossetian War.

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BM-24 (Katyusha)
The BM-24 6x6 Mutiple Rocket Launch System vehicle appeared after the close of World War 2.

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BM-27 (Uragan ) / 9P140
The BM-27 Hurricane appeared in the late 1970s and was an eight-wheeled vehicle launching 220mm rockets.

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BM-30 (Smerch) / 9A52-2
The BM-30 Smerch MLRS series was developed as a successor to earlier Cold War MLRS types for the Soviet Army and its allies.

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BM-8 / BM-13 / BM-31 (Katyusha)
Katyusha rocket systems were heavily employed by the Red Army in World War 2, delivering a lethal payload as well as psychological terror.

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BM-8-24 (Katyusha)
When fitted with a 24-rail rocket projector in place of their turrets, T-40 and T-60 light tanks became the BM-8-24 tracked rocket projector vehicle.

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BMD-20 (Storm-1)
Introduced in the early 1950s, the BMD-20 Storm MLRS has managed to maintain an existence even today with a select few global operators including North Korea.

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Denel Valkiri / Bateluer MLRS
The Valkiri entered service with the South African military in 1982 and maintains an active presence today - the Bateluer being the most modern incarnation.

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Didgori
The Georgian Army introduced the nimble little Didgori armored car in 2011 and some fifty now make up its stock in service.

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DRDO Pinaka
The Pinaka MLRS system has seen combat action in the Kargil War in 1999 between India and neighboring Pakistan.

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GMC DUKW (G-501 / Duck)
Over 20,000 DUKW amphibious vehicles were produced during World War 2 and exported beyond American use via Lend-Lease.

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KN-09
The KN-09 is one of the newer Multiple Launch Rocket Systems available to the modern North Korean Army.

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LAR-160
The LAR-160 has become a successful, cost-effective Israeli-made MLRS weapon system fitted atop various carriers including the French AMX-13 Light Tank.

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LARS-1 (Leichtes Artillerie Raketen System)
The LARS-1 MLRS was a West German Army development utilizing twin 18-shot rocket launchers atop a Magirus-Deutz Jupiter 6x6 wheeled truck chassis.

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LARS-2 (Leichtes Artillerie Raketen System)
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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M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS)
The M142 HIMARS is a lightweight, wheeled variant of the M270 MLRS tracked vehicle rocket launching system.

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M1991 (Model 1991)
First observed by the West in 1991, the M1991 serves the modern North Korean Army in the Multiple Launch Rocket System - or rocket projecting - role.

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M21 4.5in (114mm)
Weapon systems like the M21 could be used to devastating effect against concentrations of enemy troops and light-armored vehicles.

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M270 MLRS
The M270 MLRS was introduced in the latter half of the Cold War, adding lethal projected firepower on a modified chassis of the M2 Bradley IFV.

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M-77 Oganj MLRS
The Yugoslavian M-77 Oganj proved itself an effective rocket projecting system during the bloody Yugoslav Wars of the 1990s.

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MAR-290
The Israeli Army MAR-290 system mated the rocket rack of the Soviet Katyusha system with the chassis of an American or British combat tank.

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Maultier (Mule)
The Maultier was a hasty half-track conversion of either Opel or Daimler-Benz military trucks for second-line battlefield roles.

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NCSIST Thunderbolt 2000
The Thunderbolt 2000 adds long-range rocket firepower to the defending forces of Taiwan.

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NORINCO A-100 MLRS
Thought to be based on the Russian Smerch rocket projecting vehicle, the Chinese A-100 failed to see adoption by PLA forces after testing.

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NORINCO AR-1
Since its recent introduction, the AR-1 MLRS series has already seen several progressive variants emerge.

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NORINCO PZH-89 (Type 89)
The Type 89 MLR succeeded the aging Type 70 vehicles in PLA service when introduced in the latter part of the 1990s.

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NORINCO SR-5
The SR-5 MLRS 6x6 wheeled battlefield support vehicle is a new fixture for the Chinese Army.

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NORINCO Type 70 MRL (WZ303)
The Chinese Type 70 MRL is a rocket projector vehicle based upon the chassis of the NORINCO Type 63 Armored Personnel Carrier.

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NORINCO Type 81
The Chinese Type 81 emerged from experience with the Soviet BM-21 Grad series of rocket-projecting vehicles.

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Projector, Rocket 3-inch, No 8 Mk 1 (Land Mattress)
The British Land Mattress multiple launch rocket projector of World War 2 could fire its destructive payload in around seven seconds.

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RM-70 (Raketomet vz. 70)
The Czech RM-70 rocket projecting vehicle is based on the Soviet-era BM-21 Grad MLRS series.

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Sherman Calliope (Rocket Launcher, T34)
Calliope systems were popularized in World War Two, though their battlefield effectiveness was subject to debate.

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SLU-FAE (Surface-Launched Unit, Fuel-Air Explosive)
The SLU-FAE mine-and-obstacle clearing vehicle failed to enter serial production.

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T-99 Armata (Universal Combat Platform - UCP)
The T-99 Armata was unveiled to key Russian government officials in prototype form sometime in 2013.

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TAMSE VCLC (Vehiculo de Combate LanzaCohetes)
The TAMSE VCLC rocket carrier is based on the joint German-Argentine TAM Medium Tank chassis development.

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Technical
The Technical has evolved much from the days of World War 1 and is heavily relied upon by irregular fighting forces of the world.

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TOS-1 (TOC-1)
The popular Soviet T-72 Main Battle Tank formed the basis of the TOS-1 rocket projecting system originating in the latter stages of the Cold War.

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Type 63 MLRS
The Chinese Type 63 portable multiple rocket projector was developed during the early 1960s and still sees sporadic use today.

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Type 75 MLRS
The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force adopted sixty-six Type 75 rocket projectors since 1975.

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Walid (Walid Gomaa Mohamed)
The Walid armored scout car has enjoyed a healthy and long operational tenure with many global military and security forces.

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WR-40 Langusta
The WR-40 was first introduced into Polish Army service in 2010.