M142 HIMARS

The M142 HIMARS (M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System) is a light rocket launcher that can launch many rockets.The system was developed in the late 1990s for the United States Army. It is mounted on a truck frame. The vehicle is what that army calls a Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV).

M142 HIMARS
M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) in 2018
Type	Multiple rocket launcher Tactical ballistic missile
Place of origin	United States
Service history
In service	2010–present
Wars	War in Afghanistan Syrian Civil War Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017) War in Ukraine
Production history
Manufacturer	Lockheed Martin's Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control
Unit cost	$3.5 million per one launcher+carrier, $110,000 per one M31 GMLRS (2014);
No. built	More than 540
Specifications
Mass	16,250 kg (35,800 lb)
Length	7 m (23 ft 0 in)
Width	2.4 m (7 ft 10 in)
Height	3.2 m (10 ft 6 in)
Crew	3
Traverse	360°
Effective firing range	depends on armament starting from 9 km (5.6 mi) armed with MLRS up to 499 km (310 mi) (planned) armed with PrSM
Armor	Light
Main armament	6 × MLRS or 1 × ATACMS or 2 x PrSM
Engine	Caterpillar 3116 ATAAC 6.6-liter diesel 290 hp
Operational range	480 km (300 mi)
Maximum speed	85 km/h (53 mph)

Rockets

• GMLRS rockets, or Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System; The rockets in Ukraine have a range of at least 84 km (52 mi),
• ATACMS rocket, or MGM-140 Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS), has a range of up to 300 km (190 mi). Ukraine does not have this kind (as of the middle of September 2023).

Used by

• United States

• Ukraine: The United States gave 20 HIMARS (as of 2023's first quarter) to Ukraine's military. These HIMARS have been changed so that they cannot fire ATACMS (with a range of almost 200 miles) or other long-range missiles.
• Romania

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  A rocket launcher sending off a missile from Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine (July 2022)