Artillery strikes are playing a crucial role in Russia's war in Ukraine in what top American commanders have called a 'battle of fires'
MLRS stands for"Multiple-Launch Rocket System", a mobile rocket artillery system that fires multiple surface-to-surface missiles.Operated by a crew of three , the weapon is a highly-mobile, automatic system that can fire 12 surface-to-surface precision-guided missiles in less than a minute. They can be fired individually or in pairs of two up to 12.
The M270 MLRS was developed under a US-led programme that saw the first systems come into service in the 1980s.Sky News is the first to be granted permission to film a multiple-launch rocket system given to Ukraine by the UKThe UK has given a total of six MLRS to Ukraine, as well as precision guided M31A1 missiles.
Germany has given the Ukrainians its version - MARS II rocket launchers as well as hundreds of rockets. The Russian military is forced to use large numbers of rounds against a target to compensate for a lack of precision with their weapons.
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