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🇺🇸 M142 HIMARS
Land · Lockheed Martin (Missiles and Fire Control) · 2005
A wheeled American rocket artillery system on a truck chassis that works shoot-and-scoot and hits beyond 300 km with one-meter precision depending on the munition loaded.
Specifications
- Class: Wheeled multiple rocket launcher (MLRS) — light
- Chassis: FMTV M1140 5-ton 6×6 tactical truck
- Engine: Caterpillar 3116 ATAAC diesel, 330 hp
- Speed: ~94 km/h (road range ~480 km)
- Crew: 3 (commander, gunner, driver)
- Armament: Single pod: 6× 227 mm GMLRS rockets OR 1× ATACMS OR 2× PrSM missiles
- Range: GMLRS ~70-92 km · ATACMS ~300 km · PrSM ~499 km
- Mobility: Air-deployable by C-130
- Production: Raised to ~96 vehicles/year in 2024; active production through 2030
Beats: Menzil ve isabette M777 / PzH 2000 gibi namlulu obüsleri kategorik olarak geçer (300+ km güdümlü vs ~40 km), Stratejik hareket kabiliyetinde paletli M270 MLRS'i geçer: C-130'a sığar, vur-kaç için çok daha hızlı konuşlanır, Hassasiyet ve modüler güdümlü mühimmatta Rus Tornado-S'in güdümsüz/yarı-güdümlü roket salvosunun önündedir
Loses to: Atış yoğunluğunda M270 MLRS'e kaybeder: M270 tek seferde 12 roket / 2 pod taşırken HIMARS yalnızca 6 roket / 1 pod taşır, Salvo kütlesi ve ucuz alan etkisinde Tornado-S'in (9M55 ailesi, daha geniş roket çapı/menzilli yaylım) gerisinde kalabilir, Hayatta kalmada ince zırhı paletli/zırhlı muadillere göre dezavantaj; ucuz FPV dronlara karşı kırılgan
Carries few rockets but each shot is meter-accurate and it flies to any front aboard a C-130 — designed to strike expensive, deep targets and vanish without a trace.
Related systems
Same manufacturer (Lockheed Martin (Missiles and Fire Control)): F-35 Lightning II, F-16 ÖZGÜR, THAAD, C-130J Super Hercules
Related systems (Land): SİPER, HİSAR-O+, HİSAR-A+, SUNGUR, KORKUT, Tayfun, GÜRZ, S-400 Triumf, Patriot (PAC-3), Bora
