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The M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS / ˈ h aɪ m ɑːr z /) is a light multiple rocket launcher developed in the late 1990s for the United States Army and mounted on a standard U.S. Army Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) M1140 truck frame.
The missiles can be fired from the tracked M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) and the wheeled M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS). An ATACMS launch container (pod) has one rocket but a lid patterned with six circles like a standard MLRS rocket lid to prevent an enemy from discerning what type of missile is loaded. [1]
Ukrainian forces made three attacks with M142 HIMARS at 23:57, 23:59 and 00:00 hours. [4] Two out of six rockets were intercepted, according to the Russian military, [ 1 ] while the remaining rockets hit the building and detonated the ammunition stored below.
The battalion is stationed at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina and its primary weapon systems are the M777A2 howitzer [1] with a maximum effective range of 30 km and the M142 HIMARS with a maximum effective range of 300km.
M142 HIMARS trailer (MK-38) LVS: United States: ... Humvee Base fleet ... MIM-23 Hawk Medium-Range Surface-to-air Missile System; Aircraft
The battalion is stationed at the Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in California. Its primary weapon system is the M142 HIMARS rocket artillery launcher and the M777 lightweight howitzer. The battalion is under the command of the 11th Marine Regiment, part of the 1st Marine Division.
In February 2022 Hungary showed its interest to buy new M142 HIMARS multiple launch rocket system from the United States. [83] The potential sale was blocked by Jim Risch, a high-ranking member of the United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee due to Hungary's opposition to Sweden's NATO membership. [84]
Description/Blazon: On a scarlet shield arched at top and bottom, 2 inches (5.08 cm) in width and 3 inches (7.62 cm) in height, a vertical yellow winged cannon, cascabel in base, all within a 1/8 inch (.32 cm) yellow border. Symbolism: Scarlet and yellow are colors traditionally associated with Artillery units as well as the cannon barrel.