HIMARS - missile launched — U.S. Army photo · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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Multiple rocket launcher (MLRS)

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A truck or tracked vehicle carrying many rocket tubes that can fire a whole salvo within seconds, covering a large area. Newer systems such as HIMARS fire GPS-guided rockets that hit precise targets 70 km or more away.
Rocket artillery delivers sudden, heavy firepower and then drives away quickly.

Well-known examples

**HIMARS**U.S. Army photo · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

**BM-21 Grad**Robert Wray · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

**BM-30 Smerch**One half 3544 · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

**PHL-03**Tyg728 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Well-known examples — All

HIMARS (USA) BM-21 Grad (Russia) BM-30 Smerch (Russia) PHL-03 (China) Pinaka (India)

Countries with the most — Rocket launchers (MLRS)

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1China2,770
2Russian Federation2,486
3United States1,731
4Iran, Islamic Rep.1,550
5Korea, Dem. People's Rep.1,500
6Myanmar770
7Viet Nam750
8Pakistan652
9Iraq572
10Korea, Rep.525