Russian army eliminates four US-made HIMARS launchers from July 5 to 20, says ministry

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A small fire forms after U.S. Marines with Delta Battery, 2nd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, assigned to the III Marine Expeditionary Force, fired a reduced-range practice rocket from a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) at a joint combined live-fire exercise March 28, 2014, during Marine Expeditionary Force Exercise (MEFEX) 2014 at Rodriguez Range in South Korea. It was the first time a HIMARS was deployed and fired in South Korea. MEFEX 2014 was a U.S. Marine Corps Forces Pacific-sponsored series of exercises between the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps and South Korean forces. Among the exercises were the Korea Marine Exercise Program, Freedom Banner 14, Ssang Yong 14, Key Resolve 14 and the Combined Marine Component Command 14 command post exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lauren Whitney/Released)

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The Russian army eliminated four launch units and one missile-transporter loader of US-made HIMARS multiple-launch rocket systems using high-precision weapons from July 5 to 20, Defense Ministry Spokesman Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov told reporters on Friday.

“From July 5 to 20 out of US-made HIMARS multiple-launch rocket systems transferred to Ukraine, four launch units and one missile-transporter loader were eliminated using high-precision weapons,” he said.

Two launchers were liquidated near Malotaranovka, one more HIMARS and a missile-transporter loader were eliminated near Krasnoarmeysk, and the fourth launcher – on the eastern outskirts of the DPR’s (Donetsk People’s Republic) Konstantinovka, according to Konashenkov.

The M142 HIMARS is a highly mobile multiple launch rocket system developed by the US-based defense technology corporation, Lockheed Martin. The launcher with six tubes of 227mm rockets or one ATACMS (Army Tactical Missile System) ballistic missile is mounted on a five-tonne six-wheel chassis of FMTV (Family of Medium Tactical Vehicle) transporters.

The launcher fires over 20 types of munitions with a strike range of 30 km to 80 km (for rockets) and 300 km and more (for a tactical missile). The system has been accepted for service in some countries, including the United States, Singapore, the UAE, Canada, Poland, Romania and Jordan.


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