Nice to see that the M270 / Mars II are getting some action too.
Nice, hope they can retake Crimea.
What’s the warhead on those? Is it a cluster bomb, or the other variant which looks like a bunker buster?
previous weapon packages included cluster warhead variant, with short range and 900 bomblets or long range and 350 bomblets, if there are unitary warehad variants then it’s a new development
But in terms of launches, himars can fit 1 atacms per time and mars or equivalent can fit 2. There where at least 2 launches per vehicle.
And the unitary warhead was not officially announced for Ukraine.
Have they been firing missiles into crimea already?
They have been doing it for months. Taking out anti aircraft defences.
So I counted 8 missiles. Does that mean there is a field in Ukraine with 8 himars? Or is the use of the word ATACMS loosely used?
It’s four M270 self-propelled MLRS vehicles
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/M270_Multiple_Launch_Rocket_System
They also have the tracked version from Germany and France (a varians of the m270). Mars has a double launch unit compared to himars.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/M270_Multiple_Launch_Rocket_System
Thx. I didn’t know they were a thing. Send it x2!