Light Artillery Rocket System
- Light Artillery Rocket System
The Light Artillery Rocket System (or LARS) is a series of West-German vehicle mounted multi-barrel rocket launcher designed for rapid concentration of fire on designated targets. The rockets are of 110 mm caliber. The usual mounting was a lightly armoured Magirus or MAN 6x6 truck. [ [http://72.14.205.104/search?q=cache:x8TLN7tOhVMJ:www.atlas-monde.net/upload/geopolitique/21%2520ARMEMENTS.doc+%22Light+Artillery+Rocket+System%22&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=63 LES ARMEMENTS CLASSIQUES DES ANNEES 2000] ] 36 rockets were mounted in two clusters of 18. The weapon entered service in 1969 and was phased out by 1998 and replaced by the M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System. [ [http://www.janes.com/extracts/extract/jah/jah_1048.html 110 mm Light Artillery Rocket System (LARS) rockets - Jane's Ammunition Handbook ] ]
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