MLRS (Multiple Launch Rocket System) Type: Origin: USA Year of manufacture: 1991 Crew: 3 Dimensions: 6.959 x 2.972 x 2.590 Weight: 25 tons Engine: Cummins VTA-903, V-8 diesel engine, 14 800 cc Armament: 12 x 227m missile Maximum range: 30 km The MLRS multiple rocket launcher is one of the most modern and destructive artillery weapons. It can fire its 12 missiles in a burst of less than 1 minute. Each missile carries several smaller bombs. Before hitting its target the missile separates, creating a shower of bombs. A burst of 12 missiles can hit an area equal to six football fields at a distance of 30 kilometres.