HIMARS at Yakima

[tomahawk6]

November 26, 2007 Staff Sgt. Chris Starnes unloads a training rocket pod and prepares to load a live pod while driver Spc. Brady Smith watches from the hatch of the vehicle during a HIMARS live fire at Yakima Training Center."

November 26, 2007 The First Round Battalion fires the HIMARS, which mounts on the Army's five-ton truck chassis and carries a pod of six rockets instead of two pods like the Multiple Launch Rocket System.

 

[CougarKing]

T6,

Isn't another advantage of the HIMARS over the MLRS being that the former is airdroppable with airborne troops? Correct me if I'm wrong.

Great pics! 

 

[tomahawk6]

HIMARS is deployable by C-130.

 

[CougarKing]

Thanks.

 

[Jammer]

HIMARS was used on Op Medusa firing from KAF into Panjwai.
I didn't see the launch, but certainly saw the impacts...

 

[tomahawk6]

I really like the HIMARS capability and think it would be ideal for Australia/Canada.