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U.S. Army photo by Spc. Hunter Carpenter · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified
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At a glance
M270 Multiple Launch Rocket Systemlarger figure on 3 of 3
M67 recoilless riflelarger figure on 0 of 3
Measured figures
Length
Single source274.5 in (6.97 m)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System | M67 recoilless rifle |
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| Type | Multiple rocket launcher[source] | Recoilless rifle[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1983–present[source] | 1960s–present[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | — |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
53 in (1,346 mm)[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source40 mph (64.4 km/h)[source]
Maximum; Maximum firing range
Single sourceEffective; M26
Single sourceEffective; M26A1/A2
Single sourceEffective; M30/31
Single sourceMaximum; ATACMS : 103 or 165 or
Single sourceOperational; Operational range
Single sourceM26 : 20 mi (32 km) M26A1/A2: 28 mi (45 km) M30/31: 57 mi (92 km)[source]
ATACMS : 103 or 186 mi (165 or 300 km)[source]
300 mi (483 km)[source]
Maximum; Maximum firing range
Single sourceEffective; Effective firing range
Single sourceCummins VTA-903 diesel engine at 2600 rpm
Single sourceM270A1
Single sourceCummins VTA-903 diesel engine 500 hp (373 kW) at 2600 rpm 600 hp (447 kW) (M270A1)[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source700 ft/s (213 m/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | Persian Gulf War War in Afghanistan Iraq War Russo-Ukrainian War Russian invasion of Ukraine Gaza war[source] | Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War Laotian Civil War Lebanese Civil War Nicaraguan Revolution Salvadoran Civil War Third Indochina War Soviet–Afghan War Falklands War United States invasion of Grenada United States invasion of Panama 1989 Philippine coup d'état attempt Gulf War War in Afghanistan Moro conflict[source] |
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| Designer | Ling-Temco-Vought[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1977[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Lockheed Martin Diehl BGT Defence Krauss-Maffei Wegmann Aérospatiale - Matra[source] | Watervliet Arsenal[source] |
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| Unit cost | Domestic cost: $2.3 million per one launcher (FY 1990) $4.9 million (in 2024) per one launcher $168,000 per one M31 GMLRS (FY 2023) Export cost: $434,000 per one M31ER GMLRS (FY 2022)[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1980–present[source] | — |
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| Variants | M270, M270A1, M270A2, MARS II , LRU, MLRS-I[source] | — |
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| Armor | 5083 aluminum hull, 7039 aluminum cab[source] | — |
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| Main armament | 12 × MLRS or 4 x PrSM or 2 × MGM-140 ATACMS[source] | — |
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| Power/weight | 18.9 hp/ST (15.5 kW/t) (M270)[source] | — |
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| Suspension | Torsion bar[source] | — |
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| Transmission | Cross-drive turbo transmission, fully electronically controlled[source] | — |
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| Entered service | 1982, US Army[source] | — |
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| First use in action | 1991, Gulf War[source] | — |
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| Weight loaded | 54,578 pounds (24,756 kg)[source] | — |
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| Height (stowed) | 8 ft 5 in (2.57 m)[source] | — |
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| Height (max. elevation) | not available[source] | — |
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| Maximum road speed | 40 mph (64 km/h)[source] | — |
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| Cruise range | 300 miles (480 km)[source] | — |
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| Reload time | 4 minutes (M270) 3 minutes (M270A1)[source] | — |
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| Average unit cost | $2.3 million per launcher (FY 1990), $168,000 per M31 GMLRS rocket (FY 2023)[source] | — |
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| Cartridge weight | — | 9.25 lb (4.2 kg) HEAT round 6.79 lb (3.08kg) HE round[source] |
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| Action | — | 13.7 in (350 mm) against RHA 31.5 in (800 mm) against concrete[source] |
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| Sights | — | 3x M103 Telescopic sight with stadia lines[source] |
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