page_title: M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System
section_title: M993 Launcher specifications
hierarchical_section_title: M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System / M993 Launcher specifications
caption_attribution_description: English: IDF "Menatetz" M270 MLRS artillery system, on display in Israel's 60th anniversary Security and Defense Expo 2008 in Rishon LeZion, Israel. עברית: משגר רקטות רב-קני מתנייע מנתץ M-270 MLRS בשירות חיל התותחנים של צה"ל, בתערוכת ה-60 של מערכת הביטחון בראשון לציון, ישראל, 2008.
context_page_description: The M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System is an armored, self-propelled, multiple rocket launcher.
  Since the first M270s were delivered to the U.S. Army in 1983, the MLRS has been adopted by several NATO countries. Some 1,300 M270 systems have been manufactured in the United States and in Europe, along with more than 700,000 rockets. The production of the M270 ended in 2003, when a last batch was delivered to the Egyptian Army.
context_section_description: Entered service: 1982 (U.S. Army)
  First used in action: 1991 (First Gulf War)
  Crew: 3
  Weight loaded: 24,756 kg
  Length: 6.86 metres (22 ft 6 in)
  Width: 2.97 metres (9 ft 9 in)
  Height (stowed): 2.57 m (8 ft 5 in)
  Height (max elevation): not available
  Max road speed: 64 km/h
  Cruise range: 480 km
  Reload time: 4 min (M270) 3 min (M270A1)
  Engine: Turbo-charged V8 Cummins VTA903 diesel 500 hp ver2.
  Cross-drive turbo transmission fully electronically controlled
  Average unit cost: $2.3 million
caption: "Menatetz" (מנתץ) An Israeli upgraded version of the M270 MLRS used by the Israel Defense Forces Artillery Corps
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