Jun 27 2023, 09:23 AM
QUOTE(Mai189 @ Oct 23 2022, 09:54 PM)
Fyi, the basic GMRLS guided rockets have a range of >70km.
The basic guided rocket has been successfully tested to range of 92km: https://www.army-technology.com/news/news69339-html/
However, the US army was able to use it and surgically strike targets with precision at around >105km in Afghanistan.
This means that is its actual range is more >100km.
In Ukraine, it has been routinely used to strike targets at more than >100km.
P.S: Russian defence manufacturers tend to overstate capabilities. Western defence manufacturers do the opposite.
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In SEA and Oceania, Himars has been bought by Singapore and recently Australia.
Info from open source is limited. As shared previously, Singapore has bought more than >108 launch pods. This was declassified by Lockheed Martin (until 2016 only). This would mean that Singapore has at least 54 Himars launchers (until 2016). One launcher + one supply vehicle generally (although the US army may use 2 supply vehicles per launcher.).
Link for above: https://apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/1019443.pdf
I dont have numbers post 2016.
I note that newly built GMRLS rockets are largely the ER versions with range in excess of >150km. These were purchased by Australia recently. If Sg bought new GMLRS rockets recently, it is likely these will be the newer ER versions.
Australian Himars:
https://www.theaustralian.com.au/special-re...061331d10fd4799
Also note that US and generally Western weapon makers tend to under declare range and utility as opposed to perhaps the Russians. See above^The basic guided rocket has been successfully tested to range of 92km: https://www.army-technology.com/news/news69339-html/
However, the US army was able to use it and surgically strike targets with precision at around >105km in Afghanistan.
This means that is its actual range is more >100km.
In Ukraine, it has been routinely used to strike targets at more than >100km.
P.S: Russian defence manufacturers tend to overstate capabilities. Western defence manufacturers do the opposite.
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In SEA and Oceania, Himars has been bought by Singapore and recently Australia.
Info from open source is limited. As shared previously, Singapore has bought more than >108 launch pods. This was declassified by Lockheed Martin (until 2016 only). This would mean that Singapore has at least 54 Himars launchers (until 2016). One launcher + one supply vehicle generally (although the US army may use 2 supply vehicles per launcher.).
Link for above: https://apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/1019443.pdf
I dont have numbers post 2016.
I note that newly built GMRLS rockets are largely the ER versions with range in excess of >150km. These were purchased by Australia recently. If Sg bought new GMLRS rockets recently, it is likely these will be the newer ER versions.
Australian Himars:
https://www.theaustralian.com.au/special-re...061331d10fd4799
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