US artillery rocket systems are proving vital in allowing Ukraine to strike deep behind Russia lines with remarkable accuracy.
High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) were first provided to Ukraine in June 2022 to stem the tide of Vladimir Putin‘s advances in the Donbas.
Months later, Russia’s progress had not just screeched to a halt but had headed in reverse, thanks in no small part to the HIMARS.
Rockets ride atop a heavily armoured and hermetically sealed vehicle, which boasts six wheels and six-wheel drive ensuring high mobility and the capacity to reach high speeds.
HIMARS launches the impressive Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) artillery which have a vast range of 45 miles, much further than the standard 18 miles.
Three times bigger are the Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) rockets. These can be fired up to 186 miles and are used for targetting higher value sites, including enemy buildings.
And the artillery rocket systems have been used to devastating effect throughout the Ukraine-Russia conflict, demonstrating their incredible accuracy in striking key targets, including massive artillery stockpiles.
This forced Putin to move ammunition further away from the front line, meaning it could not be used to the same devastating effect.
US artillery rocket systems are proving vital in allowing Ukraine to strike deep behind Russia lines with remarkable accuracy
Rockets ride atop a heavily armoured and hermetically sealed vehicle, which boasts six wheels and six-wheel drive ensuring high mobility and the capacity to reach high speeds
Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Romania all ordered quantities of HIMARS to protect themselves from the Russian threat.
In the latest episode of Daily Mail’s War On Tape YouTube series, Chris Pleasance uncovers why the HIMARS rockets are so crucial by watching them being tested and chatting to those who operate them.
Pleasance headed to a huge US firing range in Grafenwöhr, Germany to witness a HIMARS live firing drill which demonstrated the range and speed of the artillery.
He also chatted to Staff Sergeant Russell Jaso about how the rockets work and which sites they are used to target.
