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Twice as powerful as a regular Haimara and carries 2 ATACMS missiles. One of the best MLRS in the world has finally been introduced on the Lancet drone. Green Country Diaries Posting in CHAT: Russia This photo clearly shows the advantages of the M270 MLRS over standard Haimars. Doubled ammunition, better maneuverability and protection. Now they have added the ability to carry the latest American PrSM ballistic missiles Photo US Army It must be said that even during the Cold War, the United States never particularly bothered with the design and production of multiple launch rocket systems, relying mainly on aviation to support ground operations. And the current great commercial success of "Hymars" is more surprising than a template based on long and hard work. Many circumstances came together. Until the end of the 60s, the Pentagon did not even receive orders for such weapons. Everything changed after the Vietnam War and a series of Arab-Israeli conflicts. Firstly, the Americans simply physically did not have sufficient fire support for ground forces in the jungles of Indochina. And American aviation, with very toothy Vietnamese air defense, had to constantly take risks and suffer incredible losses (more than three thousand aircraft). And secondly, in October 1973, during the Yom Kippur War, the Soviet Union supplied its Arab allies with the first export versions of the Grad MLRS. And if in general the Arab countries failed to do this, the Israelis called the Soviet missile launcher the most effective weapon of the armies of Syria and Iraq. The IDF suffered its most significant losses immediately after the attack by the modernized Russian Katyushas. For example, in October 1973, an Iraqi MLRS ambush destroyed a battery of heavy 175 mm M-107 self-propelled guns. One of the first prototypes of the M270 MLRS from Boeing, but the developer of the vehicle as a result of the proposal was Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control. Photo by Boeing All these gloomy statistics literally forced the Pentagon to step on the throat of its favorite song about exceptional air support and puzzle the largest concerns such as Boeing, Lockheed Martin and others with the creation of this type of weapon. But already in the mid-60s, American politicians and propagandists loudly declared rocket artillery archaic and inhumane. But they changed their rhetoric as soon as, as they say, the fried chicken bit. Thus was produced the first unit based on the M2 Bradley chassis, which eventually became the basis of the current wheeled Haymars. However, there were also differences. The system, codenamed M270 MLRS, carried twice as many guides for conventional 227 mm rockets as the conventional wheeled version. And when the MGM-140 ATACMS operational-tactical missiles entered service with US missile units in 1988, two such MLRS systems could be carried simultaneously. Once the Americans made their version of the machine, they imposed it on the rest of the NATO allies, including France. In the Old World, the system was produced under the MARS brand. The European MARS differs from the M270 MLRS only in some details. It is curious that all European countries, except Poland, preferred this particular tracked model to the popular MLRS. Photo by Bundesarchiv It was these modifications of the machines that went mainly in 2022-2023 to Eastern Europe from the UK, the Netherlands, France and the USA. Starting with the European modification MARS2/LRU and the American M270A2, they received all the capabilities of the updated Haymars system, including the ability to fire precision projectiles and ATACMS guided missiles. The main performance characteristics, not counting the number of shells and type of chassis, are absolutely identical. Simply put, the MLRS are simply two standard M142 HIMARS, also on a tracked base, which gives it additional mobility in off-road conditions. The first war of the M270 MLRS against Iraq. Mechanical Engineering Division in Kuwait. The MLRS made its combat premiere in 1991, during Operation Desert Storm, and it truly distinguished itself during the Iraq War in 2003. With her direct participation, many headquarters and warehouses of Saddam's army were destroyed. In total, the Americans used 400 missiles, 132 of which were high-precision. In Eastern Europe it has also proven to be a powerful weapon that can be practically evaded in a hit-and-run style. But now even this tactic has ceased to help. Until April of this year, there were only rumors about its destruction, although it is possible that it still became widespread. And now the MLRS, without a doubt, met (video on the blue link, click) with our best kamikaze drone “Lancet”. Judging by the nature of the blow, it is unlikely to be restored. This is how the popular Russian UAV received its next award trophy - of increased value. Diaries of the Green Regionhttps://dzen.ru Source link Source link
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What are they currently producing at the Riga plant that produced the legendary RAFs? Posting in CHAT: Russia In 1975, the Riga Bus Plant began assembling the most famous Soviet minibuses - RAF-2203 “Latvia”. This car should be familiar even to those who did not live in the Soviet Union at an adult age, because RAFIX traveled along the roads of the former Soviet Union until the early 2000s. Over the decades of production, various cars have appeared on the original 2203 platform. But today we will not talk about them, but about the plant itself. What is produced at the RAF today The history of the RAF (from Latvian: Rigas busu fabrika) dates back to the pre-war period of the 20th century. In the very center of Riga on Terbatas Street, even before the Second World War, the workshops of Deitsmanis and Potreki were located. After the arrival of Soviet power in Latvia, the second Riga auto repair shop was founded on the basis of nationalized and socialized workshops. After the Great Patriotic War, the Soviet leadership began to think about developing its own bus production in Latvia. To achieve this goal, it was decided to reorganize RARZ No. 2 into RZAK. For several years, RZAK worked in cooperation with other Soviet engineering enterprises, until it was finally merged with REAF in the early 1950s. In turn, RZAK was founded by the Soviet leadership of Latvia at the facilities of an old metalworking plant. . Initially, the company developed cars for the Red Army. Thanks to the merger of REAF and RZAK in 1951, that same plant was born. The first buses of Riga residents, as usual, during the development of production were copies of products from other companies. In 1953, the first two dozen RAF-651s rolled off the assembly line of the Riga plant, which were a copy of the GZA-651 produced by GAZ. The first bus, or rather a minibus, was created by the residents of Riga in the late 1950s after becoming familiar with the products of the famous German brand Volkswagen. A group of designers led by J. Ositis, G. Sils and Laimonis Klege RAF-10 “Festival” The first pancake turned out to be lumpy, but already in 1958 the people of Riga eliminated almost all the shortcomings of the RAF-10. this drew criticism. Later, another model appeared - RAF-8, but it was not widely used. But the invaluable experience gained during the first project made it possible to create the RAF-977 “Latvia”. Ironically, there was not enough capacity for large-scale production of the 977 in Riga, so the development was transferred to Yerevan ErAZ and Lugansk LAZ. However, it was “Latvia” that became the first real success of the Riga residents. Since the 1960s, the first minibus of the Latvian SSR was delivered to dozens of countries, and not only socialist ones. The first RAFs were even purchased from Iran and India. In 1976, the RAF was significantly expanded by opening new workshops, which allowed it to produce an additional 17 thousand vehicles annually. At the same time, large-scale production of those same RAF-2203 began. In addition, not only minibuses, but also all kinds of special vehicles were made on the basis of the original minibus. For example, “RAFIKs” made excellent ambulances and even fire trucks! The first problems at the Riga plant began in the late 1980s. The quality level of the plant's products fell sharply, which caused a terrible scandal, followed by the resignation of management. A few years later they tried to modernize the enterprise, but it was never completed due to the collapse of the Soviet Union. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the RAF plant was privatized and transformed into a joint stock company. Later, the enterprise suffered the fate of many other factories in the former Soviet republics... The people of Riga tried to make their last breakthrough in 1993, introducing the new model RAF Stills. However, the plant’s products “unexpectedly” turned out to be of no use to anyone due to the influx of foreign cars on the post-Soviet market. The final nail in the coffin of the RAF was the deployment of its own production of Gazelles in Russia. In 1997, the Riga company was liquidated, and only a year later it was declared bankrupt. The residents of Riga could not survive the loss of the all-Soviet market and the severance of established cooperative ties. In the 2000s, the issue of reviving the RAF was repeatedly raised both at the initiative of Western partners and at the initiative of the Russian GAZ. In 2018, negotiations between Gorky and Riga residents took place again. However, it was not possible to create a new joint venture that would produce buses, electric cars and minibuses. Source link Source link