290-mm MAR-290 MRL
Country of Origin: Israel
description
This Israeli 290-mm multiple rocket launcher (MRL) has fin-stabilized rockets that are launched from four tubes on a British Centurion tank chassis. (An earlier version was fitted on an M4 Sherman chassis using frame racks.)
The MAR-290 can fire four rockets in 10 seconds. Tube-laying and reloading gear are hydraulically powered.
status
Development of the rockets began in 1965. It achieved initial operational capability (IOC) in the late 1960s. The system is still in service.
builders
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