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From: markley@grad1.cis.upenn.edu (James Markley)
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Subject: MLRS
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Date: 26 Oct 90 02:08:15 GMT
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From: markley@grad1.cis.upenn.edu (James Markley)

Jim Markley       	UPENN markley@grad1.cis.upenn.edu

MLRS is alive and well. It is not, to the best of my knowledge, fully
fielded. Most,if not all, Armor/Mech Divisions have one battery of
MLRS and each of the European Corps Artillery Brigades have at least
two battalions of MLRS rounded out with 8 inch. (8 inch is being
phased out, but last I checked it was not all replaced with MLRS.)
I do not have aa good handle on the status of MLRS fielding in the 
continental US. It is reputed by my Artillery breathern to be the true
"King of Battle." The range of the system is classified but I know
that the minimum is about 20km with the max range somewhere in excess
of 70km. I can not recall the types of munitions available, but I
believe DPICM is the standard round. If there are any Artillerymen out
there who have better data I bow to their knowledge. 

P.S. DPICM will kill or disable anything currently on the battlefield.
Remember a mobility kill or weapon system kill is as good as a
catistrophic kill, especially to a grunt. 

Jim Markley 
CPT IN
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