UK deploys M270 MLRS super cannon near Russian border?

November 16, 2016 08:44

The Russian military does not rule out the possibility that the UK will deploy M270 MLRS super guns near the Federal border.

Siêu pháo M270 MLRS khai hỏa. Ảnh: Vpk.name
M270 MLRS super gun fires. Photo: Vpk.name

UK Defence Secretary Michael Fallon confirmed last weekend plans to deploy 8,000 troops along with a number of infantry fighting vehicles, Challenger 2 tanks and fighter jets in Estonia.

The Russian military does not rule out the possibility that the UK will also deploy M270 MLRS super guns near the Federal border.

Currently, the US and Europe, including the UK, own about 1,300 M270 MLRS guns with more than 700,000 rockets.

The M270 MLRS is considered the most powerful NATO standard multiple rocket launcher today.

Artillery is used for the tasks of suppressing, isolating and destroying enemy targets.

With a modular design, the gun can fire both rockets and tactical missiles.

The M270's M26 rocket has a diameter of 227 mm, weighs 307 kg, has a warhead weighing 120 kg, has a maximum range of 32 km, and creates a lethal area of ​​78.5 hectares.

According to TPO

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