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Also known as 160 mm rocket launcher LAROM, 122 mm rocket launcher LAROM

The LAROM is a Romanian native-made, highly mobile, multiple rocket launcher, in service with the Romanian Land Forces, built in collaboration with Israel.

Key facts

Weapon.name
LAROM
Weapon.image
File:LAROM - DAC 26410 - 01.jpg
Weapon.caption
LAROM MLRS at the 2009 National Day Parade
Weapon.origin
Romania, Israel
Weapon.type
Multiple Rocket Launcher
Weapon.service
2001 - present
Weapon.used_by
Romanian Land Forces
Weapon.number
54
Weapon.production_date
1999-
Weapon.is_vehicle
yes
Weapon.crew
4
Weapon.length
7.35 m
Weapon.width
2.40 m
Weapon.height
3.10 m
Weapon.weight
13.7 tonnes
Weapon.primary_armament
26×LAR Mk.4 160mm rockets or 40×122mm rockets
Weapon.engine_power
410 hp
Weapon.image_size
300

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

6 sections
Contents
  • Armament
  • Operators
  • Gallery
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

The LAROM is a Romanian native-made, highly mobile, multiple rocket launcher, in service with the Romanian Land Forces, built in collaboration with Israel.

It was influenced by the BM-21 Grad 122 mm multiple rocket launcher (MRL) system which entered service with the Soviet Army in 1963 also utilizing a six-by-six truck chassis fitted with a bank of 40 122mm launch tubes arranged in a rectangular shape that can be turned away from the unprotected cabin.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “LAROM” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.