LAR-160
Sign in to saveAlso known as 160 mm rocket launcher LAR-160, LAR160, Light Artillery Rocket 160
The LAR-160 is a light artillery rocket (hence LAR) with a 160mm calibre, a minimum range of 12 km and a maximum range of 45 km, from a multiple rocket launcher. Each standard launcher holds two 13 rocket Launch Pod Containers (LPC's) for truck or trailer mounting, 18 rocket LPC's for medium armored vehicle's (AMX-13, TAM) and 26 rocket LPC's for mounting on a MBT chassis. A light version is also manufactured which can be carried by helicopters and towed behind vehicles such as a HMMWV.
Key facts
- Weapon.is_missile
- yes
- Weapon.name
- LAR-160
- Weapon.image
- LAR-160.jpg
- Weapon.image_size
- 300
- Weapon.caption
- LAR-160 multiple rocket launcher mounted on a LYNX (MRL)
- Weapon.origin
- Israel
- Weapon.type
- Multiple rocket launcher
- Weapon.used_by
- IsraelArgentinaAzerbaijanGeorgiaKazakhstanRomaniaVenezuelaChile
- Weapon.wars
- Russo-Georgian War2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war
- Weapon.manufacturer
- Israel Military Industries
- Weapon.weight
- 100kg Mk.I, 110kg Mk.II
- Weapon.length
- 3.4m
- Weapon.diameter
- 160mm
- Weapon.vehicle_range
- 45km
- Weapon.guidance
- ACCULAR – 2003 onwards
- Weapon.detonation
- Impact fuze or Proximity fuze
- Weapon.launch_platform
- Mobile (many including AMX-13 and HMMWV)
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- LAR-160.jpg
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- Development
- Armament
- Mk. I Rocket
- Mk. II Rocket
- Launcher
- Service history
- Operators
- See also
- References
- External links
The LAR-160 is a light artillery rocket (hence LAR) with a 160mm calibre, a minimum range of 12 km and a maximum range of 45 km, from a multiple rocket launcher. Each standard launcher holds two 13 rocket Launch Pod Containers (LPC's) for truck or trailer mounting, 18 rocket LPC's for medium armored vehicle's (AMX-13, TAM) and 26 rocket LPC's for mounting on a MBT chassis. A light version is also manufactured which can be carried by helicopters and towed behind vehicles such as a HMMWV.
== Development == The LAR-160 was designed in the late 1970s by Israel Military Industries, it was adopted by the Israeli Defense Forces in 1983.