The Ukrainian military has created an improvised multiple rocket launcher system from an LAU-131 aircraft launcher and Hydra 70 unguided rockets on the basis of an off-road vehicle
Members of the Ukrainian Defence Forces have created an improvised multiple rocket launcher. An ordinary civilian SUV is used as a chassis.
Here's What We Know
The launcher is an aircraft system LAU-131. Usually it is equipped with helicopters and aircraft. Nevertheless, the Ukrainian military managed to fix the missile launcher in the boot of the SUV.
⚡️Self-made ????????Ukrainian MLRS based on a pickup truck, the role of which is guided by the ????????American LAU-131 launcher for Hydra-70 unguided air missiles
- ????????Ukrainian Front (@front_ukrainian) September 24, 2023
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LAU-131 has seven tubes for launching US Hydra 70 unguided rockets of 70 mm calibre. The Ukrainian Armed Forces also use a guided version of the Hydra 70 called the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS).
Source: @front_ukrainian
