[Michael Pick] wanted to build something altogether more devastating. To that end, he created a rocket launcher with an advanced air burst capability, intended to take out enemies behind cover.

[Michael Pick] wanted to build something altogether more devastating. To that end, he created a rocket launcher with an advanced air burst capability, intended to take out enemies behind cover.

One of the armaments on the Sidekicks were either the M159 or M200 rocket pods, each carrying 2.75-inch rockets. The crews quickly realized that the launchers were also notably beer-can shaped ...

whereas older generations of launchers had to be manually reloaded one rocket at a time. Each pod contained six unguided M26 rockets, and each rocket carried 644 small grenade-like bomblets ...

In February, the U.S. had authorized the Netherlands to buy 20 M142 HIMARS launchers, 77 loaded rocket pods, ATACMS missile pods, and 17 support vehicles for $670 million. Passing up HIMARS may ...

The MLRS launcher unit comprises an M270 launcher loaded with 12 rockets, packaged in two six-rocket pods. The launcher, which is mounted on a stretched Bradley chassis, is a highly automated self ...

featuring a larger HX 8x8 chassis that houses two rocket pods, thereby doubling the firepower available in a single mission. The primary distinction between the two systems lies in their launcher ...

Drones and rocket launchers make a good combination, as rockets provide a lot of firepower in a small package. Turning theory into practice is another matter though, and while we have seen many ...