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| Ford pickup trucks with rocket launchers used by Iraqis |
| 2016-05-24 |
| So, that's what they mean by the slogan, "There's more to a Ford..." [DefenceBlog] The improvised rocket launchers based on Ford pickup truck used by Iraqi police force. The Iraqi Federal Police (FP), sometimes called the National Police, is a gendarmerie-type paramilitary force designed to bridge the gap between the local police and the army. The improvised rocket launchers is a Multiple Rocket Launch System based on Ford F-350 Super Duty is a commercial pickup truck. The Iraqi rocket launchers having a range exceeding 3,500 miles (5,630 km) and It has two missiles on the launcher. I don't think so. Intercontinental MRLs? The Ford F-350 Super Duty is a commercial pickup truck. This heavy-duty vehicle is produced in large numbers. This popular and rugged vehicle is also used by the military. It is in service with Iraq (300), Ireland, Qatar, and possibly other countries. |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #12 If that is what the National Police are launching then it is definitely not the TOS-1. Looks like a refinement of the Syrian civil war explosive filled water heater powered by a BM-21 class rocket motor. 3,500 meters is very optimistic (maybe on the moon). |
| Posted by: Eohippus Snore8229 2016-05-24 11:54 |
| #11 Quick Google of the BM-27 220mm MRL sez it's got a range of 35km. Duh. That burned 45 seconds. |
| Posted by: Fred 2016-05-24 11:44 |
| #10 Pretty cool. And yeah, 3500 meters is a more realistic range of those things. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2016-05-24 11:44 |
| #9 Possible launch video of their new system here |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2016-05-24 11:27 |
| #8 3,500 Meters? That might be usable. |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2016-05-24 11:24 |
| #7 It a Ukrainian blog. Machine translation errors from Arabic-Ukrainian/Russian, then to English and with typical carelessness. My guess is the TOS-1 rocket repackaged in a Dual launcher. 220mm thermobaric warheads with a max range of 3,500 meters. |
| Posted by: Eohippus Snore8229 2016-05-24 11:23 |
| #6 Old wine in new bottles. The 'desert chariot', an armed Toyota truck, was used quite successfully in the nineteen eighties by Chadian forces in their war with Libya. |
| Posted by: Creanter Angeregum3386 2016-05-24 09:34 |
| #5 I was wondering what the 'INSERT LAUNCH CODE' was in the Ford SYNC app was for? |
| Posted by: BrerRabbit 2016-05-24 04:20 |
| #4 Yeah, but what are the cup holder and in-dash entertainment options? |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2016-05-24 03:20 |
| #3 Multiple Rocket Launch System based on Ford F-350 Super Duty is a commercial pickup truck. The Iraqi rocket launchers having a range exceeding 3,500 miles (5,630 km) and It has two missiles on the launcher. *blinks* Whiskey. Tango. Foxtrot, over. J- school grad was either pulling random factoids from wikipedia to fill column inches, or got confused between miles, meters, and Km's The only possible explanation that makes any kind of sense to me at all. |
| Posted by: Nguard 2016-05-24 00:56 |
| #2 military grade. commercials say so |
| Posted by: Gloluper Chusotch3457 2016-05-24 00:42 |
| #1 Not an F-150, but it will do. |
| Posted by: gorb 2016-05-24 00:28 |