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M139 Volcano
Photo: Sgt. Kris Wright, US Army · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain Use of this image does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD).
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Area Denial Systems · United States · 1990
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M139Volcano

M139 Volcano
M139 Volcano Photo: Sgt. Kris Wright, US Army · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain Use of this image does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD).
MASS (Military Archive Scoring System) 54
* Absolute score — assessed within category · no era adjustment
Area Coverage
55
Lethality / Effect
60
Persistence
40
Deployment Speed
80
Flexibility
65
Concealment
30
Reliability
70
Recoverability
20
Technology
65
Cost-Effectiveness
55
Methodology ↗ → Area Denial Systems ranking
Origin United States
CategoryArea Denial Systems
EraCold War
In service1990
Operators1 countries
⬇ Overview
⚙ Specs
⊕ History
⊕ Operators
⚖ MASS Score
📚 Sources
Data Quality82%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
⊟ Area Denial Systemsranking ↗methodology ↗
54
Area Denial Systems MASS Rating
1/1
Cold War
2/2
All-Time
Area Denial Systems · 10 axes scored
Area Coverage
55
Lethality / Effect
60
Persistence
40
Deployment Speed
80
Flexibility
65
Concealment
30
Reliability
70
Recoverability
20
Technology
65
Cost-Effectiveness
55
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the area denial systems category.
01 / Overview
M139 Volcano
Category
Area Denial Systems
Country
United States
Production
1990–
Operators
1 countries
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
AREA DENIAL SYSTEMS · COLD WAR
1
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
60
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
—
MASS SCORE ↗
54
area denial systems category
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the area denial systems category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
  1. 1990Production started
36
years in service
1
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
04 / Operators
Operator Countries1country
United StatesACTIVE
05 / MASS Score
AREA DENIAL SYSTEMS RANKING Area Denial Systems · Cold War
#1 US Silent Guardian 65 #2 US M139 Volcano (this weapon) 54
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
2AREA DENIAL SYSTEMS1COLD WAR · AREA DENIAL SYSTEMS1580UNITED STATES · ALL WEAPONS2PERFORMANCE/PRICE · AREA DENIAL SYSTEMS
ⓘ Rankings are within theArea Denial Systemscategory.
Area Denial Systems Cold War United States
📚 Sources
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