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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the multiple launch rocket systems (mlrs) category.
01 / Overview
Mark 26 Guided Missile Launching System
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1976–
Quantity
26
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
MULTIPLE LAUNCH ROCKET SYSTEMS (MLRS) · COLD WAR
7
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
78
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the multiple launch rocket systems (mlrs) category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General2MOD.2
- Service Entry Year1976
- Crew1
◈Ammunition1MOD.1
▣Fire Control1MOD.1
◇Production1MOD.1
- Total Production26
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1945First deployment: Cold War
- 1976Production started
50
years in service
26
units produced
1
countries operating
ⓘ 1 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
MULTIPLE LAUNCH ROCKET SYSTEMS (MLRS) RANKING Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS) · Cold War
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
55MULTIPLE LAUNCH ROCKET SYSTEMS (MLRS)7COLD WAR · MULTIPLE LAUNCH ROCKET SYSTEMS (MLRS)1268UNITED STATES · ALL WEAPONS54PERFORMANCE/PRICE · MULTIPLE LAUNCH ROCKET SYSTEMS (MLRS)
ⓘ Rankings are within theMultiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS)category.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE2terms
Automated laying is a fire‑control capability that uses sensors and a computer to automatically set a towed artillery or mortar’s elevation and azimuth to the calculated firing solution.
Artillery or mortar munition equipped with guidance systems to alter its trajectory after firing for increased accuracy.
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