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Thunderbolt-2000
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Thunderbolt-2000

Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS) · Taiwan · 1997
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Thunderbolt-2000

Thunderbolt-2000
Thunderbolt-2000 Photo: 玄史生 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
* Absolute score — assessed within category · no era adjustment
Range
75
Saturation Firepower
80
Salvo Size
70
Reload Speed
60
Precision (guided)
70
Mobility
85
Shoot-and-Scoot
80
Ammunition Versatility
75
Technology
70
Cost-Effectiveness
75
Origin Taiwan
CategoryMultiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS)
EraPost-Cold War
In service1997
Operators1 countries
Data Quality82%
75
Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS) MASS Rating
3/15
Post-Cold War
18/151
All-Time
Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS) · 10 axes scored
Range
75
Saturation Firepower
80
Salvo Size
70
Reload Speed
60
Precision (guided)
70
Mobility
85
Shoot-and-Scoot
80
Ammunition Versatility
75
Technology
70
Cost-Effectiveness
75
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the multiple launch rocket systems (mlrs) category.
01 / Overview
Thunderbolt-2000
Country
Production
1997–
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
MULTIPLE LAUNCH ROCKET SYSTEMS (MLRS) · POST-COLD WAR
3
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
80
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
—
75
multiple launch rocket systems (mlrs) category
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the multiple launch rocket systems (mlrs) category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General3MOD.3
◈Ordnance3MOD.3
▣Performance2MOD.2
  • Maximum Range (standard)45 km
  • Maximum Range (guided)300 km
◇Ammunition4MOD.4
◆Mobility3MOD.3
▤Ammunition Handling2MOD.2
  • Ready Rounds60
  • Resupply Vehicleammo carriers/reloaders
⬢Production1MOD.1
  • Production Start1,997 year
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
  1. 1997Production started
29
years in service
1
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
04 / Operators
Operator Countries1country
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE6terms
Cluster/DPICM refers to artillery ammunition that disperses submunitions for anti-personnel and anti-vehicle effects.
High Explosive (HE) round: an artillery or mortar projectile containing explosive filler designed to inflict damage through blast and fragmentation effects.
Artillery or mortar munition equipped with guidance systems to alter its trajectory after firing for increased accuracy.
Artillery system with integrated propulsion, enabling movement under its own power rather than being towed.
Artillery tactic where a firing unit rapidly deploys, fires, and relocates to avoid counter-battery fire.
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