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Type 70 rocket launcher
Photo: 颐园新居 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS) · People's Republic of China · 1970
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Type70rocketlauncher

Type 70 rocket launcher
Type 70 rocket launcher Photo: 颐园新居 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
* Absolute score — assessed within category · no era adjustment
Range
10
Saturation Firepower
25
Salvo Size
20
Reload Speed
40
Precision (guided)
0
Mobility
50
Shoot-and-Scoot
10
Ammunition Versatility
30
Technology
15
Cost-Effectiveness
85
Origin People's Republic of China
CategoryMultiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS)
EraCold War
In service1970
Operators4 countries
Data Quality86%
23
Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS) MASS Rating
38/42
Cold War
142/151
All-Time
Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS) · 10 axes scored
Range
10
Saturation Firepower
25
Salvo Size
20
Reload Speed
40
Precision (guided)
0
Mobility
50
Shoot-and-Scoot
10
Ammunition Versatility
30
Technology
15
Cost-Effectiveness
85
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the multiple launch rocket systems (mlrs) category.
01 / Overview
Type 70 rocket launcher
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
MULTIPLE LAUNCH ROCKET SYSTEMS (MLRS) · COLD WAR
38
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
73
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
—
23
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
◎General2MOD.2
  • Service Entry Year1970
  • Crew1
◈Ordnance2MOD.2
  • Calibre62 mm
  • Ordnance TypeAnti-tank rocket
▣Performance1MOD.1
  • Maximum Range (standard)0.8 km
◇Ammunition2MOD.2
  • Ammunition TypesHEAT, airburst fragmentation
  • HE RoundYes
◆Mobility1MOD.1
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
  1. 1970Production started
56
years in service
3
countries operating
ⓘ 1 countries retired it.
04 / Operators
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE1terms
High Explosive (HE) round: an artillery or mortar projectile containing explosive filler designed to inflict damage through blast and fragmentation effects.
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