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U.S. Company Builds Truck-Mounted Rocket System, Inspired by DIY Weapons of the Libyan War
« on: October 26, 2017, 09:42:09 am »
By Kyle Mizokami

A frequent sight during the Libyan Civil War was a bunch of rockets mounted on top of a pickup truck, used to fire a raw barrage at the enemy. When rebels hostile to Muammar Gaddafi overran Libyan military bases, they captured huge stocks of military equipment including UB-16-57 helicopter-mounted rocket pods that they bolted onto trucks, providing a quick but highly inaccurate suppressive fire capability for the rebels.
http://www.popularmechanics.com/military/weapons/news/a28745/inspired-by-middle-eastern-wars-us-contractor-develops-truck-mounted-aerial-rockets/
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