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The ATACMS is the primary ground-based tactical missile of the US military
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Data for M270A1 MLRS with two ATACMS
Entered service 1991
Crew 3 men
Launcher dimensions and weight
Number of missiles 1 or 2
Weight 27.75 t
Length 6.86 m
Width 2.97 m
Height 2.57 m
Missile
Missile length 4 m
Missile diameter 0.61 m
Missile launch weight 1 670 kg
Warhead weight 160 ~ 560 kg
Warhead type Conventional
Range of fire 128 - 300 km
CEP 10-50 m
Chassis mobility
Engine Cummins VTA-903T diesel
Engine power 500 hp
Maximum road speed 64 km/h
Range 640 km
Chassis maneuverability
Gradient 60%
Side slope 30%
Vertical step 0.9 m
Trench 2.5 m
Fording 1 m
The ATACMS (Army TACtical Missile System) is a US short-range ballistic missile system, and is the only weapon of this type still operational in the US military. It is also designated M39 by the US Army, and its DoD designation is MGM-140. This weapon complements the US military's rocket artillery systems, effectively closing the gap between artillery systems used by ground forces, and the aircraft and cruise missiles used by air and naval forces.
In fact, it is not entirely accurate to classify the ATACMS as a "ballistic missile", as this classification implies that the projectile flies on a ballistic trajectory. While the ATACMS does assume a ballistic arc to its target, it also performs a series of rapid and sudden turns and course corrections on the way to its aimpoint. This is a deliberate function of the ATACMS, as this seemingly erratic flight behavior makes it exceptionally difficult to track or intercept. This class of weapon is thus widely referred to as a "quasi-ballistic missile", though the US Army has also referred to the ATACMS as a "maneuvering missile".
This weapon is not unique in being a quasi-ballistic missile, however. Numerous other ballistic missiles have similar capabilities, including the DF-21S (CSS-5), Hades, OTR-23 Oka(SS-23 Spider), LORA, and Dhanush. The OTR-21 Tochka (SS-21 Scarab) was the first weapon of this type to achieve operational service.
The requirement for what would become the ATACMS was identified in 1980, and the program was established in 1982 as the JTACMS (Joint Tactical Missile System), when the DoD merged two similar programs of the US Army and US Air Force. Shortly after the request for proposals was issued to industry in 1985, the USAF withdrew from JTACMS; it thus became an Army project, and was thus re-named ATACMS. The LTV Aerospace company won the bid, and was awarded a contract in May of 1986 to develop and manufacture the ATACMS system. The first flight of the XMGM-140A missile was achieved in 1988, with low-rate initial production initiated later that year. After additional testing and refinements, the ATACMS officially entered active service with the US Army in January of 1991. Production of the ATACMS changed hands twice, and as of 2015, it is a Lockheed Martin product.
The ATACMS had entered service just in time as well, as the US Army was on the verge of war with Iraq. During Operation Desert Storm, a total of 32 were launched in combat. This weapon was used much more extensively in Operation Iraqi Freedom, during which more than 450 were launched in anger. To date, more than 560 ATACMS' have been launched in combat.
There is no dedicated launch platform for the ATACMS. It is instead launched from either theM270 MLRS or the M142 HIMARS, from which the more familiar 6-cell 227mm rocket launcher is replaced with a single launch tube for the missile. The MLRS can carry a single ATACMS and 6 227mm rockets, or two ATACMS missiles, while the HIMARS' launcher only has enough space for either a 6-cell 227mm rocket launcher or a single ATACMS. See the pages on the MLRS and the HIMARS for more details.
Source: DVIDS
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