LAR-160
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The LAR-160 is a light artillery rocket (hence LAR) with a 160mm calibre and a range of 45 km, from a multiple rocket launcher
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It is manufactured by Israel Military Industries
. Designed in the late 1970s, it was adopted by the Israeli army in 1983.
The system was repeatadly used by the Georgian Army against Russian Forces in the 2008 South Ossetia War
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Romania
uses a domestic version of the LAR-160, called LAROM
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Also used by Argentine Army
(TAM VCLC version), and Venezuelan Army (on AMX-13
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Multiple rocket launcher
A multiple rocket launcher is a type of unguided rocket artillery system. Like other rocket artillery, multiple rocket launchers are less accurate and have a much lower rate of fire than batteries of traditional artillery guns...
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It is manufactured by Israel Military Industries
Israel Military Industries
Israel Weapons Industries , formerly the "Magen" division of the Israel Military Industries Ltd. is an Israeli firearms manufacturer. In 2005, the Small Arms Division of IMI was privatized....
. Designed in the late 1970s, it was adopted by the Israeli army in 1983.
The system was repeatadly used by the Georgian Army against Russian Forces in the 2008 South Ossetia War
2008 South Ossetia war
The 2008 South Ossetia War or Russo-Georgian War was an armed conflict in August 2008 between Georgia on one side, and Russia and separatist governments of South Ossetia and Abkhazia on the other....
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Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
uses a domestic version of the LAR-160, called LAROM
LAROM
The LAROM is a Romanian modern, highly mobile, native-made multiple rocket launcher, attached to a DAC-25.360 6X6 truck, in service with the Romanian Land Forces, built in collaboration with Israel. Currently, there are 24 systems in service, all operated by the 8th Mixed Artillery Brigade...
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Also used by Argentine Army
Argentine Army
The Argentine Army is the land armed force branch of the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic and the senior military service of the country.- History :...
(TAM VCLC version), and Venezuelan Army (on AMX-13
AMX-13
The AMX-13 is a French light tank produced from 1953 to 1985. It served with the French Army and was exported to over twenty-five other nations...
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