Long-range snipers: Multiple-launch rocket systems were originally designed on both sides of the defunct iron curtain to saturate area targets during the Cold War (interestingly, they were designated multiple-rocket launch systems on the then soviet side). The introduction of precision-guided munitions has made it the weapon of choice for asymmetrical warfare.

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Long-range snipers: Multiple-launch rocket systems were originally designed on both sides of the defunct iron curtain to saturate area targets during the Cold War (interestingly, they were designated multiple-rocket launch systems on the then soviet side). The introduction of precision-guided munitions has made it the weapon of choice for asymmetrical warfare.

According to Colonel David Rice, US Army Project Manager of Precision Fires Rocket and Missile Systems, *The GMLRS [Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System] has brought the field artillery back into the urban fight*. His statement reflects the transition of the Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control Systems Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) from a Cold War saturation weapon designed to 'clear grid squares' to a '70-km sniper system' which offers significant advantages over close air support, including faster response time and reduced collateral damage.

The MLRS was developed by Lockheed Martin (then Ling Tempco Vought) and its European partners for the armies of Britain, Germany, France, Italy a...

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