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How long is an M270 MLRS?

An M270 MLRS is about 6.97 m (23 ft) long.

What is measured: Multiple Launch Rocket System, hull length

M270 MLRS (6.97 m) drawn to scale beside a 20-foot shipping container (6.06 m) and a city bus (12 m)
Drawn to scale, from left to right: Shipping container (20 ft) (6.06 m), M270 MLRS (6.97 m) and City bus (12 m).

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How big is that, really?

  • A little longer than a 20-foot shipping container
  • About 58% of the length of a city bus
  • About 3 would fit end to end along a tennis court
  • About 7 would fit end to end along an Olympic swimming pool
  • About 3.5× the height of a doorway

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Facts about M270 MLRS

The M270 can fire a full pod of 12 rockets in under a minute, saturating an area with explosives.

Source: US Army fact sheet, M270 MLRS

Military

NameSizeCompared with M270 MLRS
MIM-104 Patriot Missile5.8 m (19 ft)0.83×
Char B1 Tank6.37 m (21 ft)0.91×
Bradley Fighting Vehicle6.55 m (21 ft)0.94×
BM-13 Katyusha Rocket Launcher6.7 m (22 ft)0.96×
M270 MLRS6.97 m (23 ft)this page
Panzer IV Tank7.02 m (23 ft)1×
Fokker Dr.I Triplane7.19 m (24 ft)1×
Centurion Tank7.6 m (25 ft)1.1×
Tiger I Tank8.45 m (28 ft)1.2×
Sopwith Camel Biplane8.5 m (28 ft)1.2×

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Which is bigger: M270 MLRS or MIM-104 Patriot Missile?

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