Maritime HIMARS: The Potential Marine Artillery Mission of Naval Surface Fire Support

Abstract

Through an analysis of past, current, and future fire support development, the Marine High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) is one of several assets that can feasibly fill the Navys current Naval Surface Fire Support (NSFS) gap. Although ongoing testing and software upgrades may create a new maritime capability for HIMARS, it is likely that HIMARS may only be employed as a temporary solution to fill the Navys NSFS gap.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 08, 2016
Accession Number
AD1176127

Entities

People

  • Dominic J Daly

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Ammunition
  • Amphibious Operations
  • Artillery
  • Artillery Fire
  • Artillery Rockets
  • Department Of Defense
  • Employment
  • Fire Control Systems
  • Fire Support
  • Howitzers
  • Hypervelocity Projectiles
  • Indirect Fire
  • Land Warfare
  • Marine Corps
  • Marine Transportation
  • Mobility
  • Multiple Launch Rocket System
  • Naval Operations
  • Naval Vessels
  • Navy
  • Rocket Artillery
  • Rockets
  • Schools
  • United States
  • Universities
  • Warfare
  • Weapons Effects
  • Zumwalt Class

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