The above link goes to 57mm ADA guns firing. Still, it's easy enough to find BM-21 footage.
I’ve always felt that the US pays too little attention to MRL. The MLRS is a fine system, but there aren’t enough launchers. A division commander should have a full battalion of these bad boys at his beck and call. I can’t remember where I when I read that on average it takes an infantryman 30 seconds to find adequate cover. Once he’s under cover, the radius at which a given round causes casualties decreases dramatically, since concussion becomes the problem for the rifleman. Sustained fire is a thing of the past. Therefore, if one wishes to take out targets of opportunity, a large number of rounds need to arrive in a short period of time. Light mortars and MRL are the weapons of choice for this.
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