M201 MLRS

"The M201 is a heavy-tracked and turreted missile launcher with eight massive rocket tubes."

―M201 MLRS's description (from Colonial Marines Operations Manual)

M201 Multiple Launch Rocket System
Overview
Type	Self-propelled multiple rocket launcher
Model	M201
Affiliation	United States Colonial Marine Corps Three World Empire Royal Marines Commandos Deep Void
Technical specifications
Length	7.2 m
Max. speed	60 km/h
Armament	8 250mm Thundebolt Rockets or 8 250mm Rainmaker APM Rockets or 8x 250mm Stormbringer QTC Rockets
Crew	6
Cost	$11,700,000

The M201 Multiple Launch Rocket System was a self-propelled multiple rocket launcher and the heaviest artillery piece used by the United States Colonial Marine Corps and the Three World Empire's Royal Marines Commandos.

Overview

The M201 was equipped with a large eight-tube 250mm rocket launche, and was capable of launching its rockets sequentially or volleyed together. The launch crew was ablue to designate individual target zones for each rocket; however, this feature demanded that the launch vectors be adjacent to each other. While capable of delivering a devastating barrage, the M201 was encumbered by its reload time; it could take ten to fifteen minutes for support personnel to reload all eight tubes from a specialized ammunition carrier.

History

The 3rd Battalion's 5th Regiment's heavy ordnance platoon of the 33rd Marine Assault Unit toted a contingent of two M201 Multiple Launch Rocket Systems.

In 2184, an M201 was maintained by two Deep Void technicians on Darwin Island on Pandora.

Ammunition

The M201 was capable of firing three types of rockets:

250mm Thunderbolt Rocket: The main rocket used by the M201, which featured an effective range of 120km.

250mm Rainmaker APM Rocket: A submunition rocket spreading several M20 Anti-Personnel Mines into a designated area.

250mm Stormbringer QTC Rocket: An incendiary rocket filled with quinitricetyline and capable of incinerating an entire area.

Appearances

• Aliens: Colonial Marines Technical Manual
• Alien: The Roleplaying Game — Colonial Marines Operations Manual