Rocket Artillery Launch Spotter (RLS)

摘要

A common form of attack during current operations in Afghanistan and Iraq is the use of hit-and-run mortar and/or rocket strikes on coalition forces and bases, or on locations associated with the provisional governments in these countries. The insurgents fire mortars or rockets and then quickly escape before their presence is noticed. Rocket artillery can be exceptionally deadly, since the supersonic speeds of these weapons often result in an impact well before the launch is detected acoustically.