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[–] EmmaGoldman@hexbear.net 17 points 7 months ago
[–] keepcarrot@hexbear.net 14 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] emizeko@hexbear.net 10 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] GinAndJuche@hexbear.net 3 points 7 months ago

The chapo brigade having a struggle session over who gets dibs on painting “grill pill pinup Christman” on their TOS-1.

[–] NephewAlphaBravo@hexbear.net 13 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

pod, rocket pod, MLRS

[–] flan@hexbear.net 12 points 7 months ago
[–] KobaCumTribute@hexbear.net 11 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I have never encountered anything more technical than words like "tube," "launcher," or "rack" in decades of reading nerdy military sci-fi including Battletech where those sorts of missile racks are absurdly common and both the authors and fans are weirdo military nerds.

Edit: looking at descriptions of rocket artillery vehicles like that on wikipedia I'm not running into anything more technical than "launcher," "launch system," or "multiple rocket launcher," with the older style of non-enclosed ones being mostly referred to as "launchers," "rails," or "launch rails," and if ever there was a place for weird nerds to flex their niche technical knowledge surely that would be it.

[–] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 9 points 7 months ago
[–] JoeByeThen@hexbear.net 9 points 7 months ago
[–] LaGG_3@hexbear.net 8 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Is it just a rocket launcher or missile system?

[–] Diuretic_Materialism@hexbear.net 8 points 7 months ago

Nah it's like a square rack you launch multiple missiles from

[–] BobDole@hexbear.net 8 points 7 months ago

I would think anything more specific than “launcher cells” would be system-specific.

However, my knowledge of military jargon is mostly limited to ships and aircraft. Ground based systems are kinda foreign to me