2/20/2023 0 Comments Star wars rocket launcher![]() The US later admitted that one of the rockets did manage to enter the airport - where thousands are gathering each day in a desperate attempt to flee the country since it was overtaken by the Taliban. ![]() The Pentagon said this morning that the C-RAM 'successfully' took out one of the five rockets launched at the airport Monday - as three others did not make it to the airfield, according to Army General Major Hank Taylor. It was put into action Monday to take down five rockets launched at Hamid Karzai International Airport by terror group ISIS-K - which was responsible for two suicide bombs at the airport last week which claimed 170 lives, including 13 US army personnel. It can also rotate up to 300 degrees at 115 degrees per second. The Centurion Counter-Rocket, Artillery and Mortar defense system uses radar to detect, evaluate and take out approaching missiles and can be controlled remotely. ![]() This is the US's sophisticated ' Star Wars robot' tasked with shooting down missiles fired by jihadist terrorists at Kabul airport - where the last American planes are preparing to leave following Afghanistan's fall to the Taliban.ĭubbed R2 D2 by troops - after the iconic Star Wars character - the C-RAM boasts a powerful machine gun which can fire up to 4,500 rounds per minute. ![]()
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