The M993 carrier for the MLRS is based on components of the M2 and M3 Bradley, and the two six-rocket pods take up the entire rear of the vehicle. The cab is fitted with armored windows which also feature armored shutters to protect the cab during launch. Here the launcher is in firing position, and the girder structure above the rocket pods is a crane which is extended to facilitate loading the rocket pods into the launcher. (Picture taken 17 Dec 1990 by Sgt. Randall M. Yackiel; available from the US Army Center of Military History.)