The original rocket was the "Mark I" and this weapon weighed 100 kilograms while sporting a 40 kilogram HE-COFRAM warhead (detonated either by impact or proximity fuze). Following this mark arrived the "Mark II" which introduced a 46 kilogram warhead tied to a 110 kilogram overall weight. The warhead could be variable, fitting the original HE-COFRAM or submunitions - the latter dispensing above the target area for an area saturation effect - very useful against concentrations of enemy infantry. The Mark IV is a further, modern rocket development for the LAR-160 system.
Beyond its acceptance into the Israeli Defence Force (IDF), the LAR-160 was eventually purchased by the forces of Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan and Chile. Argentina has used the LAR-160 system through its TAM "VCLC" vehicle and Romania has developed a local variant (with Israeli assistance) as the "LAROM". Venezuelan forms are seen utilizing the French AMX-13 tank chassis.
LAR-160 systems are known to have seen combat actions (with Georgian forces) in the 2008 South Ossetia War between Georgia and Russia.
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