Ethiopia has recently erupted in civil war, and the "Tigray People's Liberation Front" (referred to as the "Tiren Front"), which controls the northern Tigray State, clashed with government forces. The government forces used the Chinese-made "AR-2 long-range rocket launcher" to successfully suppress the enemy and successfully controlled two important towns. This is the first time that the Chinese-made AR-2 long-range rocket launcher has been used in actual combat. The export version of the PHL-03 rocket launcher of the People's Liberation Army is the AR-2 long-range rocket launcher
. Ethiopia recently issued an ultimatum to the "Tiren Front" to surrender within 72 hours, but it was rejected and civil war broke out on the 17th. Government forces carried out air raids on Mek'ele, the capital of Tigray State, and its surrounding areas, and used AR-2 long-range rockets to bomb them.
The Ethiopian government uses AR-2 long-range rocket launcher, which is the export version of the People’s Liberation Army’s PHL-03 self-propelled rocket launcher. It is a 300 mm heavy long-range rocket launcher with a solid fuel engine. Cluster warhead with anti-armor/infantry. The Ethiopian government forces use AR-2 long-range rockets to carry out suppressive strikes against targets 100 kilometers away, and intelligent cluster rockets can cover targets within 60 hectares at a time.
On the other hand, in terms of the "promotion front", the Russian BM-21 rockets equipped with a maximum range of only 40 kilometers are completely suppressed by the AR-2 long-range rockets with a range of 150 kilometers.
The Ethiopian government army is equipped with quite a few Chinese-made weapons, including the PLL-01 type 155mm plus howitzer, the infantry fighting vehicle developed from the 86 type infantry chassis, the 59 type tank, 48 rocket launchers and so on.
