[cmeisenzahl]

These guys are using air-to-ground rocket pods mounted on pick-up trucks! It doesn't seem safe, but they live in a different daily world than I do. ;-)

Libyan Road Warrior, Redux.
"Here is a separate link to the At War post about the expanding use by Libyan rebels of air-to-ground rocket pods mounted on pick-up trucks. The photograph, above, is of one of the first systems to show up at the front. There are now many, many more. More photographs offer another level of detail, if you look closely. This next image shows the fuses at the end of the 57-millimeter rockets, ready to fire in a partially loaded pod. You can see the mount to the pickup. It’s a welded base, which in turn has been bolted to the pickup’s chromed roll bar. Look as well at the wires at the image’s bottom left corner."
THE GUN by C.J. Chivers

[subego]

Less so when...

some trucks have ammunition in their beds

[SpaceMonkey]

Hey, whatever works. Generally being in a war zone isn't safe to begin with.

[subego]

I wonder exactly how does that work? Rocket artillery? Surface-to-air? I'm a little out of the loop, is Libya even still fielding air power?

[Cold Warrior]

Spray-and-pray.

[subego]

But indirect?

[subego]

Just came across this photo of a misfire on Gizmodo.

[reader50]

They won't need to vacuum that truck bed for awhile.

[subego]

And now they can use the extra room for the World's Most Awesome Bedroll™.

[subego]

Originally Posted by subego 

But indirect?

I'm thinking that tripod thingy behind the truck in the misfire pic answers my question.

[Spheric Harlot]

Originally Posted by SpaceMonkey 

Hey, whatever works. Generally being in a war zone isn't safe to begin with.

I was gonna say.

"Rocket launchers" and "safe" are pretty much mutually exclusive.

[cmeisenzahl]

Originally Posted by Cold Warrior 

Spray-and-pray.

+1, very deadly for the recipient, only slightly less so for the sender.