Halloween HIMARS fires candy for kids (VIDEO)

An artillery unit in the US state of Oklahoma fielded a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) for a special Halloween mission, according to a video released on social media.

The launcher was deployed by the US Army’s 1-78 Field Artillery Battalion at Fort Sill to shoot out candy as children who were dressed up for the spooky night rushed to gather the treats, footage shows.

The US Army base near Lawton, Oklahoma hosts several artillery schools, where military service members train to use various pieces. It encompasses around 94,000 acres (380 square km) and has a military population of 16,500, with an additional 7,000 civilian personnel providing services for the base.

The M142 HIMARS is a wheeled 155mm rocket launcher which the US has been supplying to Ukraine to arm its military against Russia, winning praise and pleas for additional aid from officials in Kiev.

HIMARS rockets used by Ukraine have hit not only military targets – on Monday, three 155mm rockets damaged a residential area in central Donetsk, rupturing a gas pipeline and causing a fire, according to city authorities. On the same day, Ukrainian rockets hit a hotel in the town of Alchevsk near Lugansk, killing one civilian who was buried under the rubble, regional officials reported.

Two weeks ago, Ukraine used American rockets to attack a river crossing in the frontline city of Kherson. The nighttime attack killed four civilians, including a woman, and injured over a dozen other people, Russian officials reported at the time.