What are the Himars rocket launchers that the US will send to Ukraine and why they can make a difference in the conflict

The United States has announced that it will supply Ukraine with the M142 HIMARS, self-propelled multiple rocket launchers: the acronym means High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, underlining the high mobility of this weapon system.

What is the HIMARS M142 system

It is a truck on which a rocket launcher ramp is installed. A similar concept to the Soviet Katyusha of WWII and the Grad batteries employed by the troops of Kiev and Moscow during the Ukrainian battles.