RP
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Description
The RP, also known as the 2" RP or simply 2-inch rocket, is a British unguided rocket. Other designations include Royal Ordnance 2-inch rocket, Royal Navy 2" rocket, 2" Folding-Fin Rocket (FFR) Mk.1 or MATRA Two-inch rocket.
Vehicles equipped with this weapon
- Buccaneer S.1
- Buccaneer S.2
- Buccaneer S.2B
- Lightning F.53
- Sea Harrier FRS.1
- Sea Harrier FRS.1 (e)
- Sea Vixen F.A.W. Mk.2
- Wessex HU Mk.5
General info
The RP rocket is a high-explosive podded rocket with a small TNT warhead.
| Rocket characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Mass | 4 kg |
| Maximum speed | 657 m/s |
| Explosive mass | 540 g TNTeq |
| Warhead type | HE |
| Penetration statistics | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ammunition | Type of warhead |
Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm) | |||||
| 10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1,000 m | 1,500 m | 2,000 m | ||
| RP | Rocket | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Effective damage
The RP detonates via an impact fuse. The majority of the damage comes from the fragmentation of the rocket.
Comparison with analogues
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Usage in battles
RP rockets are better used against light targets. A single rocket will pose little threat to MBTs and similarly armoured vehicles: any pilot will have to fire many at once to secure a target destruction. The RP will not deal much damage to bases either.
Pros and cons
Pros:
- Relatively high velocity (657 m/s)
- High count of rocket per pod (36)
- Very effective against lightly armoured vehicles
Cons:
- Rocket pods add parasitic drag to the aircraft
- Cannot destroy pillboxes
- Poor explosive filler, useless against armoured targets
History
The Royal Navy developed the 2-inch folding-fin/stabilized rocket during the Cold War, as a replacement for the French SNEB after a carrier-based electromagnetic interference caused issues with the pod-mounted rockets. The Royal Navy commissioned the company, Thomas French & Sons Limited to develop a majority of the pod mounts that could hold the new 2in rockets. The pods were modified and redesigned SNEB pods, developed with permission from Matra.
Media
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See also
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