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=== Effective damage === | === Effective damage === | ||
− | + | A direct hit will destroy any tank or light pillbox, as each rocket weighs 478 kg with 51.25 kg of explosive mass, giving it 91 mm of armor penetration at all angles from any distance. See "Usage In Battles" for more on this. | |
=== Comparison with analogues === | === Comparison with analogues === | ||
− | ''Give a comparative description of rockets that have | + | ''Give a comparative description of rockets that have'' |
== Usage in battles == | == Usage in battles == | ||
− | + | (The author has only used Uncle Tom rockets in mixed battles, and will describe their performance there:) Uncle Tom rockets are fired one at a time, not in pairs like smaller rockets. They are, in practice, not very different from AGM guided missiles found in high tier vehicles when fired without guidance, and can be used as such against lightly armored targets with ease. However, they are a bit difficult to aim, and may be challenging to use effectively against heavy and even many medium tanks. When scoring a direct hit, though, these rockets are VERY rewarding. They are veritable bombs that can be aimed. A hit in the general proximity of an SPAA will destroy the ground vehicle due to impressive overpressure and splash damage. | |
=== Pros and cons === | === Pros and cons === | ||
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'''Pros:''' | '''Pros:''' | ||
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'''Cons:''' | '''Cons:''' | ||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:'' | ''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:'' | ||
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* ''reference to the article about the variant of the weapon;'' | * ''reference to the article about the variant of the weapon;'' | ||
* ''references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.'' | * ''references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.'' |
Revision as of 18:12, 13 July 2021
Contents
Description
Write an introduction to the article in 2-3 small paragraphs. Briefly tell us about the history of the development and combat using the weaponry and also about its features. Compile a list of air, ground, or naval vehicles that feature this weapon system in the game.
Vehicles equipped with this weapon
General info
Rocket characteristics | |
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Mass | 478 kg |
Explosive mass | 51.25 kg |
Explosive type | TNT |
Armor Penetration | 65-93 mm |
Effective damage
A direct hit will destroy any tank or light pillbox, as each rocket weighs 478 kg with 51.25 kg of explosive mass, giving it 91 mm of armor penetration at all angles from any distance. See "Usage In Battles" for more on this.
Comparison with analogues
Give a comparative description of rockets that have
Usage in battles
(The author has only used Uncle Tom rockets in mixed battles, and will describe their performance there:) Uncle Tom rockets are fired one at a time, not in pairs like smaller rockets. They are, in practice, not very different from AGM guided missiles found in high tier vehicles when fired without guidance, and can be used as such against lightly armored targets with ease. However, they are a bit difficult to aim, and may be challenging to use effectively against heavy and even many medium tanks. When scoring a direct hit, though, these rockets are VERY rewarding. They are veritable bombs that can be aimed. A hit in the general proximity of an SPAA will destroy the ground vehicle due to impressive overpressure and splash damage.
Pros and cons
Summarise and briefly evaluate the weaponry in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark pros and cons as a list.
Pros:
Cons:
History
Examine the history of the creation and combat usage of the weapon in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the weapon and adding a block "/History" (example: https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Weapon-name)/History) and add a link to it here using the main
template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <ref></ref>
, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <references />
.
Media
See also
Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:
- reference to the article about the variant of the weapon;
- references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.
External links