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Description

The Psrak m/49B rocket (scale is approximate)

The 14,5 cm psrak m/49 is a Swedish aerial anti tank rocket introduced in Update 1.93 "Shark Attack" as a loadout option for the J29D. The name 14,5 cm psrak m/49 is actually an abbreviation for its full name 14,5 cm pansarsprängraket m/49 (145 mm HEAT-rocket m/49).

The 14,5 cm psrak m/49 was the basic Swedish anti tank rocket during the 1950's and 1960's until being replaced with the 135 mm psrak m/70 in the 1970's. The 145 mm warheads of the 14,5 cm psrak m/49 were however reused after the m/49 rocket bodies had left service. Starting from 1977 the 145 mm warheads were removed from their m/49 bodies and then mounted to the bodies of the 13,5 cm srak m/56, then called 145 mm psrak m/49/56.

The 14,5 cm psrak m/49 is not known to have ever seen combat. Its direct brother however, the 15 cm srak m/51, was used in combat during the Congo crisis in the early 1960s where it was used to great effect by UN-assigned J29Bs when performing attack-missions.

In game it can be found on the majority of Swedish attackers and bombers above rank 3. While not the easiest to aim, it does great damage when hitting armoured vehicles.

Vehicles equipped with this weapon

General info

Rocket characteristics
Calibre	145 mm
Projectile mass	42 kg
Max speed	410 m/s
Explosive type	RDX
Explosive mass	2.7 kg
TNT equivalent	4.32 kg

Effective damage

	0°	30°	60°
10 m	500 mm	433 mm	250 mm
100 m	500 mm	433 mm	250 mm
500 m	500 mm	433 mm	250 mm
1,000 m	500 mm	433 mm	250 mm
1,500 m	500 mm	433 mm	250 mm
2,000 m	500 mm	433 mm	250 mm

Comparison with analogues

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Usage in battles

The 14,5 cm psrak m/49 shines in ground battles thanks to its 500 mm penetration, allowing it to be used even against heavy tanks when well-aimed. In air battles, the rocket can be used against tanks and pillboxes.

Pros and cons

Pros:

Very high penetration values
Good damage (for a HEAT projectile)
Good accuracy

Cons:

Nose heavy
Sometimes mounted in wings, which can make aiming more difficult
Fairly high ricochet chance

History

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Media

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External links

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Rockets
USA
70 mm	FFAR Mighty Mouse · Hydra-70 M247
110 mm	M8
127 mm	HVAR · Zuni Mk32 Mod 0 ATAP
298 mm	Tiny Tim
408 mm	Yasser
Germany
55 mm	R4M
73 mm	RZ.65
88 mm	Pb2
150 mm	Wgr.41 Spr
210 mm	Wfr.Gr.21
USSR
55 mm	S-5K · S-5KP · S-5M
80 mm	S-8KO · S-8M
82 mm	M-8 · ROS-82 · RBS-82
122 mm	S-13OF
127 mm	S-3K
132 mm	M13 · M-13UK · ROFS-132 · ROS-132 · RBS-132
212 mm	S-1of · S-21
240 mm	S-24 · S-24B
300 mm	M-31
420 mm	S-25O · S-25OF · S-25OFM
425 mm	TT-250
Britain
51 mm	RP
70 mm	CRV7 M247
80 mm	Type R80 SURA T-80-P 3 · Type R80 SURA T-80-US 3
87 mm	AP Mk I · AP Mk II
152 mm	RP-3
183 mm	Triplex R.P.
292 mm	Uncle Tom · Red Angel
Japan
100 mm	Type 5 No.1 Mod.9
120 mm	Type 3 No.1 Mod.28 Mk.1
130 mm	Type 75
210 mm	Type 3 No.6 Mod.27 Mk.1 · Type 5 No.6 Mod.9
China
55 mm	Type 57-1
70 mm	FS70
90 mm	Type 90-1
130 mm	Type 130-2
Italy
50 mm	ARF/8M3(AP-AT)
70 mm	Skyfire-70 AC/AP
France
68 mm	SNEB type 23 · TDA
70 mm	FZ49
100 mm	TBA ECC · TBA Multi-Dart 100 AB
120 mm	T10 140 · T10 151
Sweden
75 mm	srak m/55 Frida · srak m/57B
81 mm	Oerlikon Typ 3Z 8Dla
135 mm	m/56D · psrak m/70
145 mm	psrak m/49B · Psrak m/49/56
150 mm	srak m/51
180 mm	hprak m/49
Israel
80 mm	Flz.-Rakete Oerlikon
127 mm	AR

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+{{DISPLAYTITLE:14,5 cm psrak m/49B}}
 [[File:145mm psrak m49a rocket.jpg|right|thumb]]
 == 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.''
+<!-- ''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.'' -->
+[[File:WeaponImage Psrak m49A.png|thumb|left|420px|The Psrak m/49B rocket (scale is approximate)]]
+{{break}}
+The 14,5 cm psrak m/49 is a Swedish aerial anti tank rocket introduced in [[Update 1.93 "Shark Attack"]] as a loadout option for the [[J29D]]. The name 14,5 cm psrak m/49 is actually an abbreviation for its full name 14,5 cm pansarsprängraket m/49 (145 mm HEAT-rocket m/49).
+The 14,5 cm psrak m/49 was the basic Swedish anti tank rocket during the 1950's and 1960's until being replaced with the 135 mm psrak m/70 in the 1970's. The 145 mm warheads of the 14,5 cm psrak m/49 were however reused after the m/49 rocket bodies had left service. Starting from 1977 the 145 mm warheads were removed from their m/49 bodies and then mounted to the bodies of the 13,5 cm srak m/56, then called [[psrak m/49/56|145 mm psrak m/49/56]].
+The 14,5 cm psrak m/49 is not known to have ever seen combat. Its direct brother however, the [[m/51|15 cm srak m/51]], was used in combat during the Congo crisis in the early 1960s where it was used to great effect by UN-assigned [[A29B|J29B]]s when performing attack-missions.
+In game it can be found on the majority of Swedish attackers and bombers above rank 3. While not the easiest to aim, it does great damage when hitting armoured vehicles.
 === Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
 <!-- ''List out vehicles that are equipped with the weapon.'' -->
-* {{Specs-Link|saab_a21a_3|short}}
+* {{Specs-Link|saab_a21a_3}}
-* {{Specs-Link|saab_a21rb|short}}
+* {{Specs-Link|saab_a21rb}}
-* {{Specs-Link|saab_a32a|short}}
+* {{Specs-Link|vampire_fb5_j28b}}
-* {{Specs-Link|saab_b18b|short}}
+* {{Specs-Link|saab_j29b}}
-* {{Specs-Link|vampire_fb5_j28b|short}}
+* {{Specs-Link|saab_a32a}}
-* {{Specs-Link|saab_j29b|short}}
+* {{Specs-Link|saab_a32a_red_adam}}
-* {{Specs-Link|saab_j29d|short}}
+* {{Specs-Link|saab_b18b}}
-* {{Specs-Link|saab_t18b_1|short}}
+* {{Specs-Link|saab_j29d}}
-* {{Specs-Link|saab_t18b_2|short}}
+* {{Specs-Link|saab_t18b_1}}
+* {{Specs-Link|saab_t18b_2}}
 == General info ==
-<!--Tell us about the tactical and technical characteristics of the rocket.-->
+<!-- ''Tell us about the tactical and technical characteristics of the rocket.'' -->
 {| class="wikitable"
-|'''Caliber'''
+! colspan="2" | Rocket characteristics
-|145 mm
 |-
-|'''Projectile Mass'''
+| '''Calibre''' || 145 mm
-|42 kg
 |-
-|'''max. speed'''
+| '''Projectile mass''' || 42 kg
-|410 m/s
 |-
-|'''Explosive Type'''
+| '''Max speed''' || 410 m/s
-|RDX
 |-
-|'''Explosive Mass'''
+| '''Explosive type''' || RDX
-|2.7 kg
 |-
-|'''TNT equivalent'''
+| '''Explosive mass''' || 2.7 kg
-|3.46kg
+|-
+| '''TNT equivalent''' || 4.32 kg
 |-
-|'''Fuze Sensitivity'''
-|?
 |}
 === Effective damage ===
-<!--Describe the type of damage produced by this type of rocket (high explosive, splash damage, etc)-->
+<!-- ''Describe the type of damage produced by this type of rocket (high explosive, splash damage, etc)'' -->
 {| class="wikitable"
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 !60°
 |-
-|'''10m'''
+|'''10 m'''
 |500 mm
 |433 mm
 |250 mm
 |-
-|'''100m'''
+|'''100 m'''
 |500 mm
 |433 mm
 |250 mm
 |-
-|'''500m'''
+|'''500 m'''
 |500 mm
 |433 mm
 |250 mm
 |-
-|'''1000m'''
+|'''1,000 m'''
 |500 mm
 |433 mm
 |250 mm
 |-
-|'''1500m'''
+|'''1,500 m'''
 |500 mm
 |433 mm
 |250 mm
 |-
-|'''2000m'''
+|'''2,000 m'''
 |500 mm
 |433 mm
 |250 mm
 |}
 === Comparison with analogues ===
 ''Give a comparative description of rockets that have firepower equal to this weapon.''
 == Usage in battles ==
-''Describe situations when you would utilise this rocket in-game (vehicle, pillbox, base, etc)''
+<!-- ''Describe situations when you would utilise this rocket in-game (vehicle, pillbox, base, etc)'' -->
+The 14,5 cm psrak m/49 shines in ground battles thanks to its 500 mm penetration, allowing it to be used even against heavy tanks when well-aimed. In air battles, the rocket can be used against tanks and pillboxes.
 === Pros and cons ===
-''Summarise and briefly evaluate the weaponry in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark pros and cons as a list.''
+<!-- ''Summarise and briefly evaluate the weaponry in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark pros and cons as a list.'' -->
 '''Pros:'''
-* A tad overkill
+* Very high penetration values
+* Good damage (for a HEAT projectile)
+* Good accuracy
+'''Cons:'''
+* Nose heavy
+* Sometimes mounted in wings, which can make aiming more difficult
+* Fairly high ricochet chance
 == History ==
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 == Media ==
-''An excellent addition to the article would be a video guide, as well as screenshots from the game and photos.''
+''Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.''
 == 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.''
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 == External links ==
 ''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''
 * ''topic on the official game forum;''
-* ''encyclopedia page on the weapon;''
 * ''other literature.''

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