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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
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The '''{{Annotation|5.0-inch|127 mm}} General Purpose Spinner Rocket Mk.7''' were relatively compact Beach Barrage Rockets developed to replace the less accurate and shorter range [[4.5-inch BBR Mk.7]].
  
 
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| '''Mass''' || 22 kg
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| '''Maximum speed''' || 466.34 m/s
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| '''Explosive mass''' || 0.79 kg TNTeq
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| '''Warhead type''' || HE
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Throughout World War II, the United States Navy worked to improve the armaments of their PT Boats. Torpedoes were the main armaments, but the need for a weapon aside from torpedoes for smaller targets led to the mounting of [[AN-M2 (12.7 mm)|AN-M2 Browning]] machine gun. As the war progressed, ad-hoc modifications were used to mount additional cannons and even rockets. Rockets proved so successful that official variants would be developed for PT boats. These include rocket launchers such as the Mark 50 which fires a variety of rockets such as the Mark 7. The Mark 7 was adopted on PT Boats starting in 1945 and used in rocket cells on the Mark 50 launcher, the Mark 7 was a general-purpose warhead with a range of 11,000 yards and used 2.8 pounds of TNT 5-inch fin-stabilized rockets. The rockets used a Mark 3 rocket motor and Mark 100 PD delay fuse.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 22:26, 15 December 2023

Description

The 5.0-inch General Purpose Spinner Rocket Mk.7 were relatively compact Beach Barrage Rockets developed to replace the less accurate and shorter range 4.5-inch BBR Mk.7.

Vehicles equipped with this weapon

General info

Rocket characteristics
Mass 22 kg
Maximum speed 466.34 m/s
Explosive mass 0.79 kg TNTeq
Warhead type HE

Effective damage

Describe the type of damage produced by this type of rocket (high explosive, splash damage, etc)

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)

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

Throughout World War II, the United States Navy worked to improve the armaments of their PT Boats. Torpedoes were the main armaments, but the need for a weapon aside from torpedoes for smaller targets led to the mounting of AN-M2 Browning machine gun. As the war progressed, ad-hoc modifications were used to mount additional cannons and even rockets. Rockets proved so successful that official variants would be developed for PT boats. These include rocket launchers such as the Mark 50 which fires a variety of rockets such as the Mark 7. The Mark 7 was adopted on PT Boats starting in 1945 and used in rocket cells on the Mark 50 launcher, the Mark 7 was a general-purpose warhead with a range of 11,000 yards and used 2.8 pounds of TNT 5-inch fin-stabilized rockets. The rockets used a Mark 3 rocket motor and Mark 100 PD delay fuse.

Media

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.

External links

Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:

  • topic on the official game forum;
  • other literature.


Naval special armaments
USA 
Mortars  7.2-inch T37 · Mk 2
Rockets  5-inch GPSR Mk.7 · Mark 108 Weapon alfa
Missiles  RIM-24A
Germany 
Rockets  M/50 Bofors
Missiles  Strela-2M
USSR 
Mortars  BM-37 · RBM · RBU-1200 · RBU-2500 · RBU-6000 · RKU-36U
Rockets  BM-14-17 · BM-21 · M13 · M-8
Missiles  Volna-M
Britain 
Mortars  Ordnance ML 4.2-inch mortar
Japan 
Rockets  4.5-inch BBR Mk.7 (USA) · Mark 108 Weapon alfa (USA)
Italy 
Missiles  Nettuno
France 
Missiles  SS.11

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