Rockets

General Information

A rocket is a type of ammunition that can be fired in flight, from a ground vehicle and from warship. There are two groups of rockets: anti-ground and anti-aircraft.

Some rockets explode on impact and some have their own fuse. The rocket contains a thruster, fuel and explosive.

Vehicle carrying rockets

An SB2-C Helldiver firing a Tiny Tim rocket

• Planes
  • Fighters (P-47 Thunderbolt)
  • Strike aircraft (IL-2)
  • Bombers (PV-2D Harpoon)

• Helicopters
  • Utility Helicopter (G-Lynx)
  • Attack Helicopter (Mi-24)

• Ground vehicles
  • Tank destroyers (BM-13 Katyusha)
  • Anti-aircraft (M3 Bradley)
  • Tanks (T34 Calliope)

• Warships
  • Ships (SKR-1)

Multi-nozzle rocket description

Rocket structure

There are several types of rockets, but here is described Multi-nozzle rocket:

• Head
  • Nose & base fuze - What ensures an explosion after impact
  • High explosive - An explosive that destroys the target
  • Igniter - It allows the rocket to be launched not only after impact, but also in the air
• Motor
  • Cruciform propellant powder grain - Rocket fuel
  • Grain support space - It ensures that the fuel does not overflow
  • Central nozzle with blowout seal surrounded by eight other nozzles - Rocket propulsion
  • Fins - For direct rocket flight

Rocket groups

There are several types of rockets, such as anti-aircraft or anti-ground.

Anti-aircraft, unguided

It is used to destroy other planes, it has its own fuse.