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[[File:WeaponImage Tiny Tim.png|thumb|left|420px|The Tiny Tim rocket (scale is approximate)]]
 
[[File:WeaponImage Tiny Tim.png|thumb|left|420px|The Tiny Tim rocket (scale is approximate)]]
[[File:Tiny_Tim_sideview.png|520px|thumb|right|Side view of a '''{{PAGENAME}}''' unguided rocket.]]
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[[File:Tiny_Tim_sideview.png|520px|thumb|right|Side view of a {{PAGENAME}} unguided rocket.]]
 
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During World War II, many attackers and dive-bomber aircraft were lost to anti-aircraft fire when attempting to bomb enemy ships. A hail of bullets and explosive shells attempted to knock these aircraft out of the sky before they could deliver their payload. In response to these challenges, the United States Navy sought to develop a weapon in which to be able to sink a ship while minimizing the threat of anti-aircraft fire to inbound aircraft. The outcome of this development resulted in the Tiny Tim anti-shipping rocket, the largest rocket produced at the time even dwarfing the German Nebelwerfer-based [[Wfr.Gr.21|BR 21]].
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During World War II, many attackers and dive-bomber aircraft were lost to anti-aircraft fire when attempting to bomb enemy ships. A hail of bullets and explosive shells attempted to knock these aircraft out of the sky before they could deliver their payload. In response to these challenges, the United States Navy sought to develop a weapon in which to be able to sink a ship while minimizing the threat of anti-aircraft fire to inbound aircraft. The outcome of this development resulted in the Tiny Tim anti-shipping rocket, the largest rocket produced at the time, even dwarfing the German Nebelwerfer-based [[Wfr.Gr.21|BR 21]].
  
To help speed up the development process of the Tiny Tim rocket, engineers scrapped together existing parts and equipment where they could to help save time. The rocket body was manufactured from 11.75 in (298 mm) used oil field pipe and available in abundance and specifically because it was the perfect size to adapt existing 500-lb (226.7 kg) semi armour-piercing bombs in the military's arsenal. Fitted with a 24-nozzle engine firing on solid rocket propellant, the 10.25 ft (312 cm) Tiny Tim could travel at 548 mph (245 m/s). Utilising its TNT warhead, it was used to take out coastal defence guns, bridges, pillboxes, tanks and was credited with sinking one Japanese ship and damaging another.
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To help speed up the development process of the Tiny Tim rocket, engineers scrapped together existing parts and equipment where they could to help save time. The rocket body was manufactured from 11.75 in (298 mm) used oil field pipe and available in abundance and specifically because it was the perfect size to adapt existing 500 lb (226.7 kg) semi armour-piercing bombs in the military's arsenal. Fitted with a 24-nozzle engine firing on solid rocket propellant, the 10.25 ft (312 cm) Tiny Tim could travel at 548 mph (245 m/s). Utilising its TNT warhead, it was used to take out coastal defence guns, bridges, pillboxes, tanks and was credited with sinking one Japanese ship and damaging another.
  
 
=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
 
=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
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== General info ==
 
== General info ==
 
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[[File:Tiny_Tim_3in_armour_test.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Testing the '''{{PAGENAME}}''' rocket against a 3-inch armoured target.]]
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[[File:Tiny_Tim_3in_armour_test.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Testing the {{PAGENAME}} rocket against a 3-inch armoured target.]]
 
The Tiny Tim was a massive rocket weighing around 1,285.3 lbs (583 kg) and could only effectively be carried by more stout fighters, dive-bombers and attackers/medium bombers. The 3,000 lbf (13 kN) blast from the ignition of the solid rocket propellant could damage the delivery aircraft so the rocket was modified to be dropped like a bomb, attached to the rocket was a lanyard which would snap off after the rocket dropped several feet which would initiate the rocket motor safely away from the aircraft.
 
The Tiny Tim was a massive rocket weighing around 1,285.3 lbs (583 kg) and could only effectively be carried by more stout fighters, dive-bombers and attackers/medium bombers. The 3,000 lbf (13 kN) blast from the ignition of the solid rocket propellant could damage the delivery aircraft so the rocket was modified to be dropped like a bomb, attached to the rocket was a lanyard which would snap off after the rocket dropped several feet which would initiate the rocket motor safely away from the aircraft.
  
 
Due to the size and weight of the missile, the main function as a semi-armour piercing rocket was to not explode on the surface of an object, but rather to partially burrow into the object before exploding. This would allow the warhead to penetrate the hull of a ship, the concrete of a bunker or even weaken tank armour through blunt force before exploding sending shock waves from the inside-out rather than just from the outside-inward.
 
Due to the size and weight of the missile, the main function as a semi-armour piercing rocket was to not explode on the surface of an object, but rather to partially burrow into the object before exploding. This would allow the warhead to penetrate the hull of a ship, the concrete of a bunker or even weaken tank armour through blunt force before exploding sending shock waves from the inside-out rather than just from the outside-inward.
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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! colspan="2" | Rocket characteristics
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| '''Mass''' || 534 kg
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| '''Maximum speed''' || 274 m/s
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| '''Explosive mass''' || 67.36 kg TNTeq
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| '''Warhead type''' || SAP-HE
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=== Effective damage ===
 
=== Effective damage ===
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* No other rockets were produced by the United States or any other nation which come close to the size of the Tiny Tim rocket.
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* [[S-24]]{{-}}[[S-24B]]  - Soviet rocket used on jets, has only about a third the explosive mass of the Tiny Tim, but planes can carry double to triple the amount of rockets
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* [[Uncle Tom]] - British Anti-ship rocket, is slower and has less explosive mass, but is lighter
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* [[Red Angel]] - Another British Anti-ship rocket, has slightly less explosive mass than the Uncle Tom, but is faster than the Tiny Tim
  
 
== Usage in battles ==
 
== Usage in battles ==
 
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;Primary targets for Tiny Tim rockets:
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* Tanks
 
* Tanks
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* Bridges
 
* Bridges
  
[[File:Tiny_Tim_view_of_rocketmotor.png|450px|thumb|right|A '''{{PAGENAME}}''' unguided rocket mounted to a [[F6F-5N]]. Notice the detail of the rocket motor.]]
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[[File:Tiny_Tim_view_of_rocketmotor.png|450px|thumb|right|A {{PAGENAME}} unguided rocket mounted to a [[F6F-5N]]. Notice the detail of the rocket motor.]]
  
 
=== Pros and cons ===
 
=== Pros and cons ===
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* Massive rocket, limits aircraft which can carry it
 
* Massive rocket, limits aircraft which can carry it
* The 1,250 lb (569 kg) weight limits other payloads the aircraft can carry
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* The 534 kg weight limits other payloads the aircraft can carry
 
* Learning to aim them can be difficult
 
* Learning to aim them can be difficult
 
* Easy to destroy your own aircraft if you fire them too close
 
* Easy to destroy your own aircraft if you fire them too close
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== Media ==
 
== Media ==
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<li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:F-84_Tiny_Tim.JPG|thumb|none|200px|Image of a '''{{PAGENAME}}''' rocket mounted on an under-wing pylon of an [[F-84 (Family)|F-84]] while stationed in Korea in 1952.]] </li>
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<li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:Tiny Tim Info pg48.png|thumb|none|200px|Diagram of the '''{{PAGENAME}}''' rocket.]]</li>
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<gallery mode="packed-hover" heights="200">
<li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:Tiny Tim Info pg49.png|thumb|none|200px|Description of the '''{{PAGENAME}}''' rocket.]]</li>
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File:F-84_Tiny_Tim.JPG|<small>Image of a {{PAGENAME}} rocket mounted on an under-wing pylon of an [[F-84 (Family)|F-84]] while stationed in Korea in 1952.
<li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:Tiny Tim Info pg50.png|thumb|none|200px|Further diagram of '''{{PAGENAME}}''' rocket.]]</li>
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File:Tiny Tim Info pg48.png|<small>Diagram of the {{PAGENAME}} rocket.</small>
<li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:Tiny Tim Info pg51.png|thumb|none|200px|Continued description of the '''{{PAGENAME}}''' rocket.]]</li>
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File:Tiny Tim Info pg49.png|<small>Description of the {{PAGENAME}} rocket.</small>
<li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:F6F_FN_and_Tiny_Tim.png|thumb|none|360px|An underaircraft view of a [[F6F-5N]] carrying two '''{{PAGENAME}}''' rockets.]]</li>
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File:Tiny Tim Info pg50.png|<small>Further diagram of {{PAGENAME}} rocket.</small>
<li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:F6F_FN_firing_Tiny_Tim.png|thumb|none|360px|A view of a [[F6F-5N]] firing off a '''{{PAGENAME}}''' rocket at an enemy target.]]</li>
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File:Tiny Tim Info pg51.png|<small>Continued description of the {{PAGENAME}} rocket.</small>
<li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:Tiny_Tim_shackle.png|thumb|none|325px|A side view of the shackle connection of the '''{{PAGENAME}}''' rocket to the external pylon of the [[F6F-5N]].]]</li>
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File:F6F_FN_and_Tiny_Tim.png|<small>An underaircraft view of a [[F6F-5N]] carrying two {{PAGENAME}} rockets.</small>
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File:F6F_FN_firing_Tiny_Tim.png|<small>A view of a [[F6F-5N]] firing off a {{PAGENAME}} rocket at an enemy target.</small>
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File:Tiny_Tim_shackle.png|thumb|<small>A side view of the shackle connection of the {{PAGENAME}} rocket to the external pylon of the [[F6F-5N]]</small>
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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:''
 
 
* ''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.''
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Revision as of 13:10, 18 March 2023

Tiny-tim-1.jpg

Description

The Tiny Tim rocket (scale is approximate)
Side view of a Tiny Tim unguided rocket.


During World War II, many attackers and dive-bomber aircraft were lost to anti-aircraft fire when attempting to bomb enemy ships. A hail of bullets and explosive shells attempted to knock these aircraft out of the sky before they could deliver their payload. In response to these challenges, the United States Navy sought to develop a weapon in which to be able to sink a ship while minimizing the threat of anti-aircraft fire to inbound aircraft. The outcome of this development resulted in the Tiny Tim anti-shipping rocket, the largest rocket produced at the time, even dwarfing the German Nebelwerfer-based BR 21.

To help speed up the development process of the Tiny Tim rocket, engineers scrapped together existing parts and equipment where they could to help save time. The rocket body was manufactured from 11.75 in (298 mm) used oil field pipe and available in abundance and specifically because it was the perfect size to adapt existing 500 lb (226.7 kg) semi armour-piercing bombs in the military's arsenal. Fitted with a 24-nozzle engine firing on solid rocket propellant, the 10.25 ft (312 cm) Tiny Tim could travel at 548 mph (245 m/s). Utilising its TNT warhead, it was used to take out coastal defence guns, bridges, pillboxes, tanks and was credited with sinking one Japanese ship and damaging another.

Vehicles equipped with this weapon

Vehicles equipped with this weapon
Fighters  F2G-1
F6F  F6F-5 · ▄Hellcat Mk II · ▄F6F-5 · F6F-5N · ▄F6F-5N
F8F  F8F-1 · F8F-1B · ▄F8F-1B
Twin-engine fighters  F7F-3
Jet fighters  F9F-2
Strike aircraft  AM-1 · AU-1 · F3D-1
AD-4  AD-2 · AD-4 · ▄AD-4 · ▄AD-4NA
F-84  F-84B-26 · F-84G-21-RE · ␗F-84G-21-RE · ▄F-84G-21-RE · ▄F-84G-26-RE · ␗F-84G-31-RE
Bombers  PV-2D

General info

Testing the Tiny Tim rocket against a 3-inch armoured target.

The Tiny Tim was a massive rocket weighing around 1,285.3 lbs (583 kg) and could only effectively be carried by more stout fighters, dive-bombers and attackers/medium bombers. The 3,000 lbf (13 kN) blast from the ignition of the solid rocket propellant could damage the delivery aircraft so the rocket was modified to be dropped like a bomb, attached to the rocket was a lanyard which would snap off after the rocket dropped several feet which would initiate the rocket motor safely away from the aircraft.

Due to the size and weight of the missile, the main function as a semi-armour piercing rocket was to not explode on the surface of an object, but rather to partially burrow into the object before exploding. This would allow the warhead to penetrate the hull of a ship, the concrete of a bunker or even weaken tank armour through blunt force before exploding sending shock waves from the inside-out rather than just from the outside-inward.

Rocket characteristics
Mass 534 kg
Maximum speed 274 m/s
Explosive mass 67.36 kg TNTeq
Warhead type SAP-HE

Effective damage

  • Embeds into an object (brute force through the hull of a ship, reinforced concrete or tank armour)
  • Delayed explosive damage
  • Delayed shockwave damage

Comparison with analogues

  • S-24 · S-24B - Soviet rocket used on jets, has only about a third the explosive mass of the Tiny Tim, but planes can carry double to triple the amount of rockets
  • Uncle Tom - British Anti-ship rocket, is slower and has less explosive mass, but is lighter
  • Red Angel - Another British Anti-ship rocket, has slightly less explosive mass than the Uncle Tom, but is faster than the Tiny Tim

Usage in battles

Primary targets for Tiny Tim rockets
  • Tanks
  • Pillboxes
  • Ships
  • Bridges
A Tiny Tim unguided rocket mounted to a F6F-5N. Notice the detail of the rocket motor.

Pros and cons

Pros:

  • Massive rocket, packs a huge punch
  • Semi armour-piercing warhead

Cons:

  • Massive rocket, limits aircraft which can carry it
  • The 534 kg weight limits other payloads the aircraft can carry
  • Learning to aim them can be difficult
  • Easy to destroy your own aircraft if you fire them too close

History

Towards the end of World War II saw the invention of equipment and weapons intending to help spare the lives of military personnel and their equipment while still inflicting damage on the enemy. One such invention was the United States Navy's Tiny Tim rocket which could hit a ship while the attacking aircraft remained safely outside of the range of the anti-aircraft fire. The massive 1,285.3 lbs (583 kg), 10.25 ft (312 cm) TNT tipped rocket fit the bill. To expedite the manufacturing of this rocket, available resources were used. 500-lb semi armour-piercing bombs already in the inventory were fitted to used oil-well casing pipe which could be found in abundance at abandoned oil wells.

Tiny Tim saw limited service in World War II and was used in the battle of Okinawa and later during the Korean War. Targets selected included bridges, concrete reinforced pillboxes, tanks, ships and other hardened targets as the rocket specialized in embedding itself into an object before exploding causing both explosive and shock damage from within the target.

Media

Images

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


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
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)
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