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rocket-assisted Weapon Systems

Weapon systems and military equipment tagged rocket-assisted.

5 weapon systems

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Munitions

Standalone missiles, bombs, rockets, torpedoes, and guided or unguided explosive payloads.

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3OF50 High-Explosive Fragmentation rocket-assisted projectile, 120 mm rocket-assisted HE-fragmentation projectile, MunitionsMunitions3OF50 High-Explosive Fragmentation rocket-assisted projectile120 mm rocket-assisted HE-fragmentation projectileSide: UnknownBuilt: Soviet / Russian ammunition industry / USSR / RussiaThe 3OF50 is a Soviet-era 120 mm rocket-assisted high-explosive fragmentation projectile used with Nona-family 120 mm gun-mortars. Open-source references describe it as a nose-fuzed, spin-stabilised RAP round with an A-IX-2 filled warhead and a rocket motor, extending the reach of compatible systems beyond standard 120 mm mortar ammunition.
3OF50 active-rocket projectile, 120 mm rocket-assisted high-explosive fragmentation projectile, MunitionsMunitions3OF50 active-rocket projectile120 mm rocket-assisted high-explosive fragmentation projectileSide: UnknownBuilt: Soviet ordnance program / Soviet Union / RussiaThe 3OF50 active-rocket projectile is a Soviet-origin 120 mm rocket-assisted high-explosive fragmentation round used in the Nona family’s longer-range fire-support role. Open references identify it as a 3OF50 HE-frag RAP projectile with a pre-engraved driving band and a separate rocket motor, and VPK says the 2S9 Nona fires it to extend range to about 12 km.
M549A1 rocket-assisted projectile, 155 mm high-explosive rocket-assisted projectile, MunitionsMunitionsM549A1 rocket-assisted projectile155 mm high-explosive rocket-assisted projectileSide: UnknownBuilt: American Ordnance / Iowa Army Ammunition Plant / United StatesThe M549A1 is a U.S. 155 mm high-explosive rocket-assisted projectile and the TNT-filled follow-on to the earlier M549 round. Army references describe it as a two-piece projectile with a high-fragmentation steel warhead and integral rocket motor, built to extend range for standard and developmental howitzers and later treated as a legacy round in Army modernization plans.