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rocket-assisted Weapon Systems

Weapon systems and military equipment tagged rocket-assisted.

5 weapon systems

3OF50 High-Explosive Fragmentation rocket-assisted projectile, 120 mm rocket-assisted HE-fragmentation projectile, Munitions

Munitions3OF50 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, Munitions

Munitions3OF50 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, Munitions

MunitionsM549A1 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.

3OF44 rocket-assisted high-explosive projectile, 203 mm rocket-assisted high-explosive projectile, Munitions

Munitions3OF44 rocket-assisted high-explosive projectile203 mm rocket-assisted high-explosive projectileSide: UnknownBuilt: Soviet ordnance industry / Soviet UnionThe 3OF44 is a Soviet 203 mm rocket-assisted high-explosive projectile for the 2S7 Pion family. Open-source references identify it as the HE-fragmentation projectile in the 3VOF35 round and give a maximum range of about 47.5 km.

Sayda incendiary round, Incendiary 240 mm rocket-assisted projectile, Munitions

MunitionsSayda incendiary roundIncendiary 240 mm rocket-assisted projectileSide: UnknownBuilt: Soviet defense industry / Soviet UnionSayda is the Soviet incendiary member of the 240 mm rocket-assisted mortar projectile family for the M-240 and 2S4 Tyulpan. Armament Research Services identifies it alongside the other 240 mm special-purpose rounds that use the 3M15 rocket motor, while the National Interest notes that Sayda incendiary projectiles were intended to set buildings aflame.