Support Equipment

UB-16UM rocket pod

The UB-16UM rocket pod is a reusable Soviet 57 mm aircraft launcher for 16 S-5-series rockets. DCS documents the L-39ZA carrying UB-16UM pods loaded with 16 S-5KO HEAT/fragmentation rockets apiece, which places the pod in the legacy light-attack store set.

UB-16UM rocket pod, Rocket launcher pod for S-5 rockets, Support Equipment

Image source: Wikimedia Commons Cutaway UB-16-57U

Profile

Origin: Soviet Union
Built by: Soviet defense industry
Type: Rocket launcher pod for S-5 rockets
Service note: Cold War-era Soviet aircraft launcher still used on legacy strike aircraft
Designed: 1960s
Produced: 1960s onward
Variants: UB-16-57U, UB-16-57D, UB-16-57UMP

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Specifications

Launcher tubes: 16
Compatible rockets: 57 mm S-5-family rockets
Launcher class: Reusable external aircraft pod
Loaded weight: 138 kg
Length: 1,880 mm

Service And Conflict Use

Service History

In service: Used on legacy aircraft and helicopters as an external hardpoint rocket launcher for S-5-family air-to-surface rockets.

Carrier Aircraft

The DCS L-39ZA module page explicitly lists UB-16UM rocket pods among the aircraft's external stores.

Carrier

Carrier type

Carriage evidence

Aero L-39 Albatros

Jet trainer and light attack aircraft

DCS lists UB-16UM rocket pods with 16 S-5KO 57 mm HEAT/Frag rockets apiece among the L-39ZA's external stores.

Sources: DCS L-39ZA Albatros

UB-16UM rocket pod Images

UB-16UM rocket pod, Rocket launcher pod for S-5 rockets, Support Equipment - view 1 — Source: Wikimedia Commons Cutaway UB-16-57U

UB-16UM rocket pod, Rocket launcher pod for S-5 rockets, Support Equipment - view 2 — Source: Wikimedia Commons Soviet UB-16-57 unguided rocket pod

UB-16UM rocket pod, Rocket launcher pod for S-5 rockets, Support Equipment - view 3 — Source: Wikimedia Commons UB-16 on Mi-8

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Sources

Russian Launcher, 57mm Rocket, UB-16-57-UPublisher: Bullet Picker | Note: Supports the UB-16-57-U as a reusable aircraft launcher that fires sixteen 57 mm rockets in single, dual, or salvo modes. | Accessed: 2026-06-23 JMU ordnance guide 57 mm rocket dataPublisher: James Madison University / CISR | Note: Supports the U.S.S.R. launcher designation and its 16-shot relationship to 57 mm rockets such as S-5KO and S-5KP. | Accessed: 2026-06-23 DCS L-39ZA AlbatrosPublisher: Digital Combat Simulator | Note: Supports the L-39ZA store list naming UB-16UM rocket pods with 16 S-5KO 57 mm HEAT/Frag rockets apiece. | Accessed: 2026-06-23 Wikimedia Commons Cutaway UB-16-57UPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance for the cutaway UB-16-57U pod image. | Accessed: 2026-06-23 Wikimedia Commons Soviet UB-16-57 unguided rocket podPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance for the museum UB-16-57 pod image. | Accessed: 2026-06-23 Wikimedia Commons UB-16 on Mi-8Publisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance for a UB-16 pod mounted on a Mi-8 helicopter. | Accessed: 2026-06-23