Mk 40 Folding-Fin Aerial Rocket
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The Mk 40 Folding-Fin Aerial Rocket is an early U.S. unguided air-to-ground rocket system featuring folding fins for stability, used primarily from aircraft and helicopters for attack and support missions.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
folding-fin aerial rocket
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unguided air-to-ground rocket ⓘ |
| caliber |
2.75 inch
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70 mm ⓘ |
| componentOf | 2.75-inch Folding-Fin Aerial Rocket system ⓘ |
| conflict | Vietnam War ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| deploymentPeriod |
1950s
ⓘ
1960s ⓘ 1970s ⓘ |
| designedFor | air-to-surface missions ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| feature | folding fins for in-flight stability ⓘ |
| finType | folding fins ⓘ |
| guidance | unguided ⓘ |
| launchMethod | pod-mounted launchers ⓘ |
| launchPlatform |
fixed-wing aircraft
ⓘ
helicopters ⓘ |
| missionType |
armed reconnaissance
ⓘ
close air support ⓘ interdiction ⓘ |
| partOf | Hydra 70 rocket family lineage ⓘ |
| propulsion | solid-fuel rocket motor ⓘ |
| role |
air-to-ground attack weapon
ⓘ
close air support weapon ⓘ ground-attack rocket ⓘ |
| stabilizationMethod | spin stabilization ⓘ |
| status | largely superseded by newer rocket motors ⓘ |
| successor | Mk 66 rocket motor ⓘ |
| usedBy |
United States Air Force
ⓘ
United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ |
| usedFor |
anti-personnel attacks
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area suppression ⓘ illumination of battlefield ⓘ light armor attack ⓘ marking targets ⓘ |
| usedOn |
attack helicopters
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fighter-bombers ⓘ light attack aircraft ⓘ |
| usedWith |
flechette warheads
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high-explosive warheads ⓘ illumination warheads ⓘ practice warheads ⓘ smoke warheads ⓘ various 2.75-inch rocket warheads ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Hydra 70