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{{Short description|Air-to-ground military rocket system}}
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[[File:MATRA TYPE155RL W 68MM RP.JPG|thumb|350px|A Matra Type 155 SNEB rocket launcher pod with two red-tipped 68mm dummy rockets.]]
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{{Infobox weapon
| name = SNEB
| image = MATRA TYPE155RL W 68MM RP.JPG
| image_size = 300
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| caption = A Matra Type 155 SNEB rocket launcher pod with two red-tipped 68 mm dummy rockets.
| origin = France
| type = [[Rocket (weapon)|Rocket]]
<!-- Type selection -->| is_ranged = yes
| is_explosive = yes
| is_missile = yes
<!-- Service history -->| service = <!-- 19xx–present -->
| used_by = France, United Kingdom, United States, Lebanon
| wars = <!-- Production history -->
| designer =
| design_date =
| manufacturer = [[Thomson-CSF|Thomson-Brandt]], [[Matra]]
| unit_cost =
| production_date =
| number =
| variants = <!-- General specifications -->
| spec_label =
| weight = <!-- {{convert|?|kg|lb|abbr=on}} -->
| length = <!-- {{convert|?|cm|in|abbr=on}} -->
| width =
| height =
| diameter = {{convert|68|mm|abbr=on}} (unfired)
<!-- Ranged weapon specifications -->| velocity =
| range = <!-- {{convert|?|–|?|m|mi|abbr=on}} (rotary wing);<br/>{{convert|?|–|?|km|mi|abbr=on}} (fixed wing) -->
| max_range = <!-- Explosive specifications -->
| filling =
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| detonation =
| yield = <!-- Vehicle/missile specifications -->
| engine =
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| speed = <!-- {{convert|?|–|?|m/s|ft/s}} -->
| guidance = none, or [[Laser guidance|laser]]
<!-- Missiles only -->| wingspan =
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| launch_platform = [[Attack aircraft]], [[helicopter]]s
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The '''SNEB''' rocket ({{lang-fr|Societe Nouvelle des Etablissements Edgar Brandt}}) is an unguided [[Ground-attack aircraft|air-to-ground]] {{convert|68|mm|abbr=on}} [[rocket]] projectile (RP) manufactured by the French company ''TDA Armements'', designed for launch by combat [[aircraft]] and [[helicopters]]. Two other rockets were developed in the {{convert|37|mm|abbr=on}} and {{convert|100|mm|abbr=on}} caliber. The 37mm caliber was one of the earliest folding fin free flight rockets developed after World War II and was developed mainly for air-to-air engagements and is no longer in service. The 100mm caliber is in service with the French Air Force and a few other air forces. The 68mm caliber is by far the most popular in use today in both the time span of service and numbers produced, even out pacing the [[S-5 rocket|Russian 57mm]] air-to-ground rocket. This armament is commonly referred to in both military and civilian publications as the "SNEB rocket pod". Besides France, several other nations produce the SNEB 68mm rocket under license. In France today, SNEB has been reorganized into the firm of Thomson-Brandt.
The '''SNEB''' rocket (''Societe Nouvelle des Etablissements Edgar Brandt'' {{lang-fr|New Society of Edgar Brandt Establishments}}) is an unguided [[Air-to-surface missile|air-to-surface]] {{convert|68|mm|abbr=on}} [[Rocket (weapon)|rocket]] projectile manufactured by the French company ''TDA Armements'', designed for launch by [[attack aircraft]] and [[helicopter]]s. It is also known as the '''SNEB rocket pod''', and sometimes as the '''Matra rocket''', due to it commonly being carried in pod-like launchers built by [[Matra]].


Two other rockets were developed in the {{convert|37|mm|abbr=on}} and {{convert|100|mm|abbr=on}} caliber. The 37mm caliber was one of the earliest folding fin free flight rockets developed after World War II; it was developed mainly for air-to-air engagements and is no longer in service. The 100mm caliber variant is in service with the French Air Force and a few other air forces. Besides France, several other nations produce the SNEB 68&nbsp;mm rocket under license. In France today, SNEB has been reorganized into the firm of Thomson-Brandt.
The caliber of 68&nbsp;mm was preferred by the French over other international designs of 57&nbsp;mm,<ref>Such as the [[S-5 rocket]].</ref> 70&nbsp;mm,<ref>Such as the [[Folding-Fin Aerial Rocket|Mk 4/Mk 40 Folding-Fin Aerial Rocket]].</ref> or 80&nbsp;mm.<ref>Such as the [[S-8 rocket]] and the [[RS-82 (rocket family)|RS-82 rocket]].</ref> The '''SNEB''' rocket projectile is propelled by a single [[rocket engine|rocket motor]], and, depending on the warhead loadout on the launchers, it can be used against [[armoured fighting vehicle]]s, [[bunker]]s, or [[soft target]]s.


==Warheads==
==Warheads==
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|image1= Airforce Museum Berlin-Gatow 207.JPG
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|caption1= Matra Type 116M rocket launcher mounted on a [[Fiat G.91]], on display at the [[Luftwaffenmuseum der Bundeswehr]], [[Berlin]]
|image2= Matra Type155 w 68mm SNEB RP.jpg
|image2= Matra Type155 w 68mm SNEB RP.jpg
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|caption2= Two Matra Type 155 rocket launchers with 36× SNEB 68 mm RPs
|caption2= Two Matra Type 155 rocket launchers with 36× SNEB 68 mm rockets
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The '''SNEB''' rocket projectiles can be armed with the following [[warhead]]s:
The ''SNEB'' rockets can be armed with these [[warhead]]s:
*[[High explosive]] (HE)
*[[High explosive]] (HE)
*[[High explosive anti-tank warhead]] (HEAT)
*[[High-explosive anti-tank]] (HEAT) [[shaped charge]]
*Multi-purpose [[Fragmentation (weaponry)|fragmentation]]
*Multi-purpose [[Fragmentation (weaponry)|fragmentation]]
*[[Flechette]] anti-personnel/material
*[[Flechette]] anti-personnel/materiel
*[[Smoke screen|Smoke]]
*[[Smoke screen|Smoke]]
*[[Flare (pyrotechnic)|Illuminating]]
*[[Flare (pyrotechnic)|Illuminating]]
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===Laser guidance development===
===Laser guidance development===
The ''Systeme de Roquette A Corrections de Trajectoire (SYROCOT)'' is a program where a [[laser-guided]] seeker is incorporated into the design. It is compatible with the existing SNEB system. It is comparable to the US [[Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System]] project.
The ''Systeme de Roquette A Corrections de Trajectoire (SYROCOT)'' is a program where a [[Laser guidance|laser-guided]] seeker is incorporated into the design. It is compatible with the existing SNEB system. It is comparable to the US [[Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System]] project.


==Rocket launchers/pods==
==Rocket launchers, pods==
The French armament company of [[Matra]] produced the following types of rocket launcher for use with the SNEB 68&nbsp;mm RPs:
The French armament company of [[Matra]] produced three types of rocket launcher for use with the SNEB 68&nbsp;mm rockets:


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*Matra ''Type 116M'' rocket launcher – This is lightly constructed and used as an expendable rocket launcher pod with a [[frangible]] [[nose cone]], loaded with 19 SNEB 68mm rockets which are fired in one [[wikt:ripple|rippled]] 0.5 second [[salvo]] with a time interval of 33 milliseconds between each rocket firing. The pod automatically jettisons after all rockets are gone.<ref name=SNEB>{{cite web |title=SNEB rocket launcher pods |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1970/1970%20-%200427.html |publisher=[[Flight Global]] Archive |access-date=2008-10-23}}</ref>
[[File:Matra Type 116M Rocket Launcher Mounted on ROCAF F-5F 5395 20130810.jpg|thumb|350px|A Matra Type 116M SNEB rocket launcher pod mounted on ROCAF F-5F ]]
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*Matra ''Type 155'' rocket launcher – Widely produced, this is a reusable device made fully of metal with a fluted nose cone through which the rockets fire. Loaded with 18 SNEB 68mm rockets, it can be preprogrammed on the ground to fire individually or in one ripple salvo as the ''Type 116M''.<ref name= SNEB/>
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*Matra ''JL-100'' drop tank, rocket pack — This unique arrangement combines a {{convert|66|gal|L}} [[drop tank]] with a rocket launcher containing 19 SNEB 68&nbsp;mm rockets in front to form an aerodynamically shaped pod which can be mounted on over-wing or under-wing [[hardpoint]]s. One notable aircraft equipped with this was the [[English Electric Lightning]] F.53 of Royal Saudi Air Force.<ref>{{cite web |title=Multi-mission Lightning |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1968/1968%20-%201766.html |publisher=[[Flight Global]] Archive |access-date=2008-10-23}}</ref>


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TDA Armements SAS (a subsidiary of [[Thales Group]])<ref>https://www.thalesgroup.com/en/global/activities/defence/air-forces/weapon-systems-munitions#rocketsystems | 19Dec2018</ref> also manufactures pods for the 68mm SNEB rocket. Variants produced are the 12 tube Telson 12 JF for fighter aircraft, the 12 tube Telson 12 and the 22 tube Telson 22 used by the [[Eurocopter Tiger]], the 8 tube Telson 8 designed for light helicopters and the 2 tube Telson 2 suitable for [[unmanned aerial vehicle]]s and light [[counter-insurgency aircraft]].<ref>http://www.tda-armements.com/content/digital-rocket-launchers-telson | 19Dec2018</ref>
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*Matra '''Type 116M''' rocket launcher — This was lightly constructed and is used as an expendable rocket launcher pod with a [[frangible]] [[nose cone]], loaded with 19 SNEB 68mm rockets which were fired in a single [[wikt:ripple|rippled]] 0.5 second [[salvo]] with a time interval of 33 milliseconds between each rocket firing. The pod is automatically jettisoned after all the rockets are expended.<ref name= SNEB>{{cite web |title= SNEB rocket launcher pods |url= http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1970/1970%20-%200427.html |publisher= [[Flight Global]] Archive |accessdate= 2008-10-23}}</ref>


The British firm Thomas French & Sons also produced a series of launchers for the SNEB, which were licensed versions of the Matra Type 155.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://i.imgur.com/zmIeqUJ.png |title=Airborne rocket launchers}}</ref> These were later adapted for the [[Royal Navy]]'s own post-war [[2-inch RP]] rockets which replaced the SNEB due to concerns over the electrical firing system being set off by ship radars.
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*Matra '''Type 155''' rocket launcher — Widely produced, this was a reusable device manufactured completely from metal with a fluted nose cone through which the RPs were fired. Loaded with 18 SNEB 68mm rockets, it can be pre-programmed on the ground to fire in shots or in one single ripple salvo as the ''Type 116M''.<ref name= SNEB/>
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*Matra '''JL-100''' drop tank/rocket pack — This unique arrangement combines a {{convert|66|gal|L}} [[drop tank]] with a rocket launcher containing 19 SNEB 68&nbsp;mm rockets in front to form an aerodynamically-shaped pod which can be mounted on over-wing or under-wing hardpoints. One notable aircraft equipped with this was the [[English Electric Lightning]] F.53 of Royal Saudi Air Force.<ref>{{cite web |title= Multi-mission Lightning |url= http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1968/1968%20-%201766.html |publisher= [[Flight Global]] Archive |accessdate= 2008-10-23}}</ref>

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TDA Armements SAS (a subsidiary of [[Thales Group]])<ref>https://www.thalesgroup.com/en/global/activities/defence/air-forces/weapon-systems-munitions#rocketsystems | 19Dec2018</ref> also manufactures pods for the 68mm SNEB rocket .Variants produced are the 12 tube TELSON 12 JF for fighter aircraft, the 12 tube TELSON 12 and the 22 tube TELSON 22 used by the [[Eurocopter Tiger]], the 8 tube TELSON 8 designed for light helicopters and the 2 tube TELSON 2 suitable for [[UAV]]s and light [[Counter-insurgency aircraft]].<ref>http://www.tda-armements.com/content/digital-rocket-launchers-telson | 19Dec2018</ref>


==Used by==
==Used by==
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===Helicopters===
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|image1=[http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b24/hybenamon/AVIATION/MUNITIONS/BRANDT/Panther68mm.jpg 22 round 68mm helicopter pod by Brandt]
|image1=[http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b24/hybenamon/AVIATION/MUNITIONS/BRANDT/Panther68mm.jpg 22 round 68mm helicopter pod by Brandt]
|image2=[http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b24/hybenamon/AVIATION/MUNITIONS/BRANDT/68mmMulti-Dart.jpg Fact Sheet 68mm Multi-Dart Rocket]
|image2=[http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b24/hybenamon/AVIATION/MUNITIONS/BRANDT/68mmMulti-Dart.jpg Fact Sheet 68mm Multi-Dart Rocket]
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;Helicopters:
*[[Bell UH-1H]] of the [[Lebanese Air Force]] were modified locally to carry Bombs and Matra SNEB 68&nbsp;mm rocket pods taken from unserviceable Hawker Hunters
*[[Bell UH-1H]] of the [[Lebanese Air Force]] were modified locally to carry bombs and Matra SNEB 68&nbsp;mm rocket pods taken from unserviceable Hawker Hunters
*[[Aérospatiale Puma]]
*[[Aérospatiale Puma]]
*[[Eurocopter AS332]]
*[[Eurocopter AS332]]
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*[[Eurocopter EC 725]]
*[[Eurocopter EC 725]]
*[[Eurocopter Tiger]]
*[[Eurocopter Tiger]]
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===Fixed-wing aircraft===
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|image1=[http://www.massoss.com/Richard-Cooke/images/aircraft/Harriers/Harrier_fireing_lg_ok.jpg Harrier GR.3 firing entire salvo of 4 rocket pods]
|image1=[http://www.massoss.com/Richard-Cooke/images/aircraft/Harriers/Harrier_fireing_lg_ok.jpg Harrier GR.3 firing entire salvo of 4 rocket pods]
|image2=[http://www.airlandseaweapons.com/img/upload/hargr7_8.jpg Harrier GR.7 in flight with 2 SNEB rocket pods]
|image2=[http://www.airlandseaweapons.com/img/upload/hargr7_8.jpg Harrier GR.7 in flight with 2 SNEB rocket pods]
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|image4=[http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b24/hybenamon/AVIATION/FIXED%20WING/FRENCH/ETENDARD2.jpg French Navy Super Etendard fitted with Type 155 SNEB rocket pods to outer pylons]
|image4=[http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b24/hybenamon/AVIATION/FIXED%20WING/FRENCH/ETENDARD2.jpg French Navy Super Etendard fitted with Type 155 SNEB rocket pods to outer pylons]
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;Fixed-wing aircraft
*[[Atlas Cheetah]]
*[[Atlas Cheetah]]
*[[Aermacchi MB-326|Atlas Impala]]
*[[Aermacchi MB-326|Atlas Impala]]
*[[BAE Sea Harrier]]
*[[BAE Sea Harrier]]
*[[BAE Harrier II]]
*[[BAE Harrier II]]
*[[BAE Systems Hawk]]
*[[Blackburn Buccaneer]]
*[[Blackburn Buccaneer]]
*[[Canadair Sabre]]
*[[Canadair Sabre]]
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*[[Malmö MFI-9|Malmö Flygindustri MFI-9]]
*[[Malmö MFI-9|Malmö Flygindustri MFI-9]]
*[[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II in UK service|McDonnell Douglas F-4J/K/M]]
*[[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II in UK service|McDonnell Douglas F-4J/K/M]]
*[[Morane-Saulnier Vanneau]]
*[[Nanchang A-5]] - Pakistani A-5C variants only.
*[[North American F-86 Sabre]]
*[[North American F-86 Sabre]]
*[[North American T-6 Texan]]
*[[North American T-28 Trojan|North American T-28S Fennec]]
*[[SEPECAT Jaguar]]
*[[SEPECAT Jaguar]]
*[[Shenyang F-6]] – [[Pakistan Aeronautical Complex]] (PAC) modified F-6C variants only
*[[Sud Aviation Vautour]]
*[[Sud Aviation Vautour]]
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==See also==
==See also==
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==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==

Latest revision as of 19:06, 7 January 2024

SNEB
A Matra Type 155 SNEB rocket launcher pod with two red-tipped 68 mm dummy rockets.
TypeRocket
Place of originFrance
Service history
Used byFrance, United Kingdom, United States, Lebanon
Production history
ManufacturerThomson-Brandt, Matra
Specifications
Diameter68 mm (2.7 in) (unfired)
Guidance
system
none, or laser
Launch
platform
Attack aircraft, helicopters

The SNEB rocket (Societe Nouvelle des Etablissements Edgar Brandt French: New Society of Edgar Brandt Establishments) is an unguided air-to-surface 68 mm (2.7 in) rocket projectile manufactured by the French company TDA Armements, designed for launch by attack aircraft and helicopters. It is also known as the SNEB rocket pod, and sometimes as the Matra rocket, due to it commonly being carried in pod-like launchers built by Matra.

Two other rockets were developed in the 37 mm (1.5 in) and 100 mm (3.9 in) caliber. The 37mm caliber was one of the earliest folding fin free flight rockets developed after World War II; it was developed mainly for air-to-air engagements and is no longer in service. The 100mm caliber variant is in service with the French Air Force and a few other air forces. Besides France, several other nations produce the SNEB 68 mm rocket under license. In France today, SNEB has been reorganized into the firm of Thomson-Brandt.

Warheads

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Two Matra Type 155 rocket launchers with 36× SNEB 68 mm rockets

The SNEB rockets can be armed with these warheads:

Laser guidance development

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The Systeme de Roquette A Corrections de Trajectoire (SYROCOT) is a program where a laser-guided seeker is incorporated into the design. It is compatible with the existing SNEB system. It is comparable to the US Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System project.

Rocket launchers, pods

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The French armament company of Matra produced three types of rocket launcher for use with the SNEB 68 mm rockets:

  • Matra Type 116M rocket launcher – This is lightly constructed and used as an expendable rocket launcher pod with a frangible nose cone, loaded with 19 SNEB 68mm rockets which are fired in one rippled 0.5 second salvo with a time interval of 33 milliseconds between each rocket firing. The pod automatically jettisons after all rockets are gone.[1]
  • Matra Type 155 rocket launcher – Widely produced, this is a reusable device made fully of metal with a fluted nose cone through which the rockets fire. Loaded with 18 SNEB 68mm rockets, it can be preprogrammed on the ground to fire individually or in one ripple salvo as the Type 116M.[1]
  • Matra JL-100 drop tank, rocket pack — This unique arrangement combines a 66 US gallons (250 L) drop tank with a rocket launcher containing 19 SNEB 68 mm rockets in front to form an aerodynamically shaped pod which can be mounted on over-wing or under-wing hardpoints. One notable aircraft equipped with this was the English Electric Lightning F.53 of Royal Saudi Air Force.[2]

TDA Armements SAS (a subsidiary of Thales Group)[3] also manufactures pods for the 68mm SNEB rocket. Variants produced are the 12 tube Telson 12 JF for fighter aircraft, the 12 tube Telson 12 and the 22 tube Telson 22 used by the Eurocopter Tiger, the 8 tube Telson 8 designed for light helicopters and the 2 tube Telson 2 suitable for unmanned aerial vehicles and light counter-insurgency aircraft.[4]

The British firm Thomas French & Sons also produced a series of launchers for the SNEB, which were licensed versions of the Matra Type 155.[5] These were later adapted for the Royal Navy's own post-war 2-inch RP rockets which replaced the SNEB due to concerns over the electrical firing system being set off by ship radars.

Used by

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Helicopters

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External images
SNEB 68 mm rockets Helicopter
image icon 22 round 68mm helicopter pod by Brandt
image icon Fact Sheet 68mm Multi-Dart Rocket

Fixed-wing aircraft

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External images
SNEB 68 mm rockets Fixed Wing Aircraft
image icon Harrier GR.3 firing entire salvo of 4 rocket pods
image icon Harrier GR.7 in flight with 2 SNEB rocket pods
image icon 1962 Manufacture's ad for various Matra/SNEB rocket pods
image icon French Navy Super Etendard fitted with Type 155 SNEB rocket pods to outer pylons

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "SNEB rocket launcher pods". Flight Global Archive. Retrieved 23 October 2008.
  2. ^ "Multi-mission Lightning". Flight Global Archive. Retrieved 23 October 2008.
  3. ^ https://www.thalesgroup.com/en/global/activities/defence/air-forces/weapon-systems-munitions#rocketsystems | 19Dec2018
  4. ^ http://www.tda-armements.com/content/digital-rocket-launchers-telson | 19Dec2018
  5. ^ "Airborne rocket launchers".
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