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Anti-Submarine rocket launcher 375 mm (6 barrels)
Cost-effective and easy-to-use weapon, it is designed to allow for unparalleled start-up speed ; 6 rockets can be launched in salvo and in 6 seconds! Its capability to attack submarines immersed between 6 and 300 meters make it in fact a weapon adapted particularly well to shallow waters. Moreover, it remains effective in bad weather whereas torpedo performance decreases.
Characteristics
Rocket Caliber :
375 mm
Rocket Length :
2.15 m
Rocket Weight :
302 kg
Rocket Launcher Rise :
+8°30 at 90°
Practical Range Maximum :
3100 meters
Rocket Speed :
180 meters/second
Rate of fire :
1 Rocket per second
 
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