Aircraft Launched Rockets and Unguided Rocket Projectiles

[rickshaw]

I suggest they pull the nose up as they fire so that the tubes are in alignment with the line of sight.

[kitnut617]

Wierd arrangement, isn't it?  

Looks like they hinge down from the rear, and presumbly must have the hinges skewed in two planes so they're aligned with the aircraft's centre-line when they're deployed.

I would suggest they swing down into the level Kit, the fairings for these RP's are on the up-turrning part of the underside of the nose going by this photo (and I can see that the aircraft has a nose up attitude in the photo but that doesn't come into it)  You can see here that the demarkation line is much deeper at the rear of the fairing as to the depth at the front of it.

[AS.12]

Some info from Jane's Weapon Systems 1971

SNEB 68mm rocket variants

TYPE	LENGTH mm	WEIGHT kg	WARHEAD kg	DELTA-V m/s	ROLE
251P	834	4.3	1.05 Blast	800	AA
252	826	4.3	0.8 Inert	n/a	AG practice
253	911	5.05	1.8 AP  / frag	600	AG anti-armour
256P	911	6.25	3.0 Frag	450	AG

Typical SURA 80mm

LENGTH mm	WEIGHT kg	WARHEAD kg	PROPELLANT kg	RANGE m	ACCURACY
1060	11	3	3	1000	50% within 10 mils approx.

Bofors 135mm

WEIGHT kg	MOTOR DURATION s	DELTA-V m/s	WARHEAD kg	EXPLOSIVE WEIGHT kg
43.5	2	600	19	3.7 GP, 5.0 AP Frag

Six of these were fitted into the 104 kg launcher, length 3226 mm diameter 426 mm.  Salvo fired in 0.1 seconds.