ROCKET, 2.25-INCH PRACTICE
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Body and Overall Weight
, 12,47 pounds
Color
Type of Round, DODIC
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Description:
The 2.25 inch practice rockets originally came in two different Marks (Mk) or models, the Mk ll and Mk LH. The acronym associated with them was SCAR, or sub-caliber aerial rocket. Other models followed. They consisted of a head, rocket motor, tins, igniter, and an electrical cable. The heads are solid steel, zinc die cast, or cast iron and contain no fuzes. Motor, Mk 15 Mod 0,2, is 26.18 inches long and weighs to 10,90 pounds (max). The item's explosive hazard is the propellant (Mk 16 Mod 0,1) in the rocket motor and the igniter (Mk 1 12 Mod 0,1,2).
Use:
These rockets were used for practice Bring against surface targets. The rocket is forward fired from aircraft and simulated the trajectories of the 5 inch rockets.
Functioning:
Munition Components:
    Data Source:
    NAVSEA OP 1415, Rocket Assemblies, May 1955
    Munitions Tech Data Sheet:
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