RP-3, the Glossary
The RP-3 (from Rocket Projectile 3 inch) was a British air-to-ground rocket projectile introduced during the Second World War.[1]
Table of Contents
141 relations: Aden, Aden Emergency, Aden Protectorate, Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment, Aluminium, Anti-aircraft warfare, Armour-piercing ammunition, Armoured fighting vehicle, Bahrain, Bell P-39 Airacobra, Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Bofors, Bofors 40 mm L/60 gun, Bracing (aeronautics), Bristol Beaufighter, Bristol Brigand, British Army, Carbon steel, Caseless ammunition, Coldstream Guards, Consolidated B-24 Liberator, Cordite, Coventry Ordnance Works, Cromwell tank, Cruciform, Cruiser, De Havilland Hornet, De Havilland Mosquito, De Havilland Sea Vixen, De Havilland Vampire, De Havilland Venom, Desert Air Force, Disney bomb, Dive bomber, Douglas A-20 Havoc, Erwin Rommel, Euler angles, Explosive, Fairey Firefly, Fairey Gannet, Fairey Swordfish, Falaise pocket, Fighter-bomber, Fleet Air Arm, German submarine U-752, Gloster Meteor, Grumman TBF Avenger, Hardpoint, Hawker Hunter, Hawker Hurricane, ... Expand index (91 more) »
- Air-to-ground rockets
- World War II weapons of the United Kingdom
Aden
Aden (Old South Arabian: 𐩲𐩵𐩬) is a port city located in Yemen in the southern part of the Arabian peninsula, positioned near the eastern approach to the Red Sea.
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Aden Emergency
The Aden Emergency, also known as the 14 October Revolution or as the Radfan Uprising, was an armed rebellion by the National Liberation Front (NLF) and the Front for the Liberation of Occupied South Yemen (FLOSY) against the Federation of South Arabia, a British Protectorate of the United Kingdom, which led to the proclamation of the People's Republic of South Yemen.
Aden Protectorate
The Aden Protectorate (محمية عدن) was a British protectorate in southern Arabia.
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Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment
The Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment (A&AEE) was a research facility for British military aviation from 1918 to 1992.
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Aluminium
Aluminium (Aluminum in North American English) is a chemical element; it has symbol Al and atomic number 13.
Anti-aircraft warfare
Anti-aircraft warfare is the counter to aerial warfare and it includes "all measures designed to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of hostile air action" (NATO's definition).
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Armour-piercing ammunition
Armour-piercing ammunition (AP) is a type of projectile designed to penetrate armour protection, most often including naval armour, body armour, and vehicle armour.
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Armoured fighting vehicle
An armoured fighting vehicle (British English) or armored fighting vehicle (American English) (AFV) is an armed combat vehicle protected by armour, generally combining operational mobility with offensive and defensive capabilities.
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Bahrain
Bahrain (Two Seas, locally), officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, is an island country in West Asia.
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Bell P-39 Airacobra
The Bell P-39 Airacobra is a fighter produced by Bell Aircraft for the United States Army Air Forces during World War II.
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Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is an American four-engined heavy bomber aircraft developed in the 1930s for the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC).
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Bofors
AB Bofors is a former Swedish arms manufacturer which today is part of the British arms manufacturer BAE Systems.
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Bofors 40 mm L/60 gun
--> The Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L/60 (often referred to simply as the "Bofors 40 mm gun", the "Bofors gun" and the like, see name) is an anti-aircraft autocannon, designed in the 1930s by the Swedish arms manufacturer AB Bofors.
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Bracing (aeronautics)
In aeronautics, bracing comprises additional structural members which stiffen the functional airframe to give it rigidity and strength under load.
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Bristol Beaufighter
The Bristol Type 156 Beaufighter (often called the Beau) is a British multi-role aircraft developed during the Second World War by the Bristol Aeroplane Company.
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Bristol Brigand
The Bristol Brigand was a British anti-shipping/ground attack/dive bomber aircraft, developed by the Bristol Aeroplane Company as a replacement for the Beaufighter.
British Army
The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, a part of the British Armed Forces along with the Naval Service and the Royal Air Force.
Carbon steel
Carbon steel is a steel with carbon content from about 0.05 up to 2.1 percent by weight.
Caseless ammunition
Caseless ammunition (CL), or caseless cartridge, is a configuration of weapon-cartridge that eliminates the cartridge case that typically holds the primer, propellant and projectile together as a unit.
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Coldstream Guards
The Coldstream Guards is the oldest continuously serving regular regiment in the British Army.
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Consolidated B-24 Liberator
The Consolidated B-24 Liberator is an American heavy bomber, designed by Consolidated Aircraft of San Diego, California.
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Cordite
Cordite is a family of smokeless propellants developed and produced in Britain since 1889 to replace black powder as a military firearm propellant.
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Coventry Ordnance Works
Coventry Ordnance Works was a British manufacturer of heavy guns particularly naval artillery jointly owned by Cammell Laird & Co of Sheffield and Birkenhead, Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company of Govan, Glasgow and John Brown & Company of Clydebank and Sheffield.
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Cromwell tank
The Cromwell tank, officially Tank, Cruiser, Mk VIII, Cromwell (A27M), was one of the series of cruiser tanks fielded by Britain in the Second World War.
Cruciform
Cruciform is a term for physical manifestations resembling a common cross or Christian cross.
Cruiser
A cruiser is a type of warship.
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De Havilland Hornet
The de Havilland DH.103 Hornet, developed by de Havilland, was a fighter aircraft driven by two piston engines.
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De Havilland Mosquito
The de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito is a British twin-engined, multirole combat aircraft, introduced during the Second World War.
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De Havilland Sea Vixen
The de Havilland DH.110 Sea Vixen is a British twin-engine, twin boom-tailed, two-seat, carrier-based fleet air-defence fighter flown by the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm from the 1950s to the early 1970s.
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De Havilland Vampire
The de Havilland Vampire is a British jet fighter which was developed and manufactured by the de Havilland Aircraft Company.
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De Havilland Venom
The de Havilland DH 112 Venom is a British post-war single-engined jet aircraft developed and manufactured by the de Havilland Aircraft Company.
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Desert Air Force
The Desert Air Force (DAF), also known chronologically as Air Headquarters Western Desert, Air Headquarters Libya, the Western Desert Air Force, and the First Tactical Air Force (1TAF), was an Allied tactical air force created from No.
Disney bomb
The Disney bomb, also known as the Disney Swish, officially the 4500 lb Concrete Piercing/Rocket Assisted bomb was a rocket-assisted bunker buster bomb developed during the Second World War by the British Royal Navy to penetrate hardened concrete targets, such as submarine pens, which could resist conventional free-fall bombs.
Dive bomber
A dive bomber is a bomber aircraft that dives directly at its targets in order to provide greater accuracy for the bomb it drops.
Douglas A-20 Havoc
The Douglas A-20 Havoc (company designation DB-7) is an American light bomber, attack aircraft, night intruder, night fighter, and reconnaissance aircraft of World War II.
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Erwin Rommel
Johannes Erwin Eugen Rommel (15 November 1891 – 14 October 1944) was a German Generalfeldmarschall (field marshal) during World War II.
Euler angles
The Euler angles are three angles introduced by Leonhard Euler to describe the orientation of a rigid body with respect to a fixed coordinate system.
Explosive
An explosive (or explosive material) is a reactive substance that contains a great amount of potential energy that can produce an explosion if released suddenly, usually accompanied by the production of light, heat, sound, and pressure.
Fairey Firefly
The Fairey Firefly is a Second World War-era carrier-borne fighter aircraft and anti-submarine aircraft that was principally operated by the Fleet Air Arm (FAA).
Fairey Gannet
The Fairey Gannet is a carrier-borne aircraft that was designed and produced by the British aircraft manufacturer the Fairey Aviation Company.
Fairey Swordfish
The Fairey Swordfish is a biplane torpedo bomber, designed by the Fairey Aviation Company.
Falaise pocket
The Falaise pocket or Battle of the Falaise pocket (12–21 August 1944) was the decisive engagement of the Battle of Normandy in the Second World War.
Fighter-bomber
A fighter-bomber is a fighter aircraft that has been modified, or used primarily, as a light bomber or attack aircraft.
Fleet Air Arm
The Fleet Air Arm (FAA) is the naval aviation component of the United Kingdom's Royal Navy (RN).
German submarine U-752
German submarine U-752 was a Type VIIC U-boat built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine for service during World War II.
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Gloster Meteor
The Gloster Meteor was the first British jet fighter and the Allies' only jet aircraft to engage in combat operations during the Second World War.
Grumman TBF Avenger
The Grumman TBF Avenger (designated TBM for aircraft manufactured by General Motors) is an American World War II-era torpedo bomber developed initially for the United States Navy and Marine Corps, and eventually used by several air and naval aviation services around the world.
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Hardpoint
A hardpoint is an attachment location on a structural frame designed to transfer force and carry an external or internal load.
Hawker Hunter
The Hawker Hunter is a transonic British jet-powered fighter aircraft that was developed by Hawker Aircraft for the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the late 1940s and early 1950s.
Hawker Hurricane
The Hawker Hurricane is a British single-seat fighter aircraft of the 1930s–40s which was designed and predominantly built by Hawker Aircraft Ltd.
Hawker Sea Fury
The Hawker Sea Fury is a British fighter aircraft designed and manufactured by Hawker Aircraft.
Hawker Sea Hawk
The Hawker Sea Hawk is a British single-seat jet day fighter formerly of the Fleet Air Arm (FAA), the air branch of the Royal Navy (RN), built by Hawker Aircraft and its sister company, Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft.
Hawker Tempest
The Hawker Tempest is a British fighter aircraft that was primarily used by the Royal Air Force (RAF) in the Second World War.
Hawker Typhoon
The Hawker Typhoon is a British single-seat fighter-bomber, produced by Hawker Aircraft.
Henry Tizard
Sir Henry Thomas Tizard (23 August 1885 – 9 October 1959) was an English chemist, inventor and Rector of Imperial College, who developed the modern "octane rating" used to classify petrol, helped develop radar in World War II, and led the first serious studies of UFOs.
High Velocity Aircraft Rocket
The High Velocity Aircraft Rocket, or HVAR, also known by the nickname Holy Moses, was an American unguided rocket developed during World War II to attack targets on the ground from aircraft.
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High-explosive anti-tank
High-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) is the effect of a shaped charge explosive that uses the Munroe effect to penetrate heavy armor.
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Howitzer
The howitzer is an artillery weapon that falls between a cannon (or field gun) and a mortar.
Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation
The Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation or Borneo confrontation (simply known as Konfrontasi in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore) was an armed conflict from 1963 to 1966 that stemmed from Indonesia's opposition to the creation of the state of Malaysia from the Federation of Malaya.
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Indonesian National Revolution
The Indonesian National Revolution, also known as the Indonesian War of Independence (Indonesische Onafhankelijkheidsoorlog), was an armed conflict and diplomatic struggle between the Republic of Indonesia and the Dutch Empire and an internal social revolution during postwar and postcolonial Indonesia.
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Korean War
The Korean War was fought between North Korea and South Korea; it began on 25 June 1950 when North Korea invaded South Korea and ceased upon an armistice on 27 July 1953.
Landing Craft Tank (Rocket)
The Landing Craft Tank (Rocket) or LCT(R) was developed from the British Mk.2 and Mk.3 Landing Craft Tank (LCT) during the Second World War.
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Le Prieur rocket
Le Prieur rockets (French Fusées Le Prieur) were a type of incendiary air-to-air rocket used in World War I against observation balloons and airships.
Light tank
A light tank is a tank variant initially designed for rapid movements in and out of combat, to outmaneuver heavier tanks.
Lockheed Hudson
The Lockheed Hudson is a light bomber and coastal reconnaissance aircraft built by the American Lockheed Aircraft Corporation.
Lockheed Ventura
The Lockheed Ventura is a twin-engine medium bomber and patrol bomber of World War II.
M4 autocannon
The 37 mm Automatic Gun, M4, known as the T9 during development, was a 37 mm (1.46 in) recoil-operated autocannon designed by Browning Arms Company and entered service in 1942.
M4 Sherman
The M4 Sherman, officially Medium Tank, M4, was the most widely used medium tank by the United States and Western Allies in World War II.
M8 (rocket)
The M8 was a rocket developed and used by the United States military during World War II.
Malayan Emergency
The Malayan Emergency, also known as the Anti-British National Liberation War was a guerrilla war fought in British Malaya between communist pro-independence fighters of the Malayan National Liberation Army (MNLA) and the military forces of the Federation of Malaya, British Empire and Commonwealth.
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Mattress (rocket)
Mattress was the term applied to ground-based British-devised multiple rocket launchers during World War II.
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Morale
Morale is the capacity of a group's members to maintain belief in an institution or goal, particularly in the face of opposition or hardship.
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Nieuport
Nieuport, later Nieuport-Delage, was a French aeroplane company that primarily built racing aircraft before World War I and fighter aircraft during World War I and between the wars.
No. 608 Squadron RAF
No.
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Normandy landings
The Normandy landings were the landing operations and associated airborne operations on 6 June 1944 of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during the Second World War.
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North American T-6 Texan
The North American Aviation T-6 Texan is an American single-engined advanced trainer aircraft used to train pilots of the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF), United States Air Force (USAF), United States Navy, Royal Air Force, Royal Canadian Air Force and other air forces of the British Commonwealth during World War II and into the 1970s.
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Nozzle
A nozzle is a device designed to control the direction or characteristics of a fluid flow (specially to increase velocity) as it exits (or enters) an enclosed chamber or pipe.
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Observation balloon
An observation balloon is a type of balloon that is employed as an aerial platform for gathering intelligence and spotting artillery.
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Operation Benedict
Operation Benedict (29 July – 6 December 1941) was the establishment of Force Benedict with units of the Soviet Air Forces (VVS, Voenno-Vozdushnye Sily) in north Russia, during the Second World War.
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Operations research
Operations research (operational research) (U.S. Air Force Specialty Code: Operations Analysis), often shortened to the initialism OR, is a discipline that deals with the development and application of analytical methods to improve decision-making.
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Ordnance QF 25-pounder
The Ordnance QF 25-pounder, or more simply 25-pounder or 25-pdr, with a calibre of 3.45 inches (87.6 mm), was a piece of field artillery used by British and Commonwealth forces in the Second World War.
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Panzer III
The Panzerkampfwagen III, commonly known as the Panzer III, was a medium tank developed in the 1930s by Germany, and was used extensively in World War II.
Panzer IV
The Panzerkampfwagen IV (Pz.Kpfw. IV), commonly known as the Panzer IV, is a German medium tank developed in the late 1930s and used extensively during the Second World War.
Pincer movement
The pincer movement, or double envelopment, is a military maneuver in which forces simultaneously attack both flanks (sides) of an enemy formation.
Plastic explosive
Plastic explosive is a soft and hand-moldable solid form of explosive material.
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Radar
Radar is a system that uses radio waves to determine the distance (ranging), direction (azimuth and elevation angles), and radial velocity of objects relative to the site.
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RAF Coastal Command
RAF Coastal Command was a formation within the Royal Air Force (RAF).
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RAF Second Tactical Air Force
The RAF Second Tactical Air Force (2TAF) was one of three tactical air forces within the Royal Air Force (RAF) during and after the Second World War.
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RDX
RDX (abbreviation of "Research Department eXplosive" or Royal Demolition eXplosive) or hexogen, among other names, is an organic compound with the formula (CH2N2O2)3.
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Reflector sight
A reflector sight or reflex sight is an optical sight that allows the user to look through a partially reflecting glass element and see an illuminated projection of an aiming point or some other image superimposed on the field of view.
Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt is a World War II-era fighter aircraft produced by the American company Republic Aviation from 1941 through 1945.
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Rocket (weapon)
In military terminology, a rocket is a self-propelled, unguided or guided, weapon-system powered by a rocket engine.
Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the air and space force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies.
Royal Aircraft Establishment
The Royal Aircraft Establishment (RAE) was a British research establishment, known by several different names during its history, that eventually came under the aegis of the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD), before finally losing its identity in mergers with other institutions.
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Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2
The Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 is a British single-engine tractor two-seat biplane, designed and developed at the Royal Aircraft Factory.
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Royal Artillery
The Royal Regiment of Artillery, commonly referred to as the Royal Artillery (RA) and colloquially known as "The Gunners", is one of two regiments that make up the artillery arm of the British Army. The Royal Regiment of Artillery comprises thirteen Regular Army regiments, the King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery and five Army Reserve regiments.
Royal Australian Air Force
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) is the principal aerial warfare force of Australia, a part of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) along with the Royal Australian Navy and the Australian Army.
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Royal Navy
The Royal Navy (RN) is the naval warfare force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, and a component of His Majesty's Naval Service.
RS-82 (rocket family)
RS-82 and RS-132 (Reaktivny Snaryad; Russian: Реактивный Снаряд; rocket-powered projectile) were unguided rockets used by Soviet military during World War II. RP-3 and rS-82 (rocket family) are air-to-ground rockets.
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Saab 17
The Saab 17 is a Swedish single-engine monoplane reconnaissance dive-bomber aircraft of the 1940s originally developed by ASJA prior to its merger into Saab.
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Saab 18
The Saab 18 was a twin-engine bomber and reconnaissance aircraft, designed and built by Svenska Aeroplan AB (SAAB) for use by the Swedish Air Force in response to a 1938 design competition.
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SAAB 21
The SAAB 21 is a Swedish single-seat low-wing monoplane fighter and attack aircraft designed and manufactured by SAAB.
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Saab 21R
The Saab 21R was a Swedish fighter/attack aircraft developed and produced by Svenska Aeroplan AB (SAAB).
Saab 29 Tunnan
The Saab 29 Tunnan (The Barrel), colloquially also Flygande Tunnan (The Flying Barrel), is an early jet-powered fighter aircraft designed and produced by the Swedish aircraft manufacturer Saab.
Saab 32 Lansen
The Saab 32 Lansen (English: Lance) is a two-seat, transonic military aircraft designed and manufactured by the Swedish aircraft manufacturer Saab AB.
Sherman Firefly
The Sherman Firefly was a medium tank used by the United Kingdom and some armoured formations of other Allies in the Second World War.
Slip (aerodynamics)
A slip is an aerodynamic state where an aircraft is moving somewhat sideways as well as forward relative to the oncoming airflow or relative wind.
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SNEB
The SNEB rocket (Societe Nouvelle des Etablissements Edgar Brandt New Society of Edgar Brandt Establishments) is an unguided air-to-surface rocket projectile manufactured by the French company TDA Armements, designed for launch by attack aircraft and helicopters. RP-3 and SNEB are air-to-ground rockets.
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Sopwith Baby
The Sopwith Baby is a British single-seat floatplane that was operated by the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) from 1915.
Sopwith Pup
The Sopwith Pup is a British single-seater biplane fighter aircraft built by the Sopwith Aviation Company.
South East Asia Command
South East Asia Command (SEAC) was the body set up to be in overall charge of Allied operations in the South-East Asian Theatre during the Second World War.
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Submarine hull
A submarine hull has two major components, the light hull and the pressure hull.
Suez Crisis
The Suez Crisis or the Second Arab–Israeli War, also referred to as the Tripartite Aggression in the Arab world and as the Sinai War in Israel, was a British–French–Israeli invasion of Egypt in 1956.
Supermarine Attacker
The Supermarine Attacker is a British single-seat naval jet fighter designed and produced by aircraft manufacturer Supermarine for the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm (FAA).
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Supermarine Scimitar
The Supermarine Scimitar is a single-seat naval strike aircraft that was designed and produced by the British aircraft manufacturer Supermarine.
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Supermarine Spitfire
The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft used by the Royal Air Force and other Allied countries before, during, and after World War II.
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Swedish Air Force
The Swedish Air Force (Svenska flygvapnet or just Flygvapnet) is the air force branch of the Swedish Armed Forces.
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T17E1 Staghound
The T17E1 armored car was an American armored car manufactured during the Second World War.
Tiger I
The Tiger I was a German heavy tank of World War II that began operational duty in 1942 in Africa and in the Soviet Union, usually in independent heavy tank battalions.
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Tiny Tim (rocket)
The Tiny Tim was an American air-to-ground rocket used near the end of the Second World War.
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Titanium tetrachloride
Titanium tetrachloride is the inorganic compound with the formula.
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TNT
Trinitrotoluene, more commonly known as TNT (and more specifically 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene), and by its preferred IUPAC name 2-methyl-1,3,5-trinitrobenzene, is a chemical compound with the formula C6H2(NO2)3CH3.
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Torpedo
A modern torpedo is an underwater ranged weapon launched above or below the water surface, self-propelled towards a target, and with an explosive warhead designed to detonate either on contact with or in proximity to the target.
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Trajectory
A trajectory or flight path is the path that an object with mass in motion follows through space as a function of time.
U-boat
U-boats were naval submarines operated by Germany, particularly in the First and Second World Wars.
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United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland.
United States Army Air Forces
The United States Army Air Forces (USAAF or AAF) was the major land-based aerial warfare service component of the United States Army and de facto aerial warfare service branch of the United States during and immediately after World War II (1941–1947).
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Vickers 40 mm Class S gun
The Vickers 40 mm Class S gun, also known simply as the Vickers S or S gun, was a 40 mm (1.57 in) airborne autocannon designed by Vickers-Armstrongs for use as aircraft armament.
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Vickers Wellington
The Vickers Wellington is a British twin-engined, long-range medium bomber.
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Western Desert campaign
The Western Desert campaign (Desert War) took place in the deserts of Egypt and Libya and was the main theatre in the North African campaign of the Second World War.
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World War I
World War I (alternatively the First World War or the Great War) (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers.
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.
Z Battery
A Z Battery was a short range anti-aircraft weapon system, launching diameter rockets from ground-based single and multiple launchers, for the air defence of Great Britain in the Second World War. RP-3 and z Battery are world War II weapons of the United Kingdom.
12th Manitoba Dragoons
The 12th Manitoba Dragoons is an armoured regiment of the Canadian Army that is currently on the Supplementary Order of Battle.
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2-inch RP
The 2-inch RP, short for Rocket Projectile, 2-inch, Number 1 Mark 1, was an unguided rocket weapon developed by the Royal Navy in the 1950s. RP-3 and 2-inch RP are air-to-ground rockets.
3.5-Inch Forward Firing Aircraft Rocket
The 3.5-inch Forward Firing Aircraft Rocket, or 3.5-Inch FFAR, was an American rocket developed during World War II to allow aircraft to attack enemy submarines at range. RP-3 and 3.5-Inch Forward Firing Aircraft Rocket are weapons and ammunition introduced in 1943.
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5-Inch Forward Firing Aircraft Rocket
The five-inch forward-firing aircraft rocket or FFAR was an American rocket developed during World War II for attack from airplanes against ground and ship targets. RP-3 and 5-Inch Forward Firing Aircraft Rocket are weapons and ammunition introduced in 1943.
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5th Guards Armoured Brigade
The 5th Guards Armoured Brigade was an armoured brigade of the British Army, a component unit of the Guards Armoured Division, that served in the Second World War in North-west Europe from June 1944 until May 1945.
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807 Naval Air Squadron
807 Naval Air Squadron (807 NAS) was a Naval Air Squadron of the Royal Navy.
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819 Naval Air Squadron
819 Naval Air Squadron (819 NAS) was a Naval Air Squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm.
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825 Naval Air Squadron
825 Naval Air Squadron is a Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Naval Air Squadron which was re-commissioned on 10 October 2014 and currently flies the AgustaWestland Wildcat HMA2.
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See also
Air-to-ground rockets
- 2-inch RP
- 8 cm Flz.-Rakete Oerlikon
- CRV7
- Forges de Zeebrugge
- Panzerblitz (missile)
- RP-3
- RS-82 (rocket family)
- Roketsan Cirit
- SNEB
- SNORA and SURA-D rockets
- TDA Armements
- Ugroza
World War II weapons of the United Kingdom
- 20 mm Polsten
- A.T. Mine E.P. Mark II
- A.T. Mine G.S. Mark II
- A.T. Mine G.S. Mark III
- A.T. Mine G.S. Mark IV
- A.T. Mine G.S. Mark V
- Besa machine gun
- Blacker Bombard
- Flame fougasse
- Hispano-Suiza HS.404
- Lagonda flamethrower
- Lewes bomb
- MD1 (military R&D organisation)
- Mobile Land Mine
- Panjandrum
- Petroleum Warfare Department
- RP-3
- Z Battery
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RP-3
Also known as RP-3 (3 inch rocket projectile), RP-3 rocket, Rocket Projectile 3 inch (RP-3).
, Hawker Sea Fury, Hawker Sea Hawk, Hawker Tempest, Hawker Typhoon, Henry Tizard, High Velocity Aircraft Rocket, High-explosive anti-tank, Howitzer, Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation, Indonesian National Revolution, Korean War, Landing Craft Tank (Rocket), Le Prieur rocket, Light tank, Lockheed Hudson, Lockheed Ventura, M4 autocannon, M4 Sherman, M8 (rocket), Malayan Emergency, Mattress (rocket), Morale, Nieuport, No. 608 Squadron RAF, Normandy landings, North American T-6 Texan, Nozzle, Observation balloon, Operation Benedict, Operations research, Ordnance QF 25-pounder, Panzer III, Panzer IV, Pincer movement, Plastic explosive, Radar, RAF Coastal Command, RAF Second Tactical Air Force, RDX, Reflector sight, Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, Rocket (weapon), Royal Air Force, Royal Aircraft Establishment, Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2, Royal Artillery, Royal Australian Air Force, Royal Navy, RS-82 (rocket family), Saab 17, Saab 18, SAAB 21, Saab 21R, Saab 29 Tunnan, Saab 32 Lansen, Sherman Firefly, Slip (aerodynamics), SNEB, Sopwith Baby, Sopwith Pup, South East Asia Command, Submarine hull, Suez Crisis, Supermarine Attacker, Supermarine Scimitar, Supermarine Spitfire, Swedish Air Force, T17E1 Staghound, Tiger I, Tiny Tim (rocket), Titanium tetrachloride, TNT, Torpedo, Trajectory, U-boat, United Kingdom, United States Army Air Forces, Vickers 40 mm Class S gun, Vickers Wellington, Western Desert campaign, World War I, World War II, Z Battery, 12th Manitoba Dragoons, 2-inch RP, 3.5-Inch Forward Firing Aircraft Rocket, 5-Inch Forward Firing Aircraft Rocket, 5th Guards Armoured Brigade, 807 Naval Air Squadron, 819 Naval Air Squadron, 825 Naval Air Squadron.