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RP

2022-06-18T13:56:41Z

U4746617: /* Vehicles equipped with this weapon */

== Description ==

[[File:WeaponImage RN.png|thumb|left|420px|The RN / 2" RP rocket with fins folded and deployed (scale is approximate)]]
{{Break}}

The '''RN''', also known as the '''2" RP''' or simply '''2-inch rocket''', is a British unguided rocket. Other designations include Royal Ordnance 2-inch rocket, Royal Navy 2" rocket, 2" Folding-Fin Rocket (FFR) Mk.1 or MATRA Two-inch rocket.

=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===

* {{Specs-Link|buccaneer_s1}}
* {{Specs-Link|buccaneer_s2}}
* {{Specs-Link|dh_110_sea_vixen}}

== General info ==
''Tell us about the tactical and technical characteristics of the rocket.''

=== Effective damage ===

The 2" RN rocket is a 5 kg high explosive air-to-air podded rocket with a small TNT warhead. It travels at 657 m/s and detonates via an impact fuse. The majority of the damage comes from the the fragmentation of the rocket.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
! colspan="8" | Penetration statistics
|-
! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
! rowspan="2" | Type of warhead
! colspan="6" | Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
|-
! 10 m !! 100 m !! 500 m !! 1,000 m !! 1,500 m !! 2,000 m
|-
| RN || Rocket || 10 || 10 || 9 || 9 || 9 || 9
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
! colspan="10" | Shell details
|-
! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
! rowspan="2" | Type of warhead
! rowspan="2" | Velocity (m/s)
! rowspan="2" | Projectile Mass (kg)
! rowspan="2" | Fuse delay (m)
! rowspan="2" | Fuse sensitivity (mm)
! rowspan="2" | Explosive Mass (TNT equivalent) (g)
! colspan="3" | Ricochet
|-
! 0% !! 50% !! 100%
|-
| RN || Rocket || 657 || 4 || 0 || N/A || 0.54 || N/A || N/A || N/A
|-
|}

=== Comparison with analogues ===
''Give a comparative description of rockets that have firepower equal to this weapon.''

== Usage in battles ==
''Describe situations when you would utilise this rocket in-game (vehicle, pillbox, base, etc)''

=== Pros and cons ===
''Summarise and briefly evaluate the weaponry in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark pros and cons as a list.''

'''Pros:'''

* Relatively high velocity (657 m/s)
* High count of rocket per pod (36)
* Very effective against lightly armoured vehicles

'''Cons:'''

* Rocket pods add parasitic drag to the aircraft
* Cannot destroy Pillboxes
* Poor explosive filler, useless against armoured targets

== History ==

The Royal Navy developed the 2-inch folding-fin/stabilized rocket during the Cold War, as a replacement for the French SNEB after a carrier-based electromagnetic interference caused issues with the pod-mounted rockets. The Royal Navy commissioned the company, Thomas French & Sons Limited to develop a majority of the pod mounts that could hold the new 2in rockets. The pods were modified and redesigned SNEB pods, developed with permission from Matra.

== Media ==
''Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.''

== See also ==
''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''

* ''reference to the article about the variant of the weapon;''
* ''references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.''

== External links ==
''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''

* ''topic on the official game forum;''
* ''other literature.''

{{Rockets}}

[[Category:Suspended armaments]]

RP

2022-06-18T13:56:26Z

U4746617: /* Vehicles equipped with this weapon */

== Description ==

[[File:WeaponImage RN.png|thumb|left|420px|The RN / 2" RP rocket with fins folded and deployed (scale is approximate)]]
{{Break}}

The '''RN''', also known as the '''2" RP''' or simply '''2-inch rocket''', is a British unguided rocket. Other designations include Royal Ordnance 2-inch rocket, Royal Navy 2" rocket, 2" Folding-Fin Rocket (FFR) Mk.1 or MATRA Two-inch rocket.

=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
•[[Lightning F.53]]

* {{Specs-Link|buccaneer_s1}}
* {{Specs-Link|buccaneer_s2}}
* {{Specs-Link|dh_110_sea_vixen}}

== General info ==
''Tell us about the tactical and technical characteristics of the rocket.''

=== Effective damage ===

The 2" RN rocket is a 5 kg high explosive air-to-air podded rocket with a small TNT warhead. It travels at 657 m/s and detonates via an impact fuse. The majority of the damage comes from the the fragmentation of the rocket.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
! colspan="8" | Penetration statistics
|-
! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
! rowspan="2" | Type of warhead
! colspan="6" | Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
|-
! 10 m !! 100 m !! 500 m !! 1,000 m !! 1,500 m !! 2,000 m
|-
| RN || Rocket || 10 || 10 || 9 || 9 || 9 || 9
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
! colspan="10" | Shell details
|-
! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
! rowspan="2" | Type of warhead
! rowspan="2" | Velocity (m/s)
! rowspan="2" | Projectile Mass (kg)
! rowspan="2" | Fuse delay (m)
! rowspan="2" | Fuse sensitivity (mm)
! rowspan="2" | Explosive Mass (TNT equivalent) (g)
! colspan="3" | Ricochet
|-
! 0% !! 50% !! 100%
|-
| RN || Rocket || 657 || 4 || 0 || N/A || 0.54 || N/A || N/A || N/A
|-
|}

=== Comparison with analogues ===
''Give a comparative description of rockets that have firepower equal to this weapon.''

== Usage in battles ==
''Describe situations when you would utilise this rocket in-game (vehicle, pillbox, base, etc)''

=== Pros and cons ===
''Summarise and briefly evaluate the weaponry in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark pros and cons as a list.''

'''Pros:'''

* Relatively high velocity (657 m/s)
* High count of rocket per pod (36)
* Very effective against lightly armoured vehicles

'''Cons:'''

* Rocket pods add parasitic drag to the aircraft
* Cannot destroy Pillboxes
* Poor explosive filler, useless against armoured targets

== History ==

The Royal Navy developed the 2-inch folding-fin/stabilized rocket during the Cold War, as a replacement for the French SNEB after a carrier-based electromagnetic interference caused issues with the pod-mounted rockets. The Royal Navy commissioned the company, Thomas French & Sons Limited to develop a majority of the pod mounts that could hold the new 2in rockets. The pods were modified and redesigned SNEB pods, developed with permission from Matra.

== Media ==
''Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.''

== See also ==
''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''

* ''reference to the article about the variant of the weapon;''
* ''references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.''

== External links ==
''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''

* ''topic on the official game forum;''
* ''other literature.''

{{Rockets}}

[[Category:Suspended armaments]]

RP

2022-06-18T13:55:28Z

U4746617: /* Vehicles equipped with this weapon */

== Description ==

[[File:WeaponImage RN.png|thumb|left|420px|The RN / 2" RP rocket with fins folded and deployed (scale is approximate)]]
{{Break}}

The '''RN''', also known as the '''2" RP''' or simply '''2-inch rocket''', is a British unguided rocket. Other designations include Royal Ordnance 2-inch rocket, Royal Navy 2" rocket, 2" Folding-Fin Rocket (FFR) Mk.1 or MATRA Two-inch rocket.

=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
[[Lightning F.53]]

* {{Specs-Link|buccaneer_s1}}
* {{Specs-Link|buccaneer_s2}}
* {{Specs-Link|dh_110_sea_vixen}}

== General info ==
''Tell us about the tactical and technical characteristics of the rocket.''

=== Effective damage ===

The 2" RN rocket is a 5 kg high explosive air-to-air podded rocket with a small TNT warhead. It travels at 657 m/s and detonates via an impact fuse. The majority of the damage comes from the the fragmentation of the rocket.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
! colspan="8" | Penetration statistics
|-
! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
! rowspan="2" | Type of warhead
! colspan="6" | Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
|-
! 10 m !! 100 m !! 500 m !! 1,000 m !! 1,500 m !! 2,000 m
|-
| RN || Rocket || 10 || 10 || 9 || 9 || 9 || 9
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
! colspan="10" | Shell details
|-
! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
! rowspan="2" | Type of warhead
! rowspan="2" | Velocity (m/s)
! rowspan="2" | Projectile Mass (kg)
! rowspan="2" | Fuse delay (m)
! rowspan="2" | Fuse sensitivity (mm)
! rowspan="2" | Explosive Mass (TNT equivalent) (g)
! colspan="3" | Ricochet
|-
! 0% !! 50% !! 100%
|-
| RN || Rocket || 657 || 4 || 0 || N/A || 0.54 || N/A || N/A || N/A
|-
|}

=== Comparison with analogues ===
''Give a comparative description of rockets that have firepower equal to this weapon.''

== Usage in battles ==
''Describe situations when you would utilise this rocket in-game (vehicle, pillbox, base, etc)''

=== Pros and cons ===
''Summarise and briefly evaluate the weaponry in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark pros and cons as a list.''

'''Pros:'''

* Relatively high velocity (657 m/s)
* High count of rocket per pod (36)
* Very effective against lightly armoured vehicles

'''Cons:'''

* Rocket pods add parasitic drag to the aircraft
* Cannot destroy Pillboxes
* Poor explosive filler, useless against armoured targets

== History ==

The Royal Navy developed the 2-inch folding-fin/stabilized rocket during the Cold War, as a replacement for the French SNEB after a carrier-based electromagnetic interference caused issues with the pod-mounted rockets. The Royal Navy commissioned the company, Thomas French & Sons Limited to develop a majority of the pod mounts that could hold the new 2in rockets. The pods were modified and redesigned SNEB pods, developed with permission from Matra.

== Media ==
''Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.''

== See also ==
''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''

* ''reference to the article about the variant of the weapon;''
* ''references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.''

== External links ==
''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''

* ''topic on the official game forum;''
* ''other literature.''

{{Rockets}}

[[Category:Suspended armaments]]