Mark 108 Weapon alfa - Revision history

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-File:Mark 108 Weapon alfa damage.png|<small>Damage caused by a single rocket lauched from the {{PAGENAME}}</small>
+File:Mark 108 Weapon alfa damage.png|<small>Damage caused by a single rocket launched from the {{PAGENAME}}</small>
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 File:Mark 108 Weapon alfa damage.png|<small>Damage caused by a single rocket lauched from the {{PAGENAME}}</small>

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-[[File:Mark 108 Weapon alfa.png|350px|thumb|right|Mark 108 Weapon alfa on Isuzu]]
+[[File:Mark 108 Weapon alfa.png|thumb|x250px|The Mark 108 Weapon alfa on the Isuzu]]
 == Description ==
-Thank you for the source. The Mark 108 Weapon Alfa, also known as the RUR-4 "Weapon Alpha," is a submarine-launched anti-submarine rocket (ASROC) system that was developed by the United States in the 1950s. The system was designed to be fired from submarines to attack enemy submarines at ranges up to 6,000 yards (5.5 km).
+<!-- ''Write an introduction to the article in 2-3 small paragraphs. Briefly tell us about the history of the development and combat using the weaponry and also about its features. Compile a list of air, ground, or naval vehicles that feature this weapon system in the game.'' -->
+The '''Mark 108 Weapon alfa''', also known as the RUR-4, is a submarine-launched anti-submarine rocket (ASROC) system that was developed by the United States in the 1950s. The system was designed to be fired from destroyers to attack enemy submarines at ranges up to 730 m (800 yards). The system was used by the US and Japanese navies during the Cold War.
 === Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
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 <!-- ''Tell us about the tactical and technical characteristics of the rocket.'' -->
 [[File:RUR-4 antisubmarine rocket.png|350px|thumb|right|RUR-4 antisubmarine rocket]]
-Mark 108 Weapon alfa shoots RUR-4 320 mm antisubmarine rockets. Explosive mass of 113 kg of TNT and penetration of 99 mm makes it very effective against boats and ships.
+The Mark 108 Weapon alfa shoots RUR-4 320 mm antisubmarine rockets. Explosive mass of 113 kg of TNT and penetration of 99 mm makes it very effective against boats and ships. The biggest disadvantages are a short range of 800 m and a slow speed of 306 km/h which makes it very situational for naval combat.
 === Effective damage ===

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 == Description ==
-''Write an introduction to the article in 2-3 small paragraphs. Briefly tell us about the history of the development and combat using the weaponry and also about its features. Compile a list of air, ground, or naval vehicles that feature this weapon system in the game.''
+Thank you for the source. The Mark 108 Weapon Alfa, also known as the RUR-4 "Weapon Alpha," is a submarine-launched anti-submarine rocket (ASROC) system that was developed by the United States in the 1950s. The system was designed to be fired from submarines to attack enemy submarines at ranges up to 6,000 yards (5.5 km).
 === Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===

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 Mark 108 Weapon alfa shoots RUR-4 320 mm antisubmarine rockets. Explosive mass of 113 kg of TNT and penetration of 99 mm makes it very effective against boats and ships.
-Biggest disadvantages are a range of 800 meters and a speed of 306 km/h which makes it very situational for naval combat.
+Biggest disadvantages are a range of 800 m and a speed of 306 km/h which makes it very situational for naval combat.
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 == History ==
-During World War II, The United States Navy worked to attempt to counter the Type XXI U-Boat and decided to develop a similar to the [[7.2 in T37|7.2 in Mousetrap]] but more powerful weapon to counter the new submarine. The design started with a crash program at Naval Ordinance Test Station China Lake in California where they designed a rocket intended to fire in front of the ship to sink the enemy submarines. Even when the war ended, the development of the weapon nicknamed "Weapon Able" continued until it was finished in 1949. With the foundation of NATO, the weapon was re-designated to the Mark 108 "Weapon Alfa" to fit the NATO Phonetic Alphabet later in its career.
+<!-- ''Examine the history of the creation and combat usage of the weapon in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the weapon and adding a block "/History" (example: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Weapon-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code>.'' -->
-The Mark 108 Weapon Alfa launcher fires a 500-pound 5-inch rocket 250-pound warhead that sinks at a rate of 40 feet per second and a range of 400 to 800 yards and a time fuze set by an SQG-1 sonar. Two mounts were developed for the Weapon Alfa launcher. The first was a modified version of the [[Bofors L/60 Mark 1 (40 mm)|Bofors L/60 Mark 1]] mount weighing 22,760 pounds and a later purpose-built mounting 25,240 pounds. The Mark 108 Weapon Alfa was primarily mounted on post-war destroyers from the 1950s and 1960s such as the [[Mitscher (Family)|''Mitscher''-class]]. In 1963, the Mark 108 launcher was re-designated again as the RUR-4 Weapon Alfa and with the RUR-5 ASROC (Anti-Submarine ROCket) entering service in 1961, the Weapon Alfa was phased out by the end of the decade. The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force also adopted the Mark 108 using it on their anti-submarine warfare craft such as the [[Isuzu|''Isuzu'']] frigate.
+The Mark 108 Weapon Alfa launcher fires a 500-pound 5-inch rocket with a 250-pound warhead that sinks at a rate of 40 feet per second and a range of 400 to 800 yards and a time fuse set by an SQG-1 sonar. Two mounts were developed for the Weapon Alfa launcher. The first was a modified version of the [[Bofors L/60 Mark 1 (40 mm)|Bofors L/60 Mark 1]] mount weighing 22,760 pounds and a later purpose-built mounting 25,240 pounds. The Mark 108 Weapon Alfa was primarily mounted on post-war destroyers from the 1950s and 1960s such as the [[Mitscher (Family)|''Mitscher''-class]]. In 1963, the Mark 108 launcher was re-designated again as the RUR-4 Weapon Alfa and with the RUR-5 ASROC (Anti-Submarine ROCket) entering service in 1961, the Weapon Alfa was phased out by the end of the decade. The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force also adopted the Mark 108 using it on their anti-submarine warfare craft such as the ''[[Isuzu]]'' frigate.
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 == History ==
-''Examine the history of the creation and combat usage of the weapon in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the weapon and adding a block "/History" (example: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Weapon-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code>.''
+During World War II, The United States Navy worked to attempt to counter the Type XXI U-Boat and decided to develop a similar to the [[7.2 in T37|7.2 in Mousetrap]] but more powerful weapon to counter the new submarine. The design started with a crash program at Naval Ordinance Test Station China Lake in California where they designed a rocket intended to fire in front of the ship to sink the enemy submarines. Even when the war ended, the development of the weapon nicknamed "Weapon Able" continued until it was finished in 1949. With the foundation of NATO, the weapon was re-designated to the Mark 108 "Weapon Alfa" to fit the NATO Phonetic Alphabet later in its career.
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 File:Mark 108 Weapon alfa damage.png|<small>Damage caused by a single rocket lauched from the {{PAGENAME}}</small>
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 == 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.''
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 == External links ==
 ''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''
 * ''topic on the official game forum;''
 * ''other literature.''

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 * {{Specs-Link|jp_destroyer_isuzu}}
 * {{Specs-Link|us_destroyer_mitscher}}
 == General info ==

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 * Slow compared to other rockets
-* short range (about 1km max)
+* short range
 == History ==