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[[File:Mark 108 Weapon alfa.png|thumb|x250px|The Mark 108 Weapon alfa on the Isuzu]]
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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
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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 ===
 
=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
 
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* {{Specs-Link|jp_destroyer_isuzu|short}}
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* {{Specs-Link|us_destroyer_mitscher}}
 
* {{Specs-Link|us_destroyer_mitscher_wilkinson}}
 
  
 
== General info ==
 
== General info ==
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[[File:RUR-4 antisubmarine rocket.png|350px|thumb|right|RUR-4 antisubmarine rocket]]
 
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[[File:RUR-4 antisubmarine rocket.png|350px|thumb|right|RUR-4 antisubmarine rocket]]
 
The Mark 108 Weapon Alfa is equipped with a 152 mm (6 in) rocket that is armed with a conventional depth charge.
 
  
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.
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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 99mm makes it very effective against boats and ships.
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Biggest disadvantages are range of 800 meters and speed of 306 km/h which makes it very situational for naval combat.
  
 
=== Effective damage ===
 
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=== Pros and cons ===
 
=== Pros and cons ===
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'''Pros:'''
 
'''Pros:'''
 
 
* Explosive mass comparable to some torpedoes
 
* Explosive mass comparable to some torpedoes
  
 
'''Cons:'''
 
'''Cons:'''
 
 
* Slow compared to other rockets
 
* Slow compared to other rockets
* Short range
 
  
 
== History ==
 
== History ==
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During World War II, The United States Navy worked to attempt to counter the Type XXI U-Boat and decided to develop a weapon similar to the [[7.2 in T37|7.2 in Mousetrap]] but more powerful to counter the new submarine. The design started with a crash program at Naval Ordnance Test Station China Lake in California where they designed a rocket intended to be fired 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 redesignated to the Mark 108 "Weapon Alfa" to fit the NATO Phonetic Alphabet later in its career.
 
 
 
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.
 
  
 
== Media ==
 
== Media ==
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File:Mark 108 Weapon alfa damage.png|<small>Damage caused by a single rocket launched from the {{PAGENAME}}</small>
 
File:Mark 108 Weapon Alfa on Mitscher-class destroyer.png|<small>Mark 108 Weapon Alfa on Mitscher-class destroyer</small>
 
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== See also ==
 
== See also ==
 
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* ''reference to the article about the variant of the weapon;''
 
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== External links ==
 
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* ''topic on the official game forum;''
 
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[[Category:Naval special armaments]]
 
[[Category:Naval special armaments]]

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Mark 108 Weapon alfa on Isuzu

Description

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Vehicles equipped with this weapon

General info

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 99mm makes it very effective against boats and ships. Biggest disadvantages are range of 800 meters and speed of 306 km/h which makes it very situational for naval combat.

Effective damage

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Comparison with analogues

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Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

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Pros:

  • Explosive mass comparable to some torpedoes

Cons:

  • Slow compared to other rockets

History

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Media

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See also

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Rockets
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70 mm  FFAR Mighty Mouse · Hydra-70 M247
110 mm  M8
127 mm  HVAR · Zuni Mk32 Mod 0 ATAP
298 mm  Tiny Tim
408 mm  Yasser
Germany 
55 mm  R4M
73 mm  RZ.65
88 mm  Pb2
150 mm  Wgr.41 Spr
210 mm  Wfr.Gr.21
USSR 
55 mm  S-5K · S-5KP · S-5M
80 mm  S-8KO · S-8M
82 mm  M-8 · ROS-82 · RBS-82
122 mm  S-13OF
127 mm  S-3K
132 mm  M13 · M-13UK · ROFS-132 · ROS-132 · RBS-132
212 mm  S-1of · S-21
240 mm  S-24 · S-24B
300 mm  M-31
420 mm  S-25O · S-25OF · S-25OFM
425 mm  TT-250
Britain 
51 mm  RP
70 mm  CRV7 M247
80 mm  Type R80 SURA T-80-P 3 · Type R80 SURA T-80-US 3
87 mm  AP Mk I · AP Mk II
152 mm  RP-3
183 mm  Triplex R.P.
292 mm  Uncle Tom · Red Angel
Japan 
100 mm  Type 5 No.1 Mod.9
120 mm  Type 3 No.1 Mod.28 Mk.1
130 mm  Type 75
210 mm  Type 3 No.6 Mod.27 Mk.1 · Type 5 No.6 Mod.9
China 
55 mm  Type 57-1
70 mm  FS70
90 mm  Type 90-1
130 mm  Type 130-2
Italy 
50 mm  ARF/8M3(AP-AT)
70 mm  Skyfire-70 AC/AP
France 
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70 mm  FZ49
100 mm  TBA ECC · TBA Multi-Dart 100 AB
120 mm  T10 140 · T10 151
Sweden 
75 mm  srak m/55 Frida · srak m/57B
81 mm  Oerlikon Typ 3Z 8Dla
135 mm  m/56D · psrak m/70
145 mm  psrak m/49B · Psrak m/49/56
150 mm  srak m/51
180 mm  hprak m/49
Israel 
80 mm  Flz.-Rakete Oerlikon
127 mm  AR