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S-5 rocket

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The S-5 is an unguided rocket weapon developed by the Soviet Air Force for use by military aircraft against ground targets. It remains in service with the Russian Aerospace Forces and various export customers, and its design is based on the German R4M rocket of the Second World War. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Weapon Class
Unguided aircraft rocket 1
Introduced Year
1955 1
Classification
Service Status
In Service 1
Sources
1. Wikipedia: S-5 rocket
  • Weapon class classified from the entity's own sourced description text.
  • Wikipedia article text
    The rocket ARS-57 was accepted into service in April 1955, with a military designation S-5.
  • Service-status attribute (s-5-rocket)
    It remains in service with the Russian Aerospace Forces and various export customers, and its design is based on the German R4M rocket of the Second World War.
  • Introduction
    is an unguided rocket weapon developed by the Soviet Air Force for use by military aircraft
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Wikidata: S-5 rocket
Wikidata Q920388, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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