S-5 rocket
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The S-5 is a rocket weapon developed by the Soviet Air Force and used by military aircraft against ground area targets. It is in service with the Russian Aerospace Forces and various export customers.
An S-5M rocket. It has a sharper nose than the original S-5 rocket and the fins do not fold back as far.
A cross section of an S-5M rocket
ORO-57K launcher under MiG-19/F-6
UB-16-57UMP launchers under MiG-23
R4M
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R4M, abbreviation for Rakete 4 Kilogramm Minenkopf, also known by the nickname Orkan due to its distinctive smoke trail when fired, was a folding-fin air-to-air rocket used by the Luftwaffe at the end
S-5 rocket
…by military aircraft against ground area targets. It is in service with the Russian Aerospace Forces and various export customers. It is based on the R4M, a German design from World War 2. It is produced in a variety of sub-types with different warheads, including HEAT anti-armour (S-5K), high-explosive…
R4M "Orkan" on display at the German Museum of Technology
Me 262 with R4M underwing rockets on display at the Technikmuseum Speyer, Germany
Me 262 with R4M underwing rockets on display at the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum, United States
A B-24 shot down by Rudolf Rademacher with the R4M