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[StartQuote] There is a Ron 15 Action Report from 29/30 December 1943 ( A R no. 23 ) that has some interesting items on the 4.5 inch rockets. That AR involves the 214 & the 218 boats, and the 214 fired 15 of its 16 rockets at a target. The AR also says that " all boats have for some time been equipped with racks to carry 12-16 4.5 inch rockets. This type of weapon is considered a valuable preliminary to a gunnery engagement but its destructive value has yet to be established ". I can't seem to find when the installations first started. Also it says the flight time at 950 yards is 18 seconds ( 48 degree elevation at idling speed ) and that the weapon can only be used on a slow target. I think only Ron 15 was outfitted with these type rockets. Somewhere I read that the boat crews were terrified of firing those things ! ( I'm looking for more rocket photos 0. Steve Nugent[EndQuote]
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