| M16 | |
|---|---|
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:T66_launcher.png) The T66 launcher for the M16 rocket | |
| Type | Surface-to-surface rocket |
| Place of origin | United States |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1945-1954 |
| Used by | United States Army, United States Navy |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 42.5 lb (19.3 kg) |
| Length | 31 in (790 mm) |
| Diameter | 4.5 in (114 mm) |
| Warhead | TNT[1] |
| Warhead weight | 4.3 lb (2.0 kg)[1] |
Detonation mechanism |
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| Engine | Solid-fuel rocket |
| Propellant | Ballistite[1] |
Operational range | 3.1 mi (5 km) |
| Maximum speed | 890 ft/s (270 m/s) [2] |
The M16 was a 4.5-inch (114 mm) spin-stabilized unguided rocket developed by the United States Army during the Second World War. Entering service in April 1945 to replace the earlier fin-stabilised 4.5-inch M8 rocket, it was used late in the war and also during the Korean War before being removed from service.
- ^ a b c U.S. Navy Bureau of Ordnance (28 May 1947). "U.S. Explosive Ordnance" (PDF). p. 155.
- ^ War Department (July 1945). TM 9-392: 4.5-Inch Multiple Rocket Launchers T66 and T66E2 (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 53.