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Bofors 375 mm anti-submarine rocket

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Bofors 37.5 cm anti-submarine rocket launcher M/50
375mm rocket
TypeAnti-submarine rocket
Place of originSweden
Service history
Used bySweden, Germany, France, Japan, Netherlands, Indonesia, Colombia, Turkey, Brazil
Specifications
Caliber375 mm (14.8 in)
Barrels2-6
Maximum firing range3,625 m (11,893 ft)[1]
WarheadHigh explosive
Detonation
mechanism
Acoustic Proximity Fuse

Enginerocket
PropellantSolid fuel
Launch
platform
Ships

The 375 mm ASW rocket family is an ahead-throwing anti-submarine warfare (ASW) rocket launcher system developed by Bofors. The system has three types of launcher with either two, four, or six barrels, and entered service in the 1950s. Sweden used the four-barreled system on the Halland and Visby-class destroyers. France built the four-barrelled system under licence then developed the six-barrel system and used it on many classes of warship including T 47 and T 53-class destroyers and A 69-class avisos (corvettes). The Netherlands used it in the Friesland-class destroyers. It was also used by Royal Malaysian Navy on the Kasturi-class corvettes before they removed it from the ships. Indonesia use it on its three Fatahillah-class corvettes and Brazil on six Niterói-class frigates, all of which are still in service.[2] The rocket system is also being used by the Turkish Burak-class corvette's which are all ex-D'Estienne d'Orves-class A69 type aviso corvettes, mainly designed for coastal anti-submarine defense and ocean escort missions.

HSwMS Halland with dual 375mm m/50 on the bow
375mm launchers on HSwMS Småland

Other unguided ASW systems

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References

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  1. ^ "Warships forecast" (PDF). www.forecastinternational.co.
  2. ^ "Aviação em Floripa" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-04-19.