RUR 4 Weapon Alfa ASW Rocket
The RUR4 Weapon Alfa (originally Weapon Able) was an American naval aheadthrowing ASW rocket launcher. Similar to the earlier American Mousetrap, 375mm Swedish Bofors, and 250mm and 300mm Soviet systems, all of which use multiple rockets, Weapon Alpha was developed toward the end of World War II, in response to the German Type XXI Uboat. Begun in a crash program in 19445 and put in service before undergoing operational evaluation, it emerged in 1950 as a 227 kg (500lb) 127mm
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