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Pinaka (lit. ' Bow ') is a multiple rocket launcher produced in India and developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for the Indian Army.The system has a maximum range of 45 km (28 mi) for Mark-I Enhanced [7] and 90 km (56 mi) for Mark-II ER version, [8] and can fire a salvo of 12 HE rockets per launcher in 44 seconds.
A mouse trap type electrical impact fuze, 1 second delay, detonation sets off filler M228 M69 Training fuze with functional fuze to train on the 4–5 second delay C12 M25/A1/A2 Integral detonating fuze, 1.4–3 second delay, detonator bursts body scattering agent M200/A1 M6/A1, M7, M8, M14, M16, M18 A mouse trap type igniting fuze.
A new type of 4.5 inch gun with a longer 55-calibre barrel, it was designed in the 1960s for the Royal Navy's new classes of frigates and destroyers.The weapon, built by Vickers Ltd Armament Division, was developed by the Royal Armament Research and Development Establishment using the Ordnance, QF 105 mm L13 of the Abbot self-propelled gun as a starting point (it used electrical primers).
Astra Mk-1 fired from Su-30MKI. Preliminary work on Astra Mk-1 had begun by 1990 with the completion of a pre-feasibility study. [28] It was revealed to the public for the first time at Aero India 1998. [29] It was described as an elongated Matra Super 530D with a smaller diameter in front of the wings. [30]
The Mark 1, and later the Mark 1A, Fire Control Computer was a component of the Mark 37 Gun Fire Control System deployed by the United States Navy during World War II and up to 1991 and possibly later. It was originally developed by Hannibal C. Ford of the Ford Instrument Company [1] and William Newell.
The missile contains a 1.4-kilogram (3.1 lb) warhead with a contact fuze and a single-stage solid-rocket motor that accelerates the missile to about 650 metres per second (2,100 ft/s), about Mach 2. Engagement time to the maximum effective range is about 13 seconds.
The MK 1 is a time-fused fragmentation grenade and has 32 serrations on it. To start the fuse, the user has to pull the safety pin, then push off the cap on top of the grenade. Right before throwing, the user has to move the switch on the lever away from the grenade in order to start the fuse.
The determining factor was whether or not the mounting was provided with an anti-aircraft fire control system and a method for setting the time fuze in the A.A. warhead, fired by the gun. Starting with the Tribal class , the Royal Navy introduced a series of destroyer classes that had dual-purpose guns, but in 4.7 inch QF Mark XII , twin CP Mk.