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RBU-1000
Sign in to savethumb | right The RBU-1000 Smerch-3 is a 300 mm caliber Russian anti-submarine rocket launcher with anti-submarine and anti-torpedo capabilities. It entered service around 1962–1963. It is similar in operation to the Hedgehog system used during Second World War. The RBU-1000 is remotely aimed by the Burya fire control system, which is also used by the RBU-6000 system. It is crewed by three men: two in the magazine room and one in the control center.
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4 sectionsContents
- Specifications
- Launcher
- RGB-10 (РГБ-10) rocket
- References
thumb | right The RBU-1000 Smerch-3 is a 300 mm caliber Russian anti-submarine rocket launcher with anti-submarine and anti-torpedo capabilities. It entered service around 1962–1963. It is similar in operation to the Hedgehog system used during Second World War. The RBU-1000 is remotely aimed by the Burya fire control system, which is also used by the RBU-6000 system. It is crewed by three men: two in the magazine room and one in the control center.
The launcher consists of six barrels which are automatically loaded one at a time from a below deck magazine that holds either 60 or 48 rounds per launcher. The system's reaction time is around two minutes between initial target detection and the first salvo reaching the target, though this can be reduced to under one minute if some target data is pre-entered (for example depth and speed). A salvo consists of 1, 2, 4 or 6 RGB-10 rockets, with a gap of around a second between successive rockets. Reloading takes less than three minutes.