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Contents.Development Developed during 1942 by the (Caltech), under the direction of, in response to a requirement by the for a rocket capable of being launched from to provide during, the 4.5-Inch BBR was an improved version of the anti-submarine rocket system, using the Mousetrap's Mk 3 rocket motor mated to a 20-pound (9.1 kg) general purpose. An was mounted in the nose of the rocket, with an fin assembly providing stability. A modified, larger version of the Beach Barrage Rocket, using the Mk 9 rocket motor, was also produced, being introduced into service in late 1944. Operational history First test fired on June 24, 1942, further tests in August proved sufficiently successful for the Navy to place an initial order for 3,000 Beach Barrage Rockets; the weapon was introduced into combat service that November, during.
Fired from 12-round launchers and capable of being fitted with either the standard or a warhead, approximately 1,600,000 examples of the BBR were built; although the rocket proved inaccurate in service, it was widely used, and was highly regarded by members of the amphibious forces. The effect on the target of the Beach Barrage Rocket was described as being equivalent to that of a barrage from heavy.The 4.5-Inch BBR also saw use as an improvised ship-to-ship weapon, as well as being launched from ground-based launchers; it is credited with the first ship to be sunk by another purely by rocket attack, occurring near in December 1944. Toward the end of the war, the Beach Barrage Rocket was replaced in service by the 5 in (130 mm). References Citations.
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