RS-132 rockets

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RS-132 rockets were Soviet 132 mm unguided air-to-ground rockets widely used during World War II for ground-attack missions by aircraft such as the Il-2.

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RS-132 rocket 1
RS-132 rockets canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf air-to-ground rocket
unguided rocket
caliber 132 mm
combatTheater Eastern Front of World War II
countryOfOrigin Soviet Union
deploymentPeriod early 1940s
designedFor tactical battlefield support
era World War II era
linked to: World War II
family RS series rockets
guidanceSystem unguided
launchMethod rail launcher under aircraft wings
launchPlatform aircraft
munitionClass air-launched rocket
notableUserAircraft Ilyushin Il-2 Shturmovik
linked to: Ilyushin Il-2
operator Soviet pilots
primaryRole ground-attack weapon
propellantType solid fuel
relatedWeapon RS-82
linked to: RS-82 rockets
serviceBranch Soviet Air Force ground-attack units
typicalTarget artillery positions
field fortifications
tanks
troop concentrations
usedBy Red Army Air Force
linked to: Soviet Air Forces
usedByMilitaryForce Soviet Air Forces
usedFor anti-armor attacks
attacking ground targets
close air support
usedInConflict World War II
usedOnAircraft Ilyushin Il-10
Ilyushin Il-2
Lavochkin La-5
Yakovlev Yak-9
warheadType high-explosive fragmentation warhead

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Ilyushin Il-2 rocketArmament RS-132 rockets
RS-82 influenced RS-132 rocket
subject linked to: RS-82 rockets
linked to: RS-132 rockets