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170: 25: 122: 341: 181:(1944) used a 380 mm (14.9-inch) Rocket Propelled Round as its main projectile. These rounds were high explosive shells or shaped charges with a maximum range of 6 kilometres (3.7 mi). The gun first accelerated the projectile to 45 m/s (150 ft/s), the 40 kg (88 lb) rocket charge then boosted this to about 250 m/s (820 ft/s). 227:
and other 155 mm (6.1-inch) artillery after 2016. The new round had a range of 39 kilometres (24 mi) instead of the 30 kilometres (19 mi) NATO standard. As of 2016, the XM1113 was scheduled for Limited Rate Initial Production in fiscal year 2022.
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standards required member armies to have corps-level artillery that could fire to a minimum range of 30 kilometres (19 mi), nearly all member nations solved the problem with RAP rounds in their 155 mm (6.1-inch) artillery. The
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170 mm (6.7-inch) self-propelled gun can use rocket-assisted projectiles to achieve a range of around 60 kilometres (37 mi); at one time this was the world's longest-range tube field artillery piece.
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shell, which is propelled only by the gun's exploding charge. Some forms of rocket-assisted projectiles can be outfitted with a laser guide for greater accuracy.
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used rocket-assisted projectiles in the later stages of the war, although it also used conventional artillery projectiles.
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was the only NATO member army that did not require RAP, reaching the required range with a conventional round.
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motor for independent propulsion. This gives the projectile greater speed and range than a non-assisted
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XM1113 extended-range artillery round, shown here at a range demonstration, uses a rocket-assist motor
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Colour-coded section view of a rocket-assisted projectile ammunition round
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GlobalSecurity.org Rocket Assisted Projectiles page
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