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ARCHIVES SEARCH REPORT - FINDINGS<br />
<strong>Petaluma</strong> 12th Naval District <strong>Target</strong> No. 9<br />
ROCKET, 2.25-INCH PRACTICE<br />
Use. These rockets were used for practice firing against surface targets. The rocket is forward fired from<br />
aircraft and simulated the trajectories of the 5 inch rockets.<br />
Description. The 2.25 inch practice rockets originally came in two different Marks (Mk) or models, the<br />
Mk I1 and Mk III. The acronym associated with them was SCAR, or sub-caliber aerial rocket. Other<br />
models followed. They consisted of a head, rocket motor, fins, igniter, and an electrical cable. The heads<br />
are solid steel, zinc die cast, or cast iron and contain no fuzes,<br />
Motor. Mk 15 Mod 0,2, is 26.18 inches long and weighs to 10.90 pounds (max). The item's explosive<br />
hazard is the propellant (Mk 16 Mod 0,l) in the rocket motor and the igniter (Mk 112 Mod 0,1,2).<br />
Weight .................................................................<br />
Diameter of Body ...............................................<br />
Length .................................................................<br />
12.47 pounds<br />
2.25 inches<br />
29.07 inches<br />
Reference: NAVSEA OP 1415, Rocket Assemblies, May 1955<br />
Appendix C - Text / Manuals<br />
Page C - 3
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