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TRS-190 Strela
General Facts
- TYPE
Aerial rocket - ORIGIN
USSR - NICKNAMES
Strela, Arrow (nickname)
S-19 (possible late service designation) - DESIGNED
1952 - 1956 - DESIGNER
OKB-155 - PRODUCTION
1956 - 1960's - PRODUCERS USSR
- QUANTITY
Unknown - UNIT COST
Unknown - CHARACTERISTICS
Much cheaper than S-21 rockets
More accurate than free fall bombs
Smaller warhead compared to S-21
Limited combat load per aircraft
Introduction
The TRS-190 is an early Cold War era unguided aerial rocket of Soviet origin. It was developed alongside the S-21 rocket to provide jet fighters with a more accurate, yet powerful, alternative to bombs for combat air support missions. Unlike the S-21 the TRS-190 was developed for use against ground targets only. This made it a much simpler and cheaper alternative.
Design
The TRS-190 is an unguided aerial rocket that is launched from the smoothbore single tube ORO-190K launcher. The TRS-190 is spin stabilized and has no wings. It has a HE-Frag warhead and an impact fuze.
Firepower
The TRS-190 was fitted with a HE-Frag warhead of unknown size. Accuracy and effective range are unknown as well. The much wider adoption of contemporary unguided rockets suggests that the performance of the TRS-190 did not meet expectations.
Platforms
The TRS-190 was used on MiG-15bis, MiG-17F and MiG-19 fighter aircraft. A single ORO-190K launcher can be fitted per hardpoint.
Users
The main user of the TRS-190 was the USSR. The TRS-190 may have been exported in limited numbers to Soviet allies. The S-24 unguided rocket superseded the TRS-190 in Soviet service.
TRS-190
TRS-190: Spin stabilized wingless aerial rocket with impact fuze. Believed to be produced only with HE-Frag warhead.
ORO-190K: Single barrel reusable launch tube for TRS-190. Improved version of the ORO-190 as used during trails.
- Specifications:
- TRS-190
| Type | Unguided rocket |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 0.190 m body, no wings |
| Length | 0.68 m |
| Weight | 46 kg |
| Guidance | Unguided, ballistic flight |
|---|---|
| Warhead | HE-frag warhead |
| Propulsion | Single-stage solid propellant rocket motor |
| Speed | ? |
| Range | ? |
|---|---|
| Altitude | - |
| Engagement envelope | - |
| Remarks | ORO-190K launcher is 1.78 m long |
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