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190mm TRS-190



Overview


ORO-190 launcher

ORO-190 launcher on MiG-17.
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Origin
Soviet Union
Type
Aerial rocket
Entered service
Late 1950's
Status
Out of service
Development
1952 - 1956
Developer
Soviet Union - OKB-155
Production
1956 - 1960's
Producer
Soviet Union
Number produced
Produced in limited numbers
Designations
Strela (nickname)
Russian for "arrow"
S-19 (possible late service designation)
Notable users
Soviet Union

Description


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 fuse.

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 The S-24 unguided rocket superseded the TRS-190 in Soviet service.

System composition


TRS-190 rocket

Artist impression of TRS-190 rocket.
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List of components

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.

Details


Facts TRS-190
General
Origin
Soviet Union
Type
Aerial rocket
Dimensions
Length
0.68 m
Diameter
190 mm
Wingspan
No wings
Weight
46 kg
Guidance
Mode
Unguided, spin stabilized, ballistic flight
Warhead
Type
HE-Fragmentation
Fuse
Impact fuse
Engagement envelope
Propulsion
Single-stage solid propellant rocket motor
Launch tube
ORO-190K, 1.78 m long

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