190mm TRS-190
Overview
ORO-190 launcher
ORO-190 launcher on MiG-17.
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S-19 (possible late service designation)
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 The S-24 unguided rocket superseded the TRS-190 in Soviet service.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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ORO-190 launcher
ORO-190 launcher on MiG-17.
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ORO-190 launcher
ORO-190 launcher on MiG-17.
Source: www.airwar.ru
Copyright: copyright lies with original owner