M151 Rockets
The hydra 70 rocket is a 2 75 inch 70 mm diameter fin stabilized unguided rocket used primarily in the air to ground role.
M151 rockets. The 2 75 inch rocket was also adopted by the u s. Inspection procedures for rocket 2 75 inch with warhead hedp m151. This low spin folding fin aircraft rocket lsffar is an air to ground rocket primarily deployed from rotary wing and other low speed aircraft.
It is 16 2in long and weighs 9 3lb. The hydra is widely used by us and allied forces competing with the canadian crv 7 with which it is physically interchangeable. These included the heavier m151 and m229 he fragmentation the wdu 4 a flechette and various smoke warheads for target spot marking and or incendiary effects for a list of 2 75 inch rocket warheads see table in mk 66 section below.
Hydra 70 rocket launch system and orders. M274 is identical to the m151 and is used to provide training with a smoke signature. Hydra 70 rockets are fired from the lau 61 19 tube m261 19 tube lau 68 7 tube and lau 131 a 7 tube rocket launchers.
It was the most powerful weapon of its class the first with enough energy to penetrate standard warsaw pact aircraft hangars. It can be equipped with a variety of warheads and in more recent versions guidance systems for point attacks. Fuze pd m423 and motor mk 66 mod 4.
These fuzes differ. The point detonating fuzes and proximity fuzes are threaded into the forward end of the high explosive warhead the m151 warhead is available with fuzes m423 m427 m429 and m433.
