Engineering:Bofors 375mm anti submarine rockets

Short description: Naval missile

Bofors 37.5cm anti submarine rocket launcher M/50
Type	Anti-submarine rocket
Place of origin	Sweden
Service history
Used by	Sweden, Germany, France, Japan, Netherlands, Indonesia, Colombia, Turkey
Specifications
Calibre	375 mm (14.8 in)
Barrels	2-6
Maximum firing range	3,625 m (11,893 ft)
Warhead	High explosive
Detonation mechanism	Acoustic Proximity Fuse
Engine	rocket
Propellant	Solid fuel
Launch platform	Ships

The 375mm ASW rocket family is an ahead-throwing anti-submarine warfare (ASW) rocket launcher system developed by Bofors. The system has three types of launcher with either two, four or six barrels, and entered service in the 1950s. Sweden used the four-barreled system on the Halland and Visby-class destroyers. France built the four-barrelled system under licence then developed the six-barrel system and used it on many classes of warship including T 47 and T 53-class destroyers and A 69-class avisos (corvettes). The Netherlands used it in the Friesland-class destroyers. It was also used by Royal Malaysian Navy on the Kasturi-class corvettes before they removed it from the ships. Indonesia use it on its three Fatahillah-class corvettes and Brazil on six Niterói-class frigates, all of which are still in service. The rocket system is also being used by the Turkish Burak-class corvette's which are all ex-D'Estienne d'Orves-class A69 type aviso corvettes, mainly designed for coastal anti-submarine defense and ocean escort missions.

HSwMS Halland with dual 375mm m/50 on the bow

375mm launchers on HSwMS Småland

Other ballistic ASW systems

• Limbo
• Squid
• Hedgehog
• RBU-6000
• Weapon Alpha
• Terne