Bofors 375 mm anti-submarine rocket

Bofors 37.5 cm 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, Brazil
Specifications
Caliber	375 mm (14.8 in)
Barrels	2-6
Maximum firing range	3,625 m (11,893 ft)[1]
Warhead	High explosive
Detonation mechanism	Acoustic Proximity Fuse
Engine	rocket
Propellant	Solid fuel
Launch platform	Ships

The 375 mm ASW rocket family is an ahead-throwing anti-submarine rocket 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.[2] 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 unguided ASW systems

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

References

1. "Warships forecast" (PDF). www.forecastinternational.co.
2. "Aviação em Floripa" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-04-19.