Waspie
SMF Supporter
They're quite effective when fired in salvo mode!!! Aiming one or even two, your chances of a 'hit' was minimal. So a spread of RP's was more effective. Used to get Harriers and other aircraft firing at ships towed splash targets with good effect. Also witnessed them to good effect on Salisbury Plain ranges. Have a bad memory of the things. Fire on a carrier with a few thousand of them ready for loading when the fire developed in a galley the deck right below the weapons!!!They probably figured, “We’ve got them anyway, even if the most recent one left was made 25 years ago, and a ship is a big target so the poor accuracy is not a problem. Stick them on!”
2 inch RP's became standard fit across many RN aircraft.
Wx5 On Ops Malaya.