U.S. EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE |
PART 2 - ROCKET AND ROCKET FUZES |
Chapter 5 - ROCKET BODIES |
Section 1 - INTRODUCTION |
Retro rockets |
These were rockets designed to be fired aft from a fast moving ship or plane - the movement aft to compensate exactly for the movement forward of the launchning vehic-le, thus leaving gravity as the only effective force on the rocket. |