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	2.75 Inch Rockets
		Hydra 70 is the name associated with the family of 2.75-inch (70 millimeter) rockets.
		Hydra 70 refers to the Mark 66 rocket motor with any warhead/fuse combination.
		The MK 66 rocket motor was designed to provide a common 2.75-inch rocket for helicopters and high-performance aircraft.
	incolor.inetnebr.com /iceman/pilot83.htm (1168 words)

	Peoria Astronomical Society - Learning Topics-Hydra (The Water Snake)
		Hydra, the Water Snake, is best seen from the Southern Hemisphere, but is visible during the months of January through May in the Northern Hemisphere.
		Hydra guards the cup of water from Corvus, the Crow, forever denying him, a drink of water.
		According to Babylonian mythology, Hydra the Water snake is Tiamat, the dragon of Chaos.
	www.astronomical.org /portal/modules/wfsection/article.php?articleid=42 (285 words)

	Hydra 70 -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Cargo warheads with airburst-range, with setable fuzes using the "wall-in-space" concept or fixed standoff fuses.
		The Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) is a program currently in development (2004) to provide a (Click link for more info and facts about laser guided) laser guided missile which is compatible with the existing Hydra 70 systems in service.
		The weapon will bridge the gap between the Hydra 70 and (Click link for more info and facts about AGM-114 Hellfire) AGM-114 Hellfire systems and provide a cost-effective method of engaging lightly-armoured point targets.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/h/hy/hydra_70.htm (328 words)

	Thiokol Flies First Composite Tactical Rocket Motor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The 2.75-inch motor was originally developed as a replacement for the MK66 rocket motor, part of the Hydra 70 tactical missile system.
		The target trucks were one kilometer away and the warheads were the Hydra M-255 flechettes.
		These tests successfully proved the compatibility between the Hydra warhead and the Thiokol motor, and the ability to fulfill a ground-launch mission to intercept truck columns.
	www.spacedaily.com /news/thiokol-98a.html (286 words)

	Aviation Encyclopedia: AH-64D Longbow Apache
		The principle area-effect weapon for the Apache is the Hydra 70 family of FFAR (Folding Fin Aerial Rocket).
		This unguided rocket measures 70mm in diameter and is characterised by a set of three wings which fold around the body of the Mk66 rocket motor when in its launcher.
		The Hydra 70 name denotes any warhead attached to the Mk66 rocket motor.
	www.jolly-rogers.com /airpower/ah-64d/64d-arm.htm (1517 words)

	Air-Launched 2.75-Inch Rockets
		Unguided air-launched rockets of 2.75 in (70 mm) diameter were originally developed in the late 1940s by the NOTS (Naval Ordnance Test Station) at China Lake.
		The current 2.75-inch (70 mm) rockets are known as Hydra 70 rocket system, and use the MK 66 rocket motor.
		Hydra 70 rockets were used in large numbers in all recent American armed conflicts.
	www.designation-systems.net /dusrm/app4/275in-rockets.html (2085 words)

	Hydra-70
		When the requirements of this system were changed to a new air-to-ground role for fixed and rotary wing aircraft, new fuzing and warhead performance characteristics, as well as a modified motor for low speed aircraft became necessary.
		The HYDRA 70 family of rockets was designed to fill this role.
		The Hydra 70 rocket system is used by US Army Special Operations Forces, the US Marine Corps, the US Navy, and the US Air Force.
	www.fas.org /man/dod-101/sys/missile/hydra-70.htm (4738 words)

	Hydra 70 - 2.75 inch Rockets
		Hydra 70 is the name associated with the new family of 2.75 inch (70mm) rockets.
		Basically, Hydra 70 refers to the MK66 rocket motor with any warhead / fuze combination.
		The MK66 rocket motor was designed to provide a common 2.75 inch rocket for helicopters and high-performance aircraft.
	www.aircav.com /hydra70.html (1666 words)

	[6.0] Unguided Rockets (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The FFAR was often fitted with a smoke warhead for target marking by forward air controller aircraft.
		70 millimeter rockets are essentially simple munitions and made by a variety of vendors.
		The most advanced 70 millimeter rocket is the "Hydra 70" series.
	www.vectorsite.net /twbomb6.html (2259 words)

	HYDRA 70 ROCKET AMMUNITION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Hydra 70 Rocket ammunition is fired from the Apache and Cobra helicopters against light armored vehicles, enemy helicopters and personnel.
		Warheads include high explosive, illumination, white phosphorous smoke, red phosphorous, and multipurpose submunition and a flechette-filled warhead (a flechette is a needle-like projectile with fins, used against personnel).
		The Hydra 70 replaced the Vietnam era 2.75 inch rocket.
	www.au.af.mil /au/awc/systems/dvic435.htm (114 words)

	GDR 99 - Missile Systems
		The Hydra 70 family consists of any warhead fitted with a Mk66 rocket motor.
		Mk66 rockets were first developed by the US Army's Redstone arsenal and the various components, warheads, pods and rocket motors are produced by a variety of companies as a result of the Pentagon's second-source procurement system.
		General Dynamics won a tightly fought contract in late 1998 to supply the Hydra 70 system for the German Army's Eurocopter Tiger attack helicopter.
	www.global-defence.com /1999/missiles/missile7.htm (948 words)

	Aviation Rockets and Missiles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The ARM Project Office manages the 70 mm Rocket (formerly 2.75 Inch Rocket), all variants of the HELLFIRE Missile, and the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS).
		The 70 mm Rocket is a free-flight rocket that has become the standard ground-attack rocket and was used extensively in the Korean War, Vietnam, and Desert Storm.
		Both 70 mm Rockets and HELLFIRE Missiles are the primary armament for the U.S. Army’s AH-64 Apache, OH-58D Kiowa Warrior, and the U. Marine Corps’ AH-1W Super Cobra helicopters.
	www.msl.army.mil /arm.htm (300 words)

	Diabloii.net - Strategy Compendium - Bow Comparison & Socketing Guide By Aric Ho
		Naturally, other popular bows are compared as well, and some with a few startling revelations, a couple are not quite as effective as you might imagine...cough cough Silence Hydra* Bow*.
		For the Bows with a +damage per level modifier (Buriza, Windforce, Eaglehorn, I have assumed the level of 80.
		I also assume at least a minimum of 70 IAS on your equipment, which isn’t too hard to achieve for bowazons, the maximum of IAS needed for these calculations is 90 IAS, which would require a little more effort.
	www.diabloii.net /strategy/x-articles/bowsocketing.shtml (995 words)

	Apache Helicopter Firing Hydra Rockets (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Apache firing 1 of its 2.75 inch Hydra 70 rockets - AH-64A/D Apache - Image...
		Apache firing 1 of its 2.75 inch Hydra 70 rockets - AH-64A/D Apache Attack Helicopter - Image...
		Apache firing 1 of its 2.75 inch Hydra 70 rockets.
	www.helicoptersbythesea.com /apache-helicopter-firing-hydra-rockets.html (175 words)

	AH-64 Attack Helicopter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Apache's principal mission is to destroy high-value targets with the Hellfire missile.
		It also is capable of employing a 30mm M230 chain gun and Hydra 70 (70mm, 2.75-inch) rockets that are lethal against a wide variety of targets.
		The Apache has a full range of aircraft survivability equipment and has the ability to withstand hits from rounds as large 23mm, in critical areas.
	www-rucker.army.mil /Ideafolder/64a/64a.htm (170 words)

	NETSTORM - Chapter 3
		HYDRA- 70 rockets were among the opening shots of the first air strike against Iraq on 17 January 1991.
		It was the first combat kill for Patriot." Not only was "this the first time a Patriot [had] been fired in anger,...it [was] the very first time one missile in combat [had] engaged and killed another missile." During the 6-week Gulf War campaign, 158 PATRIOT missiles were launched to intercept Iraqi Scud missiles.
		Because of the system's high visibility and the numerous accolades which it received throughout ODS and afterwards, the PATRIOT has become the most highly criticized of all the weapon systems used in SWA.
	www.redstone.army.mil /history/netstorm/chapter3.html (9607 words)

	AHS Breaking News
		The 70 mm APKWs blends the Hydra 70 rocket motor and warhead with a laser seeker and mid-body guidance fins to create a low-cost precision guided missile.
		The range impact of guidance hardware on the Hydra 70 rocket is under study but may be addressed with trajectory refinements.
		The US Navy is pursuing an advanced IR seeker for rockets but maintains representatives on the APKWS Integrated Product Team.
	www.vtol.org /news/nov03-z.html (318 words)

	Post a reply (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		I've never seen anyone disagree with what the books tell me and (considering how many "experts" there are on the internet) took that to mean the books are accurate.
		[/quote] You forgot to say how the Hydra missile can be fitted with different warheads for different hardness of targets......and that the pods come in different sizes of number of missiles held........
		I can evade IR missiles in the hydra and the rustler.
	www.warservers.com /f/posting~mode~quote~p~133733.htm (2237 words)

	Inspectors Feel Undercut By U.S.(Sour Grapes and Liberal Media Spin Alert) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		But U.N. officials say the Iraqi explanation -- that the tubes were destined to become artillery rockets -- was more plausible.
		Moreover, the official close to inspectors said, the U.S. military uses similar tubes for a rocket known as the Hydra 70.
		In October, the White House released aerial photos of activity at former Iraqi nuclear facilities.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/news/868797/posts (1523 words)

	70
		Years: 65 66 67 68 69 - 70 - 71 72 73 74 75
		The building of the Colosseum starts (approximate date).
		CNN.com - Star survey reaches 70 sextillion - Jul. 23, 2003
	www.fact-library.com /70.html (181 words)

	Air Force Technology - OH-58D Kiowa Warrior - Reconnaissance/Attack Helicopter
		Each pylon can be armed with two Hellfire missiles, seven Hydra 70 rockets, two air-to-air Stinger missiles or one.50 calibre fixed forward machine gun.
		Mission processors control the suite of mission subsystems via a military standard 1553B bus.
		The engine and transmission system have been upgraded to provide high performance levels in high temperatures and extreme climates.
	www.airforce-technology.com /projects/kiowa (785 words)

	The Start of the AH64 Apache (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Armament consists of: Hellfire II Missile System Hydra 70 Rocket System M230 30mm Chain Gun
		The AH-64A Apache, widely recognized as the most advanced, combat-proven attack helicopter in the world for the past decade, is the predecessor of today's more advanced, unmatched AH-64D Apache Longbow multi-mission combat helicopter.
		With proper and judicious funding over the coming years, its continued transformation will ensure brighter prospects for the Army itself and the American people.” The National Guard and Army Reserve routinely deploy Apache resources in support of regional and international operations.
	www.angelfire.com /ks3/278thah64a (908 words)

	Army Technology - Apache firing one of its Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS), formerly known as Hydra, 70mm ...
		Army Technology - Apache firing one of its Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS), formerly known as Hydra, 70mm rockets.
		Apache firing one of its Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS), formerly known as Hydra, 70mm rockets.
		Copyright 2005 SPG Media Limited a subsidiary of SPG Media Group PLC
	www.army-technology.com /projects/apache/apache5.html (49 words)

	AH-64 Apache (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Click on the part of the helicopter you want to know more about.
		The Hydra 70 rocket system is today the standard rocket system used on US aircrafts and helicopters, and has been produced in many variations.
		The basic shape and size of the Hydra rockets has remained unchanged over the years, but it has been fitted with a wide array of warheads for different purposes.
	kom.aau.dk /~august/apache.htm (1155 words)

	AH-64 Apache - Military Aircraft
		It is also capable of employing a 30MM M230 chain gun and Hydra 70 (2.75 inch) rockets that are lethal against a wide variety of targets.
		The Apache has a full range of aircraft survivability equipment and has the ability to withstand hits from rounds up to 23MM in critical areas.
		The general objective of aircraft readiness is to achieve 75% Mission Capable.
	www.fas.org /man/dod-101/sys/ac/ah-64.htm (4958 words)

	MILITARY ZONE -- Facts
		The sophisticated design of the Comanche helicopter allows it to dash to a speed of 175 knots, then cruise at a steady 165.
		The futuristic propulsion and navigation design also allows the helicopter to execute snap turns in 4.5 seconds and fly sideways or backwards at an incredible 70 mph!
		With a tremendous power output of 1,432 horsepower from each of it's turboshafts, the Comanche climbs at a rate of 1,418 feet per minute.
	www.freewebs.com /element3590/helicopters.htm (4898 words)

	ATK To Supply Propellant For Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System
		The rockets are fired from a number of rotary and fixed-wing platforms, including the U.S. Army Apache and U.S. Marine Corps Cobra helicopters, the U.S. Air Force F-16 Falcon fighter, and the combat aircraft of over 15 nations throughout the world.
		ATK (Alliant Techsystems) has been awarded a $25.4 million contract from General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products to produce the MK 90 propellant grain used in the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS), formerly known as the Hydra 70 rocket system.
		ATK Ammunition and Powder, one of five operating units within ATK's Ammunition and Related Products Group, will produce the APKWS propellant at the Radford Army Ammunition Plant (RAAP) in Radford, Va., which it operates for the U.S. Army.
	www.spacedaily.com /news/missiles-03f.html (697 words)

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