UB-16 (rocket pod)

The UB-16 is a 57 mm, reusable, 16 round rocket pod developed by the Soviet Union in the 1970s for aerial use in close air support and ground attack situations. Typically, it is mounted on external aircraft hardpoints and fires S-5 rockets. The UB-16 has also been used in improvised manners on the back of armored vehicles and trucks, most recently in the Syrian Civil War and fighting in Libya.[1]

MiG-21MF with R-3 (AA-2) air-to-air missile and UB-16 launcher with S-5 rockets.

See also
  • UB-32 - A 32-round rocket pod using the same S-5 rockets.

References
  1. http://www.armamentresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/ARES-Research-Report-No.-1-S-5-Rockets-in-Land-Warfare.pdf
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