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RP3 (company)
RP3, RP-3, RP.3, RP 3, or ''variant'', may refer to: * RP-3, the British 3-inch rocket projectile munition * Rega Planar 3 (RP3), a record player manufactured by Rega Research * ''Retinitis pigmentosa-3'' (RP3 or RPGR), see Retinitis pigmentosa * Asteroid RP3 ** (12683) 1983 RP3, RP3 from 1983, the 12683-th asteroid catalogued ** (17401) 1985 RP3, RP3 from 1985, the 17401-th asteroid catalogued ** 4944 Kozlovskij or ''1987 RP3'', asteroid Kozlovskij, RP3 from 1987, the 4944-th asteroid catalogued ** 52271 Lecorbusier or ''1988 RP3'', asteroid Lecorbusier, RP3 from 1988, the 52271-th asteroid catalogued ** 24712 Boltzmann or ''1991 RP3'', asteroid Boltzmann, RP3 from 1991, the 24712-th asteroid catalogued ** (7969) 1997 RP3, RP3 from 1997, the 7969-th asteroid catalogued * ''Rocket Propellant 3'' (RP-3), see RP-1 * Rensselaer RP-3, crewed glider * Radioplane RP-3, UAV * ''Lockheed RP-3 Orion'', a variant of the P-3, see List of Lockheed P-3 Orion variants * Real projective space RP''3' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RP-3
The RP-3 (from Rocket Projectile 3 inch) was a British air to ground rocket projectile introduced during the Second World War. The "3 inch" designation referred to the nominal diameter of the rocket motor tube. The use of a warhead gave rise to the alternative name of the "60-pound rocket". Though primarily an air-to-ground weapon, it saw limited use in other roles. They were generally used by British fighter-bomber aircraft against targets such as tanks, trains, motor transport and buildings, as well as by Coastal Command and Royal Navy aircraft against U-boats and ships. Use continued post-war, with the last known major operational use being during the Aden Emergency in 1964, where Hawker Hunters flew 642 sorties and fired 2,508 RP-3s in support of Radforce. Use continued until the withdrawal from Aden in November 1967, at which point the RP-3 was withdrawn from service in favour of the newer SNEB. Concerned about the possibility of shipboard radar setting off the SNEB's elect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
