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S-24 rocket

The S-24 is a rocket weapon designed and used by the Soviet Air Force. It remains in use by the Russian Air Force. The name is based on the diameter of the rocket, 240 mm (9.45 in).

The Russians were early, enthusiastic users of rocket weapons, employing them as early as the 1930s. The S-24B is a very large, powerful unguided weapon, similar to the U.S. Tiny Tim rocket.

The S-24B is 2.33 meters (7 ft 8 in) long, with a launch weight of 235 kg (518 lb). It has a 123 kg (271 lb) blast-fragmentation warhead. Its range is about 2 kilometers (1.3 miles). The S-24B is carried individually on weapon pylons, rather than in pods.