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class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">United States Navy</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Specifications</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Mass</th><td class="infobox-data">42.5 lb (19.3 kg)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Length</th><td class="infobox-data">31 in (790 mm)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Diameter</th><td class="infobox-data">4.5 in (114 mm)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Warhead</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/TNT" title="TNT">TNT</a><sup id="cite_ref-op1664_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-op1664-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Warhead weight</th><td class="infobox-data">4.3 lb (2.0 kg)<sup id="cite_ref-op1664_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-op1664-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em"><div style="line-height:1.25em">Detonation<br />mechanism</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li>M81 Impact Fuze</li> <li>M402 <a href="/wiki/Proximity_fuze" title="Proximity fuze">Proximity fuze</a> (M16E1/M16E2)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td 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speed </span></th><td class="infobox-data">890 ft/s (270 m/s) <sup id="cite_ref-TM_9-392_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TM_9-392-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>M16</b> was a 4.5-inch (114 mm) <a href="/wiki/Spin-stabilized" class="mw-redirect" title="Spin-stabilized">spin-stabilized</a> unguided rocket developed by the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a> during the <a href="/wiki/Second_World_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Second World War">Second World War</a>. Entering service in April 1945 to replace the earlier fin-stabilised 4.5-inch <a href="/wiki/M8_(rocket)" title="M8 (rocket)">M8 rocket</a>, it was used late in the war and also during the <a href="/wiki/Korean_War" title="Korean War">Korean War</a> before being removed from service. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Development">Development</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=M16_(rocket)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Development"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Developed during the latter stages of the Second World War, the M16 was the first spin-stabilized 4.5-inch (114 mm) rocket to be standardized for production by the United States Army.<sup id="cite_ref-Parsch_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Parsch-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 31 inches (790 mm) in length, it could hit targets as far as 5,200 yd (4,800 m) from its launcher.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The M16 was launched from T66 "Honeycomb" 3x8 24-tube launchers,<sup id="cite_ref-Osprey_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Osprey-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> M21 5x5 25-tube launchers, and could also be fired from 60-tube "Hornet's Nest" launchers.<sup id="cite_ref-Parsch_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Parsch-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps" title="United States Marine Corps">United States Marine Corps</a> developed launching systems for the M16 rocket as well, capable of being fitted to standard 3/4 and 2.5-ton trucks.<sup id="cite_ref-Osprey_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Osprey-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A version of the M16 rocket for single launchers, the <b>M20</b>, was developed as a derivative; practice rounds designated <b>M17</b> and <b>M21</b> were also manufactured.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During the <a href="/wiki/Cold_War" title="Cold War">Cold War</a> years, various state and privately owned scientific institutions were engaged in the <a href="/wiki/Research_and_development" title="Research and development">research and development</a> projects, concerning development and enhancement of the U.S. Army spin-stabilized rockets, to mention <a href="/wiki/California_Institute_of_Technology" title="California Institute of Technology">California Institute of Technology</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_State_University_College_of_Agriculture_and_Life_Sciences" title="North Carolina State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences">North Carolina State College of Agriculture</a> of the <a href="/wiki/University_of_North_Carolina" title="University of North Carolina">University of North Carolina</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Operational_history">Operational history</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=M16_(rocket)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Operational history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A unit of "Honeycombs" was deployed to the <a href="/wiki/European_Theater_of_Operations" class="mw-redirect" title="European Theater of Operations">European Theater of Operations</a> in May 1945, and saw limited action in <a href="/wiki/Czechoslovakia" title="Czechoslovakia">Czechoslovakia</a> before the end of the war; only being used in a single engagement.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Two of five battalions equipped with the M16 were deployed to the <a href="/wiki/Asiatic-Pacific_Theater" class="mw-redirect" title="Asiatic-Pacific Theater">Pacific Theater of Operations</a>, being stationed on <a href="/wiki/Okinawa_Island" title="Okinawa Island">Okinawa</a> and in the <a href="/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Philippines</a>, however the war ended before these units could see combat.<sup id="cite_ref-Osprey_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Osprey-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The M16 remained in service with the U.S. Marine Corps following the war, with a single 18-launcher battery equipping each Marine Division; these saw combat service during the <a href="/wiki/Korean_War" title="Korean War">Korean War</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as did U.S. Army launchers,<sup id="cite_ref-Parsch_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Parsch-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the M16 fired from the T66 launcher being considered one of the "principal artillery weapons in the Korean War inventory".<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Variants">Variants</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=M16_(rocket)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Variants"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>M16 (T38E3)</dt> <dd>Baseline version adopted by U.S. Army</dd> <dt>M16E1</dt> <dd>M16 rocket with deeper fuze cavity for V.T. Fuze M402 (Mk 173).</dd> <dt>M16E2</dt> <dd>M16E1 with purge pellets of 411E to eliminate chunks in burning</dd> <dt>M17</dt> <dd>Practice round for M16 rocket.</dd> <dt>M20</dt> <dd>M16 variant with ignition wires attached to spools instead of contact rings.</dd> <dt>M21</dt> <dd>Practice variant of M20 Rocket<sup id="cite_ref-op1664_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-op1664-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Photo_Gallery">Photo Gallery</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=M16_(rocket)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Photo Gallery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 210px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 205px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:M8_and_M16_rockets_1.png" class="mw-file-description" title="M16 and M8 rockets."><img alt="M16 and M8 rockets." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/M8_and_M16_rockets_1.png/175px-M8_and_M16_rockets_1.png" decoding="async" width="175" height="112" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/M8_and_M16_rockets_1.png/263px-M8_and_M16_rockets_1.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/M8_and_M16_rockets_1.png/350px-M8_and_M16_rockets_1.png 2x" data-file-width="542" data-file-height="348" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">M16 and M8 rockets.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 210px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 205px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Rockets_Red_Glare-U.S._Marines_launch_a_4.5_rocket_barrage_against_the_Chinese_Communists_in_the_Korean_fighting._-_NARA_-_532422.tif" class="mw-file-description" title="M16 24-tube launchers in Korea."><img alt="M16 24-tube launchers in Korea." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/The_Rockets_Red_Glare-U.S._Marines_launch_a_4.5_rocket_barrage_against_the_Chinese_Communists_in_the_Korean_fighting._-_NARA_-_532422.tif/lossy-page1-153px-The_Rockets_Red_Glare-U.S._Marines_launch_a_4.5_rocket_barrage_against_the_Chinese_Communists_in_the_Korean_fighting._-_NARA_-_532422.tif.jpg" decoding="async" width="153" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/The_Rockets_Red_Glare-U.S._Marines_launch_a_4.5_rocket_barrage_against_the_Chinese_Communists_in_the_Korean_fighting._-_NARA_-_532422.tif/lossy-page1-230px-The_Rockets_Red_Glare-U.S._Marines_launch_a_4.5_rocket_barrage_against_the_Chinese_Communists_in_the_Korean_fighting._-_NARA_-_532422.tif.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/The_Rockets_Red_Glare-U.S._Marines_launch_a_4.5_rocket_barrage_against_the_Chinese_Communists_in_the_Korean_fighting._-_NARA_-_532422.tif/lossy-page1-306px-The_Rockets_Red_Glare-U.S._Marines_launch_a_4.5_rocket_barrage_against_the_Chinese_Communists_in_the_Korean_fighting._-_NARA_-_532422.tif.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="2352" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">M16 24-tube launchers in Korea.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 210px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 205px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Biggs_in_the_Marines.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="M21 25-tube launchers used by the USMC."><img alt="M21 25-tube launchers used by the USMC." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Biggs_in_the_Marines.jpg/173px-Biggs_in_the_Marines.jpg" decoding="async" width="173" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Biggs_in_the_Marines.jpg/259px-Biggs_in_the_Marines.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Biggs_in_the_Marines.jpg/346px-Biggs_in_the_Marines.jpg 2x" data-file-width="669" data-file-height="465" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">M21 25-tube launchers used by the USMC.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 210px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 205px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:War_Memorial_of_Korea_(summer_2013)_062.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="M16 launcher at the War memorial of Korea."><img alt="M16 launcher at the War memorial of Korea." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/War_Memorial_of_Korea_%28summer_2013%29_062.JPG/160px-War_Memorial_of_Korea_%28summer_2013%29_062.JPG" decoding="async" width="160" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/War_Memorial_of_Korea_%28summer_2013%29_062.JPG/240px-War_Memorial_of_Korea_%28summer_2013%29_062.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/War_Memorial_of_Korea_%28summer_2013%29_062.JPG/320px-War_Memorial_of_Korea_%28summer_2013%29_062.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">M16 launcher at the War memorial of Korea.</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Launchers">Launchers</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=M16_(rocket)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Launchers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>T66 & T66E2 ("Honeycomb"): Towed, 24 tube. The E2 incorporated multiple improvements such as a new elevation system, blackout lighting, and sights.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The 60-tube variant (designation needed), was nicknamed "Hornet's Nest".<sup id="cite_ref-Parsch_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Parsch-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>M21 (T123): Towed, 25 tube. Unusual in that it used square, rather than round, tubes.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=M16_(rocket)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Katyusha_rocket_launcher" title="Katyusha rocket launcher">Katyusha rocket launcher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_U.S._Army_rocket_launchers_by_model_number" class="mw-redirect" title="List of U.S. Army rocket launchers by model number">List of U.S. Army rocket launchers by model number</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Multiple_rocket_launcher" title="Multiple rocket launcher">Multiple rocket launcher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nebelwerfer" title="Nebelwerfer">Nebelwerfer</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=M16_(rocket)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Citations">Citations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=M16_(rocket)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Citations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output 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