P-385-63 Range Safety Pamphlet Download

Table 11–2 Aerial rocketry surface danger zone criteria Distance X Launch MK40 Rockets MK66 Rockets Rockets (MPSM) Angle Hover 90 knots Hover 90 knots Hover 90 knots 0 degrees 3,000 m 3,000 m 3,000 m 3,000 m N/A 1 N/A 1 2 degrees 3,000 m 3,700 m 3,000 m 4,500 m N/A 1 N/A 1 4 degrees 3,600 m 4,600 m 3,800 m 5,600 m N/A 1 N/A 1 6 degrees 5,000 m 5,300 m 5,400 m 6,400 m N/A 1 N/A 1 8 degrees 5,600 m 5,900 m 6,100 m 7,000 m N/A 1 N/A 1 10 degrees 6,100 m 6,400 m 6,700 m 7,500 m 6,800 m 7,600 m 12 degrees 6,500 m 6,800 m 7,200 m 7,900 m 7,300 m 8,000 m 14 degrees 6,800 m 7,100 m 7,600 m 8,200 m 7,700 m 8,300 m 16 degrees 7,100 m 7,400 m 7,800 m 8,600 m 7,900 m 8,700 m 18 degrees 7,300 m 7,600 m 8,000 m 8,700 m 8,100 m 8,800 m 20 degrees 2 7,500 m 7,800 m 8,300 m 8,900 m 8,400 m 9,000 m 22 degrees 2 7,700 m 8,000 m 8,500 m 9,100 m 8,600 m 9,200 m 24 degrees 2 7,900 m 8,200 m 8,700 m 9,200 m 8,800 m 9,300 m 26 degrees 2 8,000 m 8,300 m 8,900 m 9,300 m 9,000 m 9,400 m 28 degrees 2 8,300 m 8,400 m 9,000 m 9,400 m 9,100 m 9,500 m 30 degrees 2 8,500 m 8,500 m 9,100 m 9,500 m 9,200 m 9,600 m Legend for Table 11-2: N/A=Not applicable MPSM=multipurpose submunition Notes: 1 During hover fire launch angles below 10 degrees are inadequate for proper aiming. Rockets will impact short of target. 2 Launch angles between 20 degrees and 30 degrees are not recommended as they exceed 6,000 m range-to-target and result in undesirable aircraft atti- tude. 146 DA PAM 385–63 • 16 April 2014