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Published 19 Aug 2022Sometimes a weapon is produced that no one can ignore. Something so much better than anything else on the market that it becomes the de facto standard. Winnipeg, Manitoba’s Bristol Aerospace created such a weapon in the early 1970s. It combined high speed and long range with a powerful knockout punch. It was the CRV7 rocket and it would eventually become ubiquitous among western aligned armed forces.
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Music:
“Denmark” – Portland Cello Project
“Your Suggestions” – Unicorn HeadsChapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:28 Historical Context
3:31 Rocket Motors
5:45 Warheads
8:12 Platforms and Roles
10:49 Comparison to Hydra 70
11:20 Guided Versions and Next Generation
13:03 ConclusionResearch sources:
https://magellan.aero/product/rockets…
https://www.baesystems.com/en-us/prod…
http://forum.worldofwarplanes.com/ind…
http://www.airwar.ru/weapon/anur/crv7…
https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthr…
https://www.thinkdefence.co.uk/2013/0…
https://www.designation-systems.net/d…Footage sources:
NFB Film “1 Combat Air Group Story”#canada #airforce #polyusstudios
From the comments:
Polyus
5 days ago (edited)
Notes: I made an error describing the CRV7-PG, in fact the seeker is in front of the warhead and not between it and the motor. Some of the rocket shots I used turned out to be Mantra. Also, I got the sound effects a bit off and they came out way louder than I hoped, sorry 🙂 Oh and the CF-18 has a Vulcan not a GAU-8. Made this one too quickly it seems
