2.6" Fiberglass Patriot
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Product Description
Features:
High Power Rocket
Pre-Slotted Fiberglass Airframe
Fiberglass Nose Cone
G10 Fins and Centering Rings
Rail Buttons
Nylon Shock Cord
Specifications:
Length: 33.75"
Diameter 2.6"
Weight: 32oz
Motor Mount: 38mm
Fins: 4 each 1/16" G10
Optional Recovery System:
Nylon Chute 30"
Chute Blast Protector 9" x 9"
NOTE: this kit includes a white hand laid fiberglass nose cone. The tubing in this kit may include various colors including natural.
History:
The PATRIOT is the U.S. Army's most advanced air defense system. Capable of defeating both high performance aircraft and tactical ballistic missiles, it is the only operational air defense system that can shoot down attacking missiles. A PATRIOT battery (i.e., the basic firing unit) consists of a phased array radar, an engagement control station, computers, power generating equipment, and up to eight launchers, each of which holds four ready-to-fire missiles. There are about 90 soldiers assigned to a battery, but three soldiers in the engagement control station are the only personnel required to operate the battery in combat. The first combat use of PATRIOT occurred in Saudi Arabia and Israel during Operation Desert Storm.