The document discusses rocket projectile types that could be carried by the Qatar Emiri Air Force Hunter FGA.78 QA10 aircraft. It describes the Hispano SURA R80 rockets that could be carried, up to 24 rockets divided between the wings, and fired in salvos of 2, 4, 6 or 8 rockets. It also discusses 68mm SNEB rockets that could be carried in Type 116M or Type 155 Matra pods, with 19 rockets in the Type 116M firing as a single salvo and 18 rockets in the Type 155 Matra that could be fired singly or as a salvo.

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Rocket Projectile Types
Hispano SURA R80 Rocket Projectiles
(Credit: QEAF)
The photo above shows the 80mm Hispano SURA R80 rocket projectile
(RP) installation on Qatar Emiri Air Force Hunter FGA.78 QA10.
Up to 24 rockets could be carried, twelve on each outer wing in tiers of
three on four RP launcher rails. When outboard pylons were fitted, as in the
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photo, the full set of 12 rockets could still be carried using a launcher rail
adapter fitted to the pylon (see Figure 2 below).
Figure 1: SURA R80 rockets on post-mounted launch rails

2. Figure 2: SURA R80 rockets on pylon-mounted launcher rail adapter
The SURA R80 could be fitted with incendiary, splinter or hollow charge
warheads. Dummy or practice heads could be used for training purposes.
The rockets could be fired as a ripple or salvo in groups of 2, 4, 6 or 8
selectable from the cockpit.
Figure 3: SURA R80 rockets firing order
68mm SNEB Rocket Projectiles
68mm SNEB RPs could be carried in either of two types of launcher - the
Type 116M and the Type 155 Matra pod. These could be carried on the
inboard or outboard pylons within any stores configuration - drop tanks,
bombs etc..
The Type 116M launcher was a lightly constructed, single use, pod with a
frangible nose cone. It was loaded with 19 68mm SNEB RPs which were
fired in a single 'rippled' 0.5 second salvo with a time interval of 33
milliseconds between each rocket.
The Type 155 Matra launcher was a reusable device constructed entirely of
metal and with a fluted nose cone through which the RPs were fired. It was
loaded with 18 68mm SNEB RPs which were preselected on the ground to
fire either singly or as a rippled salvo of 18. When fired as a salvo, each
rocket was separated by a time interval of 33 milliseconds.