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ARM-657 Mamboretá

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ARM-657 Mamboretá
TypeRocket pod
Place of originArgentina
Service history
Used byArgentine Army
Argentine Air Force
Production history
DesignerFabricaciones Militares
CITEDEF
Specifications
Mass52 kg (115 lb)
Diameter57 mm (5.7 cm)

The ARM-657 Mamboretá is a rocket pod of Argentine origin, it carries 6 Áspid rockets of 57mm each. It is used in the IA 58 Pucará, Embraer 312 Tucano, IA 63 Pampa, A-4AR Fightinghawk and Hughes 500 helicopters of the Argentine Air Force, it was also expected to be used by the UH-1H Huey II and the CH-14 Aguilucho of the Argentine Army. It is a design by Fabricaciones Militares and CITEDEF, it is planned to start a production chain in FM and improve the performance of this device.[1]

The rocket that fires is the Aspide, whose heads can be changed for different military purposes. Its main function is to carry out close air support and counterinsurgency missions.

It has two variants: A with intervalometer and B without intervalometer.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Elías, Jorge (6 December 2009). "117. Fabricación de Coheteras Mamboreta ARM 657A". Proyecto Pragmalia. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Manufacture of Mamboreta ARM 657A Rockets". Proyectopragmalia. 14 September 2021.