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Building a Nerf-like Rocket Launcher With Airburst Capability
![<div><img alt="" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" height="625" src="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/NERF-Rocket-Launcher-BANNED-in-7-Countries-11-15-screenshot-1-e1740699160202.png?w=625" style="margin: 0 auto; margin-bottom: 15px;" width="625" /></div><p>Nerf blasters typically fire small foam darts or little foam balls. [Michael Pick] wanted to build something altogether more devastating. To that end, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umT7IicqUl4" target="_blank">he created a rocket launcher with an advanced air burst capability,</a> intended to take out enemies behind cover.</p>
<p>Unlike Nerf’s own rocket launchers, this build doesn’t just launch a bigger foam dart. Instead, it launches an advanced smart projectile that releases lots of smaller foam submunitions at a set distance after firing.</p>
<p>The rocket launcher itself is assembled out of off-the-shelf pipe and 3D printed components. An Arduino Uno runs the show, hooked up to a Bluetooth module and a laser rangefinder. The rangefinder determines the distance to the target, and the Bluetooth module then communicates this to the rocket projectile itself so it knows when to release its foamy payload after launch. Releasing the submunitions is achieved with a small microservo in the projectile which opens a pair of doors in flight, scattering foam on anyone below. The rockets are actually fired via strong elastic bands, with an electronic servo-controlled firing mec](https://files.mastodon.social/cache/media_attachments/files/114/086/716/645/573/218/original/7be16a76d0726e64.png)
Poland Secures €4B Financing for South Korean K9 Howitzers, HOMAR-K Launchers
#Poland #SouthKorea #K9Thunder #HOMARK #rocketlauncher #howitzer #artillery #AM9X #SidewinderBlockII #missiles
Poland Secures €4B Financing for South Korean K9 Howitzers, HOMAR-K Launchers
#Poland #SouthKorea #K9Thunder #HOMARK #rocketlauncher #howitzer #artillery #AM9X #SidewinderBlockII #missiles
ATACMS Aid to Ukraine Restricted by U.S., Russia Relocates Airfields
#ATACMS #StormShadow #SCALP #ballisticmissile #HIMARS #M270 #MLRS #rocketlauncher #SpecialMilitaryOperation #Russia #Ukraine #UkraineConflict #RussiaUkraineWar #UkraineWar #RussianInvasion
ATACMS Aid to Ukraine Restricted by U.S., Russia Relocates Airfields
#ATACMS #StormShadow #SCALP #ballisticmissile #HIMARS #M270 #MLRS #rocketlauncher #SpecialMilitaryOperation #Russia #Ukraine #UkraineConflict #RussiaUkraineWar #UkraineWar #RussianInvasion
Poland Signs $323M Contract for Vehicles Supporting WR-40 Langusta Rocket Launchers
Lockheed, Rheinmetall to Unveil GMARS Rocket Artillery at Eurosatory 2024
#LockheedMartin #Rheinmetall #GMARS #GlobalMobileArtilleryRocketSystem #Eurosatory2023 #ArtillerySystem #PrSMRocket #GMLRS #ERGMLRS #ATACMS #RocketLauncher #Mobility #ShootAndScoot #MLRSFamily #HIMARS #HXSeries #LogisticalCommonality #MultiDomainOperations #NATOInteroperability #GermanArmy #RocketArtillery #DefenseTechnology #MilitaryExhibition #ArtillerySpecifications #TacticalMissileSystem
Lockheed, Rheinmetall to Unveil GMARS Rocket Artillery at Eurosatory 2024
#LockheedMartin #Rheinmetall #GMARS #GlobalMobileArtilleryRocketSystem #Eurosatory2023 #ArtillerySystem #PrSMRocket #GMLRS #ERGMLRS #ATACMS #RocketLauncher #Mobility #ShootAndScoot #MLRSFamily #HIMARS #HXSeries #LogisticalCommonality #MultiDomainOperations #NATOInteroperability #GermanArmy #RocketArtillery #DefenseTechnology #MilitaryExhibition #ArtillerySpecifications #TacticalMissileSystem
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U.S. Marines Strapped a #RocketLauncher to a #RobotDog You Can Buy on #Amazon:
Marines Test Fire #Robot Dog Armed With Rocket Launcher
A rocket launcher-toting robot dog could give Marines a valuable new way to remotely attack armored vehicles, especially in #urban areas. https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/marines-test-fire-robot-dog-armed-with-rocket-launcher #ThisIsFine
Start Me Up: How to spot the first rocket launch from UK soil | Science & Tech News | Sky News
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https://news.sky.com/story/start-me-up-how-to-spot-the-first-rocket-launch-from-uk-soil-12779170
The Fliegerfaust Roars Back to Life After 77 Years
As their prospects for victory in the Second World War became increasingly grim, the Germans developed a wide array of outlandish "Wonder Weapons" that they hoped would help turn the tide of the war. While these Wunderwaffe obviously weren't enough to secure victory against the Allies, many of them represented the absolute state-of-the-art in weapons development, and in several cases ended up being important technological milestones. Others faded away into obscurity, sometimes with little more then anecdotal evidence to prove they ever even existed.
One of these forgotten inventions is the Fliegerfaust, a portable multi-barrel rocket rocket launcher designed for use against low-flying attack planes. Although thousands were ordered to defend Berlin in 1945, fewer than 100 were ever produced, and there's some debate about how many actually survived the war. But that didn't stop [Jonathan Wild] of Wild Arms Research & Development from building a functional replica of the weapon based on contemporary documentation and blueprints.
Building the launcher was relatively straightforward, as it's little more than nine tubes bundled together with a handle and a simplistic electric igniter. The trick is in the 20 mm (0.78 inch) rockets themselves, which are spin stabilized by the exhaust gasses exiting the four angled holes on the rear. With no fins or active guidance the path of each rocket is somewhat unpredictable, but this was known to be true of the original as well.
Note angled exhaust ports on each rocket.
Historical records disagree on how the rockets were actually fired, some state each barrel was ignited in sequential order while others claim the rockets were launched in volleys. [Jonathan] decided to design his igniter circuit so that all the rockets would be triggered simultaneously, but due to variations in the propellant, they leave the launcher at the staggered pace seen in the demonstration video below.
From a purely historical standpoint, this project is an absolute triumph. Considering the weapon was last known to have been used during the Battle of Berlin, there's an excellent chance that no living person had seen or heard one fired up until this point. Of course we'll never know how it compares to the real thing, but at least we have more context than a few B&W pictures could provide. [Jonathan] says he's currently working on a book that details how the researched and built his replica, which we're eager to get a look at.
For those wondering about the legality of such an endeavour, [Jonathan] has been in close contact with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE) and made sure all Local, State and Federal laws were followed during the development and testing of his replica. As there is no explosive warhead in the rockets and the launcher doesn't used a fixed ammunition, this device would appear to fall into the same category as a cannon or muzzle loading rifle -- which technically are not considered firearms in the United States. That said, there's certainly some room for interpretation here and specific laws can vary by State, so dabbling in homebrew Wonder Weapons isn't recommended unless you've got a good lawyer on speed dial.
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