Diameter: 220 mm and 120 mm without fins.
Length: 5.9 m and 3 m.
Weight: 320-70 kg.
Warhead: 100-30 kg.
Launch Platform: Various ground and/or sea craft. 120 mm aircraft pod.
Range: 10 to 45 km.
Guidance: Unguided, laser, GPS.
CEP(Circular Error Probable): Within 10 m.
The M118 'Pfeil' (Arrow) Rocket Series is a dual series of advanced spin and fin-stabilized artillery rockets designed by Wolf Armaments for both high rate and high precision rocket artillery bombardments. The Pfeil comes in two calibers - a one-hundred and twenty millimeter rocket and a two-hundred and twenty millimeter rocket. Pfeil is a multi-variant set of artillery rockets that can fulfill a variety of roles and ways to attack enemy units; high-explosive fragmentation and sub-munition dispensers are among the many variations in the series. Comparable to the Pfeil are the older Soviet Grad and Uragan rocket systems.
Built for the 21st century battlefield, Pfeil rockets were designed with battle tested munitions designs and new innovative technology for guided and unguided munitions. Starting in early 2000, Imperial Army commanders repeatedly asked for a series of multipurpose long range artillery systems that could use variant specific munitions against a wide variety of threats. Old field guns were considered for modernization before missiles were soon discussed as the solution - all parties involved, however, came to the conclusion that rockets were probably the best and cheapest option for long range artillery. Rockets were proven for centuries now of being able to conduct devastating long and close range bombardments - many countries around the world still use rockets based on many world designs. So in the same year, the TECT Government put in a bid for Wolf Armaments to design a rocket that could fill a range of long range artillery needs. Both the government and Imperial Army especially wanted a set of native rocket designs for the Heiliger Blitz MRLS. Tests conducted on initial prototypes were conducted in late 2000 after designers deconstructed Grad and Uragan systems; other western rocket designs were also analyzed. A setback in the tube's design forced reconstruction of the rocket tube and the warhead - the delay allowed designers to perfect the design for future expansion on technology being added to the Pfeil. In mid 2001, both caliber Pfeil rockets, along with variants, were approved for production and large orders were made by the TECT government.
120 millimeter Pfeil Rocket
Built from a refined steel alloy - Pfeil rockets are cheaper to produce and make adding on newer technology less costly. 120 mm Pfeil rockets are notably shorter in length then the 220 mm Series and their warheads reflect that. Rather then higher precision accuracy, 120 mm Pfeil rockets focus on volleys for barrages in order to maximize their potential. To increase the rocket's characteristics, Wolf Armaments focused on improving the shape, design, and technology of the rocket - accuracy and general improvements were the primary focus for the Pfeil rocket series'. A modern aerodynamic construction and extended engine compartment give the 120 mm Pfeil a forty-five kilometer maximum range; its folded deploying rear fins provide excellent stabilization, increasing accuracy of the rocket in flight. Pfeil rockets use a liquid fuel booster for propulsion and IMX-101 explosive mixture for its warhead explosive filler. Depending on the variant, a Pfeil 120 mm rocket can be armed with a warhead or storage space full of sub-munitions up to twenty-five kilograms; the smarter warheads can be programmed to explode or detonate based on timers, allowing warheads to explode close to the ground, high above the ground, or upon impact.
Pfeil-120-HE-Frag: The High Explosive Fragmentation variant of the Pfeil-120 is a standard used all-purpose rocket; it uses a standard twenty-five kilogram warhead using IMX-101 explosives. HE-Frag's typically are used against infantry, anti-defense/structure, and against light skinned vehicles like aircraft and light armored vehicles. With a lethal range of twenty-eight meters, shrapnel can travel up a dozen or more meters in the blast.
Pfeil-120-HE-Frag-II: The High Explosive Fragmentation Mark Two variant of the Pfeil-120 is an improved shrapnel version of the all-purpose rocket; it uses a standard twenty-five kilogram warhead using IMX-101 explosives and carries six thousand tiny ball-bearings for additional damage. HE-Frag II's typically are used against infantry, anti-defense/structure, and against light skinned vehicles like aircraft and light armored vehicles. With a lethal range of twenty-eight meters, shrapnel and ball-bearings can travel up to forty-five meters from the blast site.
Pfeil-120-DSM: The Dual Sub-Munition variant of the Pfeil-120 is a dual-purpose anti-infantry and vehicle sub-munitions dispensing rocket; it uses a twenty-five kilogram storage space to house forty-five bomblets, each using IMX-101 explosives that produce shaped charge shrapnel in all directions. DSM's typically target formations of enemy forces over a wide area using a number of smaller bomblets that deploy over a wide distance (approximately forty meters) to destroy infantry and armored vehicles from multiple directions. Each bomblet is capable of penetrating one-hundred millimeters of armor from one-hundred millimeters away.
Pfeil-120-SMAT: The Sub-Munition Anti-Tank Pfeil-120 is a an advanced anti-tank/vehicle sub-munition dispensing rocket; it uses a twenty-five kilogram storage space to house three smart sub-munitions that use a EEP warhead powered by an IMX-101 explosive. These sub-munitions use infrared and millimeter-radar to spot their intended target - an armored vehicle or main battle tank - as it corkscrews down to the ground. The rocket ignites and separates high above an intended target area, each munition will then float down individually looking for its target; once the target is spotted, the munition floats until it is close enough above the vehicle and detonates - launching its made warhead onto the target's rooftop. This top-down attack targets top armor of vehicles, which is weaker, and finds its target individually rather then with manned assistance.
Pfeil-120-Incendiary: The Incendiary Pfeil-120 is a high explosive incendiary rocket intended to create a sea of flames when launched in full barrages; the twenty-five kilogram warhead features a IMX-101 explosive device that ignites the incendiary warhead, spreading it over a wide area. The warhead itself is built with a kerosene-based fuel mixture, an oxidizing agent, and contains large amounts of white phosphorous. The Incendiary variant is used to defeat defenses, infantry, and destroying a large variety of structures and equipment. Incendiary Pfeil-120 mm rockets have a lethality range of about twenty-eight meters.
Pfeil-120-Smk: The Smoke Pfeil-120 is a smoke dispensing rocket that lays vast amounts of thick smokescreen over an area. The twenty-five kilogram warhead features a white phosphorous fueled smokescreen mixture that burns fast. The wall of smoke is produced in vast amounts quickly, covering a thirty meter area in a wall of smoke. This smokescreen conceals friendly positions, covers friendly armored units, and obscures the enemy's vision.
Pfeil-120-Jammer: The Jammer Pfeil-120 is a noise producing jamming rocket intended to flood enemy radio communications with noise. The twenty-five kilogram warhead features a noise producing device that jams radio communications. Radio jamming is achieved by barraging in the short-wave and ultra-short wave bands for the purpose of disorganization of the hostile control systems in a tactical echelon by suppression of radio-communication lines, troops command posts and ground information processing posts. The Pfeil-120 Jammer is capable of operating for sixty minutes and affects radio systems within a seven-hundred meter range.
Pfeil-120-AGR: Airborne Guided Rocket is a Pfeil-120 variant designed for airborne use; the twenty-five kilogram warhead is a high-explosive fragmentation warhead. Pfeil-120 AGR can be mounted on almost any aircraft from helicopters to attack jets; they are deployed in rocket pods with four slots for rockets. AGR's utilize a laser guidance system that tracks a guided laser beam that "lite up" targets for precision strikes. Pfeil-120 AGR's do not need to be guided by their laser systems and can be aimed like traditional aircraft rockets.
Pfeil-120-Spatz: A modified submunitions variant - the Spatz variant is a special made carrying bus for Sptaz submunitions. Stacked one after another, eight Spatz submunitions are carried in a bus system that has four submunitions per level. Upon entry the submunitions are deployed at optimal altitude and engage targets autonomously.
Pfeil-120-Spatz Rocket: An upgraded variant of the standard HE-Frag model - the Spatz Rocket variant is a smart guided high explosive artillery rocket that incorporates enhanced guidance and communication technology used in the Sptaz submunition. The upgraded rocket features a redesigned main body with deploying fins for improved maneuverability during flight. A new cone assembly (or warhead area, if you wish to call it) includes the electro-optical system and laser rangefinder assembly, a high explosive warhead, and additional guidance equipment (GPS, IMU, laser altimeter rangefinder, and the rocket's guidance computer). The incorporation of smart guidance and tracking technology allows the rocket to coordinate with other munitions in flight to maximize lethality during barrages; such coordination factors in the munition's size, blast area, and the other munitions traveling with the rocket. Rockets, for example, can carpet an area evenly, maximize the casualty/damage potential using blast areas for reference, or work together to single out targets of opportunity they can independently identify. Essentially, this is a smart, guided, and improved artillery rocket based off the Spatz's technology.
220 millimeter Pfeil Rocket
Built from a refined steel alloy - Pfeil rockets are cheaper to produce and make adding on newer technology less costly. 220 mm Pfeil rockets are notably longer and heavier then the 120 mm Series and their warheads reflect that. 220 mm Pfeil rockets focus on high accuracy with improved warheads in volleys for barrages in order to maximize their potential; the larger more guided munitions are more effective then the lighter 120 mm Series. To increase the rocket's characteristics, Wolf Armaments focused on improving the shape, design, and technology of the rocket - accuracy and general improvements were the primary focus for the Pfeil rocket series'. A modern aerodynamic construction and extended engine compartment give the 220 mm Pfeil a forty-five kilometer maximum range; its folded deploying rear fins provide excellent stabilization during flight. Two additional guidance features to improve accuracy are laser and GPS guidance systems. 220 mm Pfeil rockets posses a laser tracking device or SALH, Semi-Active Laser Homing, that tracks and guides the munition to a 'lit up' target. As a secondary guidance feature, a GPS guidance allows a 220 mm Pfeil rocket to be accurately guided onto targets no matter the weather condition using satellite guidance; in the event the GPS signal is blocked, Inertial guidance takes control, which has just has slightly improved guidance over unguided munitions. Pfeil rockets use a liquid fuel booster for propulsion and IMX-101 explosive mixture for its warhead's filler. Depending on the variant, a Pfeil 220 mm rocket can be armed with a warhead or storage space full of sub-munitions up to one-hundred kilograms; the smarter warheads can be programmed to explode or detonate based on timers, allowing warheads to explode close to the ground, high above the ground, or upon impact.
Pfeil-220-HE-Frag: The High Explosive Fragmentation variant of the Pfeil-220 is a standard used all-purpose rocket; it uses a standard one-hundred kilogram warhead using IMX-101 explosives. HE-Frag's typically are used against infantry, anti-defense/structure, and against light skinned vehicles like aircraft and light armored vehicles. With a lethal range of forty-two meters, shrapnel can travel up to a dozen or more meters in the blast.
Pfeil-220-HE-Frag-II: The High Explosive Fragmentation Mark Two variant of the Pfeil-220 is an improved shrapnel version of the all-purpose rocket; it uses a standard one-hundred kilogram warhead using IMX-101 explosives and carries thirteen thousand tiny ball-bearings for additional damage. HE-Frag II's typically are used against infantry, anti-defense/structure, and against light skinned vehicles like aircraft and light armored vehicles. With a lethal range of forty-two meters, shrapnel and ball-bearings can travel up to sixty-two meters from the blast site.
Pfeil-220-DSM: The Dual Sub-Munition variant of the Pfeil-220 is a dual-purpose anti-infantry and vehicle sub-munition dispensing rocket; it uses a one-hundred kilogram storage space to house four-hundred bomblets, each using IMX-101 explosives that produce shaped charge shrapnel in all directions. DSM's typically target formations of enemy forces over a wide area using a number of smaller bomblets that deploy over a wide distance (approximately eighty meters) to destroy infantry and armored vehicles from multiple directions. Each bomblet is capable of penetrating one-hundred millimeters of armor from one-hundred millimeters away.
Pfeil-220-SMAT: The Sub-Munition Anti-Tank Pfeil-220 is a an advanced anti-tank/vehicle sub-munition dispensing rocket; it uses a one-hundred kilogram storage space to house ten smart sub-munitions that use a EEP warhead powered by an IMX-101 explosive. These sub-munitions use infrared and millimeter-radar to spot their intended target - an armored vehicle or main battle tank - as it corkscrews down to the ground. The rocket ignites and separates high above an intended target area, each munition will then float down individually looking for its target; once the target is spotted, the munition floats until it is close enough above the vehicle and detonates - launching its made warhead onto the target's rooftop. This top-down attack targets top armor of vehicles, which is weaker, and finds its target individually rather then with manned assistance.
Pfeil-220-Incendiary: The Incendiary Pfeil-220 is a high explosive incendiary rocket intended to create a sea of flames when launched in full barrages; the one-hundred kilogram warhead features a IMX-101 explosive device that ignites the incendiary warhead, spreading it over a wide area. The warhead itself is built with a kerosene-based fuel mixture, an oxidizing agent, and contains large amounts of white phosphorous. The Incendiary variant is used to defeat defenses, infantry, and destroying a large variety of structures and equipment. Incendiary Pfeil-120 mm rockets have a lethality range of about forty-two meters.
Pfeil-220-Spatz: A modified submunitions variant - the Spatz variant is a special made carrying bus for Sptaz submunitions. Stacked one after another, fourteen Spatz submunitions are carried in a bus system that has six submunitions per level. Upon entry the submunitions are deployed at optimal altitude and engage targets autonomously.
Pfeil-220-Spatz Rocket: An upgraded variant of the standard HE-Frag model - the Spatz Rocket variant is a smart guided high explosive artillery rocket that incorporates enhanced guidance and communication technology used in the Sptaz submunition. The upgraded rocket features a redesigned main body with deploying fins for improved maneuverability during flight. A new cone assembly (or warhead area, if you wish to call it) includes the electro-optical system and laser rangefinder assembly, a high explosive warhead, and additional guidance equipment (GPS, IMU, laser altimeter rangefinder, and the rocket's guidance computer). The incorporation of smart guidance and tracking technology allows the rocket to coordinate with other munitions in flight to maximize lethality during barrages; such coordination factors in the munition's size, blast area, and the other munitions traveling with the rocket. Rockets, for example, can carpet an area evenly, maximize the casualty/damage potential using blast areas for reference, or work together to single out targets of opportunity they can independently identify. Essentially, this is a smart, guided, and improved artillery rocket based off the Spatz's technology.
Export
Pfeil Rockets can be purchased from the Wolf Armaments main storefront page in pods, bulks, or as single rockets.
Pfeil-120-HE-Frag: $1,000 NSD per rocket. $40,000 NSD per forty-rocket pod/bulk.
Pfeil-120-HE-Frag-II: $1,200 NSD per rocket. $48,000 NSD per forty-rocket pod/bulk.
Pfeil-120-DSM: $1,400 NSD per rocket. $56,000 NSD per forty-rocket pod/bulk.
Pfeil-120-SMAT: $1,700 NSD per rocket. $68,000 NSD per forty-rocket pod/bulk.
Pfeil-120-Incendiary: $1,300 NSD per rccket. $52,000 NSD per forty-rocket pod/bulk.
Pfeil-120-Smk: $800 NSD per rocket. $32,000 NSD per forty-rocket pod/bulk.
Pfeil-120-Jammer: $1,500 NSD per rocket. $60,000 NSD per forty-rocket pod/bulk.
Pfeil-120-AGR: $1,300 NSD per rocket. $5,200 NSD per four-rocket pod/bulk.
Pfeil-120-Spatz: $1,500 NSD per rocket. $57,000 NSD per forty-rocket pod/bulk.
Pfeil-120-Spatz Rocket: $3,000 NSD per rocket. $120,000 NSD per forty-rocket pod/bulk.
Pfeil-120 DPR: $4 Billion NSD.
Pfeil-220-HE-Frag: $1,400 NSD per rocket. $28,000 NSD per twenty-rocket pod/bulk.
Pfeil-220-HE-Frag-II: $1,600 NSD per rocket. $32,000 NSD per twenty-rocket pod/bulk.
Pfeil-220-DSM: $1,800 NSD per rocket. $36,000 NSD per twenty-rocket pod/bulk.
Pfeil-220-SMAT: $2,100 NSD per rocket. $42,000 NSD per twenty-rocket pod/bulk.
Pfeil-220-Incendiary: $1,700 NSD per rocket. $34,000 NSD per twenty-rocket pod/bulk.
Pfeil-220-Spatz: $1,900 NSD per rocket. $37,000 NSD per twenty-rocket pod/bulk.
Pfeil-220-Spatz Rocket: $4,500 NSD per rocket. $90,000 NSD per forty-rocket pod/bulk.
Pfeil-220 DPR: $8 Billion NSD.