NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Mark 36 SRBOC

The Mark 36 Super Rapid Bloom Offboard Countermeasures (abbreviated as SRBOC or Super-RBOC) is a short-range rocket intended to launch chaff within the vicinity of naval vessels, with the purpose of foiling anti-shipping missiles.

External links

Federation of American Scientists page (http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ship/weaps/mk-36.htm)

Categories: Military stubs

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