Mark 36 SRBOC

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Two of the Mark 36 Mod 7 Super Rapid Bloom Off-board Chaff (SRBOC) system launchers aboard the battleship USS Wisconsin (BB-64) during Operation Desert Storm.

The BAE Systems Mark 36 Super Rapid Bloom Offboard Chaff (abbreviated as SRBOC or "Super-arboc") is a short-range mortar intended to launch chaff or infrared decoys within the vicinity of naval vessels, with the purpose of foiling anti-shipping missiles. Each launcher has 4 tubes set at a 45-degree angle, and 2 tubes set at a 60 degree angle, providing an effective spread of decoys and countermeasures to defeat RF-emitting missiles. The SRBOC can also be fitted with the TORCH infrared "flare" decoy system. Typical payload is 20 to 35 rounds per launcher.

The Mk. 36 SRBOC is in use with 19 navies around the world. It is very similar to the NATO Sea Gnat system.

[edit] External links

• Federation of American Scientists page
• SRBOC Factsheet

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