Description
5-Inch / 127mm Zuni Mark 32 Mod 0 ATAP Warhead Cutaway with Replica Mark 188 Mod 0 Fuze and Adapter/Booster
Item Overview
This display cutaway is built around an original U.S. Navy 5-inch Mark 32 Mod 0 Anti-Tank/Anti-Personnel warhead made for the Zuni aircraft rocket system. The original warhead body has been sectioned to reveal its internal layout. A newly manufactured inert replica Mark 188 Mod 0 nose fuze and replica adapter/booster complete the display. The assembly contains no explosive filler, propellant, live fuze train, detonator, or other energetic material. The rocket motor and launcher are not included.
Identification and Features
The official service designation was 5.0-Inch Rocket Warhead Mark 32 Mod 0, commonly shortened to Mk 32 Mod 0 ATAP. ATAP stands for Anti-Tank/Anti-Personnel and describes the warhead’s combined shaped-charge and fragmentation role. This cutaway preserves the form of the original warhead while allowing its major design areas to be viewed for study and display.
- Official service designation: 5.0-Inch Rocket Warhead Mk 32 Mod 0
- Common designation: Mk 32 Mod 0 ATAP
- Caliber: 5 inches / 127mm
- Original service role: Anti-tank and anti-personnel
- Warhead: Original U.S. military component
- Display configuration: Inert cutaway
- Nose fuze: Inert replica Mark 188 Mod 0
- Adapter/booster: Inert replica display component
- Associated complete rocket: 5-Inch FFAR Mark 41 Mod 1 Zuni
- Associated rocket motor: Mark 16 Mod 1 or Mod 2, not included
- Status: Completely inert and intended only for display, collecting, and education
Cutaway Display
The cutaway section exposes the internal arrangement of the warhead body and helps explain how the original service design combined armor penetration with controlled fragmentation. The original warhead is the historical core of this display. The replica fuze and adapter/booster restore the correct general profile without adding a functioning explosive train. Minor details may differ from an assembled live-service example because these upper components were manufactured as inert reproductions.
Original Service Function
The live Mk 32 Mod 0 used a shaped-charge design with a copper cone to form a focused penetrating jet when the warhead struck a target. A patterned or waffled liner helped break the surrounding metal into useful fragments for an anti-personnel effect. This allowed the warhead to be used against armored vehicles, fortifications, equipment, gun positions, and exposed personnel. When fitted with the Mark 188 Mod 0 point-detonating fuze, the warhead was intended to function upon impact. All explosive and initiating materials found in an original service-loaded warhead are absent from this display.
Mark 188 Mod 0 Fuze and Booster
The original Mark 188 Mod 0 was an acceleration-armed, point-detonating nose fuze with no intentional delay. In service, the fuze initiated the explosive train after impact while built-in safety features helped prevent arming before launch. The fuze and adapter/booster included with this cutaway are newly manufactured inert replicas. They contain no detonator, booster charge, explosive train, or working firing mechanism and are included only to show the assembled appearance of the service warhead.
Original Service Specifications
The following figures describe the original military service configuration and may not match the exact size or weight of this empty cutaway with replica parts. Wartime and postwar manuals list the Mk 32 Mod 0 as a large aircraft-rocket warhead intended for the modular 5-inch Zuni system.
- Warhead length without shipping details: Approximately 29.112 inches
- Original shipping length: Approximately 30.299 inches
- Original nominal fired weight: Approximately 45.76 pounds
- Original nominal shipping weight: Approximately 46.16 pounds
- Original service filler: Approximately 15 pounds of Composition B
- Original service initiator-booster: Approximately 0.30 pound of tetryl
- Original Mark 188 Mod 0 fuze: Approximately 5.11 inches long and 0.75 pound
- Complete Mark 41 Mod 1 rocket: Approximately 110 inches long and 107 pounds in service configuration
Zuni Rocket System
The Zuni was a modular 5-inch folding-fin aircraft rocket developed for the U.S. Navy during the Cold War. Different warheads and fuzes could be joined to a standard rocket motor to meet different missions. The Mark 41 Mod 1 ATAP configuration combined a Mark 16 rocket motor, Mark 32 Mod 0 warhead, and Mark 188 Mod 0 nose fuze. Zuni rockets could be launched individually or in rapid groups from four-round launcher packages. This listing includes only the cutaway warhead assembly and does not include a rocket motor, fins, igniter, launcher, or aircraft mounting equipment.
Historical Background and Use
The Zuni entered American naval aviation service during the late 1950s and became one of the best-known heavy unguided aircraft rockets of the Vietnam War. U.S. Navy and Marine Corps aircraft used members of the Zuni family for training and combat missions against vehicles, fortified positions, buildings, artillery sites, and other surface targets. Documented Zuni launch platforms included the F-4 Phantom II, F-8 Crusader, A-4 Skyhawk, and OV-10 Bronco. The exact warhead and fuze fitted to a Zuni depended on the mission, so not every photographed Zuni carried the Mk 32 Mod 0 ATAP configuration represented by this display.
Condition
This item combines an original military warhead body with newly manufactured replica fuze and adapter/booster components. The warhead may show scratches, dents, paint loss, oxidation, surface wear, tool marks, old markings, or other evidence of age, storage, and cutaway preparation. Replica-part finish and minor construction details may vary. This listing is for one inert cutaway warhead assembly only; the rocket motor, launcher, shipping container, aircraft, and other accessories are not included unless specifically stated. Please check the pictures for the general condition of the item.
Ideal For
This large cutaway makes an impressive educational and historical display for collections focused on American naval aviation, aircraft rockets, the Vietnam War, and military ordnance design.
- Zuni rocket collections
- U.S. Navy and Marine Corps aviation displays
- Vietnam War aviation exhibits
- Cutaway ordnance collections
- F-4, F-8, A-4, and OV-10 displays
- Military museums and educational exhibits
Pictures are stock images of our inventory. Unless otherwise noted, you will not be receiving the exact item shown in the pictures. The pictures are representative of the item’s general condition. The item you receive might be slightly better, or worse, condition than was shown in the pictures.
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