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Mark 36 SRBOC

Alright kiddo, so you know how sometimes boats and big ships need to protect themselves from bad guys that might shoot missiles at them?

Well, one way they can do that is by using something called a Mark 36 SRBOC.

A Mark 36 SRBOC is basically a fancy launcher that can shoot out little “dummy” missiles. And when those missiles are shot out, they create a big and bright cloud of stuff called countermeasures.

This cloud of countermeasures makes it really hard for a bad guy’s missile to find and hit the boat or ship. It’s like playing hide-and-seek and the boat is hiding behind a big cloud of smoke – the bad guy can’t see the boat as well and can’t shoot it with a missile as easily.

So, the Mark 36 SRBOC is a really important tool that helps keep boats and ships safe from bad guys and their missiles.