Rocketry Analysis

Engines
Generally, initial testing infrastructure, and engine development.
No external technologies required.
Solid Rocket Fuel required for Infantry AT rockets and Artillery rockets.
Liquid Fuel Rocket Engine required for Infantry AT missiles.
Ramjet Engine required for Light Aircraft rocket engines.
Turbojet Engine required for Heavy and Light Aircraft turbojet engines.

ID Requires Allows Name / Effects
7001 1403 Solid Rocket Fuel
14307
7101 7002 Wind Tunnels
7201 7001 Liquid Rocket Fuel
7301 7001 Solid Fuel Rocket Engine
7101
7302 7101 1704 Liquid Fuel Rocket Engine
7201
7301
7303 7101 10704 Ramjet Engine
7302
7701 7101 9705 Turbojet Engine
7303 10705

Tests
5 types used by external technologies, and a test range!
No external technologies required.
Small Rocket Flight Tests required for Infantry AT rockets and Artillery rockets.
Ground Launch Tests required for Infantry AT missiles and Artillery rocket assisted projectiles.
Trajectory Tests Flights required for Infantry AT missiles.
Air-launch tests required for Infantry AT missiles.
Sea-launch tests that aren't currently required by anything…

ID Requires Allows Name / Effects
7002 7001 1403 Small Rocket Flight Tests
14307
7102 7002 Test Range
7401 7102 1704 Ground Launch Tests
14801
7402 7102 1704 Trajectory Test Flights
7401
7403 7102 1704 Air-launch tests
7402
7404 7102 Sea-launch tests
7403

Rocket Units
4 versions that activate unit types, along with a lot of incremental technology.
No external technologies required.
Miniature Steam Engine required for Submarine closed circle engine.

ID Requires Allows Name / Effects
Common
7103 7002 Telemetrics Station
7203 7103 Gyroscope Autopilot
Bomb
7202 5701 Miniature Steam Engine
7501 7202 Launch Catapult
7502 7103 Modified Steering Fins
7203
7503 7303 Flying Bomb
7401 type = activate_unit_type which = flying_bomb
7402
7501
7502
Rockets
7601 7203 Advanced Gyroscope Autopilot
7602 7203 Reinforced Ribs
7402
7603 7302 Flying Rocket
7401 type = activate_unit_type which = flying_rocket
7402
7601
7602
7941 3302 Gyrostabilized Launch Computer
7603
7942 7941 Ballistic Missile
type = new_model which = flying_rocket value = 1
7971 7606 Multi-stage Ballistic Missile Test Flights
7942
7972 7602 ICBM Guidance System Computer
7942
7973 7971 Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
7972 type = new_model which = flying_rocket value = 2

Nuclear Delivery / Submarine Launch
3 types that enable nuclear carriers to launch and submarines.
A nuclear requirement.
No external technologies affected.

ID Requires Allows Name / Effects
Nuclear Delivery
7801 7503 Nuclear Modified Flying Bomb
8400 type = nuclear_carrier which = flying_bomb

Tactical Missiles
3 upgrades that affect air_attack (fighters), naval attack (torpedo planes and tactical bombers), and AA (AA batteries).
An Electronic missile technology is required for all.
Joystick Wire Guidance required for Infantry AT missiles.
ASM and SAM affect Naval missile applications.

ID Requires Allows Name / Effects
7702 3705 Air-to-Air Missile (AAM)
7302 type = air_attack which = fighter when = now value = 3
7401
7402
7403
7003 7002 1704 Joystick Wire Guidance
7703 3705 6903 Air-to-Surface Missile (ASM)
7003 6904 type = naval_attack which = torpedo_plane when = now value = 2
7302 type = naval_attack which = tactical_bomber when = now value = 2
7401
7402
7403
7704 3705 6943 Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM)
7301 type = AA_batteries value = 30
7401
7402

Bomb and Rocket Technology Diagrams
The following diagrams illustrate the research progression required to deploy the four Rocketry Units. Note, that external requirements are not shown. Neither is the requirement that each base technology level must be researched prior to researching any detail technologies at that level.

Note, 7201 Liquid Rocket Fuel is missing from the first diagram. It requires 7001 and is required by 7302. And the second diagram needs to be corrected. The bugged 7507 has been changed to the correct 7606 in the tech file.

 

By State Machine as of 1.04
(30 January Beta Patch)