 In contrast, rockets in Europe were not iron cased and could not take large chamber pressures, and as a consequence they were not capable of reaching distances anywhere near as great.Hyder Ali's father was the "naik" or chief constable at Budikote, and he commanded 50 rocketmen for the Nawab of Arcot.There was a regular rocket corps in the Mysore Army, beginning with about 1,200 men in Hyder Ali's time.