Missile Mer Air RIM-24 Tartar

Missile Mer Air General Dynamics RIM-24 Tartar
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naval surface-to-air tactical guided missile
Designed as a medium-range air defense weapon, the Tartar was deployed as the primary AA weapon of destroyers, and the secondary AA weapon of cruisers. Associated equipment included the Mark 73/74 gun and guided missile director, and the AN/SPG-51 guidance radar. The Tartar was updated by the improvement of launch vessels' radar in readiness for Standard SM-2 adoption. The program, known as CG/SM-2 (ER), involved the fitting of AN/SPS-52 3-dimensional radar, AN/SPS-65 radar, and improved plotting equipment.
Technical data
Span 50.8 cm
Body diameter 30.0 cm
Length 4.6 m
Booster: ual-thrust solid-propellant rocket
Weight:Launch 680 kg
Performance: speed Mach 2; ceiling more than 12,000 m range more than 16 km)
Guidance: semi-active radar homing

Used also by: Australia, France, Iran, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Spain, Germany

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Destroyer USS Tattnall DDG 19