RIM-8 Talos
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| General Information | |
| Type | Surface-to-air guided missile system |
| Manufacturer | Bendix Corporation |
| development | 1945 |
| Commissioning | 1958 |
| Technical specifications | |
| length | 11.58 m |
| diameter | 710 mm |
| Combat weight | 3,538 kg |
| span | 2,900 mm |
| Drive First stage Second stage |
Booster ramjet engine |
| speed | Do 2.5 |
| Range | 185 km, operating altitude 24,000 m |
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| Target location | semi-active radar target search (SARH) |
| Warhead | 136 kg fragmentation warhead or W30 5 kT nuclear warhead |
| Detonator | Proximity and impact fuses |
| Lists on the subject | |
The RIM-8 Talos was a sea-launched long -range surface-to-air missile of the United States Navy and one of the first anti-aircraft missiles with which American ships were equipped. The rocket was 11.58 m long, weighed 3,538 kg and had a range of up to 160 km. The Talos was in service from 1963 until the late 1970s.
description
The first tests with the new missile developed from the Bumblebee project began in 1959, still under the designation SAM-N-6 . The semi-active radar-guided weapon was introduced to the US Navy in 1963; there were several variants with conventional or nuclear warheads and ground-to-ground versions for use against radar stations.
Due to its size, the weapon could only be used by a few ships. The launch was from a Mk. 12 double-arm launcher, the magazine held 46 missiles.
During the Vietnam War , three MiGs were shot down by the Talos of the Long Beach and the Chicago . The Long Beach except the Mk-12 starters early 1980s against Armored Box Launcher has been replaced, the vessels which were Talos began, retired at the latest 1980th
Re-use
The launch stage of the disarmed Talos rockets is used as a launch stage in various sounding rockets such as the Talos Aries and the Black Brant XI and XII due to their high thrust . Other Talos missiles have been modified for targeting and are used under the designation MQM-8 Vandal . Outwardly, these do not differ from the original Talos guided missiles. MQM-8 target missiles are launched from Point Mugu to simulate supersonic cruise missiles to test defense systems.
commitment
- USS Galveston (CLG-3) , USS Little Rock (CG-4) , USS Oklahoma City (CLG-5) (refitted Cleveland-class cruisers )
- USS Albany (CA-123) , USS Chicago (CA-136) , USS Columbus (CA-74) (converted Baltimore and Oregon City classes )
- USS Long Beach (CGN-9)
Web links
- RIM-8 at navweaps.com (Engl.)
- RIM-8 at globalsecurity.org (Engl.)