MGM-52 Lance

MGM-52 Lance

Infobox Weapon
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name = MGM-52 Lance


type = Short-range ballistic missile
range = 75 mi
filling = 1 W-70 nuclear
yield = 1-100 kt
engine = Solid-propellant rocket
guidance =
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speed = >Mach 3
length = 20 ft
diameter = 22 in
weight = 2,850 lbs
payload_capacity =
manufacturer = LTV
unit_cost =
service= 1972–1992
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The MGM-52 Lance was a mobile field artillery tactical surface-to-surface missile system used to provide both nuclear and conventional fire support to the United States Army.

Deployment

The first Lance missiles were deployed in 1972, replacing the less reliable Sergeant SRBM.

A Lance battery (two fire units) consisted of two M752 launchers (one missile each) and two M688 auxiliary vehicles (two missiles each), for a total 6 missiles. The firing rate per unit was approximately three missiles per hour. This rapidity provided the U.S. Army with a very formidable SRBM force.

Deactivation

With the signing of the INF Treaty in 1987, the United States Army began withdrawing Lance missiles from Europe. By 1992, all United States Army Lance warheads were in storage awaiting destruction.

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In 1973, the Lance replaced the MGR-1 Honest John system and the MGM-29 Sergeant. It was deactivated in 1992. Following its deactivation, surplus rockets were retained to be used as targets for anti-missile systems.

The Lance used the W70 nuclear warhead. The W70-3 version was one of the first warheads to be battlefield-ready with an "enhanced radiation" (neutron bomb) capability.

The original design envisaged a chemical weapon warhead option, but this development was cancelled in 1970.

ee also

*Sea Lance, a similarly named, but unrelated submarine launched missile.

External links

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUbMsD9uSkA Video of Lance missiles being launched by British Army in 1992 - #1]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZkAdQzmCWE Video of British Army Lance launches in 1992 - #2]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ik6Kp-7h7GI&mode=related&search= Video of British Army Lance launches in 1992 - #3]
* [http://www.redstone.army.mil/history/lance/welcome.html Redstone Arsenal History] - Lance
* [http://www.herzobase.org Herzobase.org] - Lance Missile base in Germany

Related content

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* "M-" sequence:
LIM-49 -
RIM-50 -
MGM-51 - MGM-52 -
AGM-53 -
AIM-54 -
RIM-55

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* List of military aircraft of the United States
* List of missiles


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