- RIM-24 Tartar
Infobox Weapon
is_missile=yes
name=RIM-24 Tartar
caption=
origin=USA
type=Medium rangesurface-to-air missile
used_by=United States Navy , and Others
manufacturer=General Dynamics (Convair )
unit_cost=
propellant=Solid Rocket Fuel
production_date=
service=1962
engine=Dual thrust, Solid-fuel rocket
engine_power=
weight=1310 lb
length=180 in
height=
diameter=13.5 in
wingspan=
speed=Mach 1.8
vehicle_range=8.7 nmi (RIM-24A)
16 nmi (RIM-24B)
17.5 nmi (RIM-24C)
ceiling=50,000 ft (RIM-24A)
65,000 ft (-24B)
altitude=
filling=130 lb continuous-rod
guidance=SARH
detonation=
launch_platform=Surface ShipThe
General Dynamics RIM-24 Tartar was a medium-range navalsurface-to-air missile (SAM), and was among the earliest surface-to-air missiles to equipUnited States Navy ships. The Tartar was the third of the so-called "3 T's", the three primary SAMs the Navy fielded in the 1960s and 1970s, the others being theRIM-2 Terrier andRIM-8 Talos .History
The Tartar was born of a need for a more lightweight system for smaller ships, and something that could engage targets at very close range. Essentially, the Tartar was simply a RIM-2C Terrier without the secondary booster. The Tartar was never given a SAM-N-x designation, and was simply referred to as Missile Mk 15 until the RIM designation system was introduced in 1963.
The Tartar was used on a number of ships, of a variety of sizes. Initially the Mk 11 twin-arm launcher was used, later ships used the Mk 13 and Mk 22 single-arm launchers. Early versions proved to be unreliable. The Improved Tartar retrofit program upgraded the earlier missiles to the much improved RIM-24C standard. Further development was canceled and a new missile, the
RIM-66 Standard , was designed to replace it. Even after the upgrade to a new missile, ships were still said to be Tartar ships because they carried theTartar Guided Missile Fire Control System .Variations
*RIM-24A - Original missile
*RIM-24B - Improved Tartar
*RIM-24C - Improved Tartar Retrofit (ITR) aka. Tartar Reliability Improvement Program (TRIP)External links
*http://www.designation-systems.net/dusrm/m-24.html
*http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/tartar.htm
*http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/images/kn10000/kn11658c.htm (Potential image source)
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