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RIM-24 Tartar

Type medium range surface-to-air missile
Service history
In service 1962
Production history
Manufacturer General Dynamics (Convair)
Specifications
Weight 1310 lb
Length 180 in
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Warhead 130 lb continuous-rod
Engine Dual thrust, Solid-fuel rocket
Operational
range		 8. A continuous-rod warhead is a specialized munition used as a part of anti-aircraft and anti-missile missiles 7 nmi (RIM-24A)
16 nmi (RIM-24B)
17. A nautical mile or sea mile is a unit of Length. It corresponds approximately to one minute of Latitude along any meridian. 5 nmi (RIM-24C)
Flight ceiling 50,000 ft (RIM-24A)
65,000 ft (-24B)
Speed Mach 1. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit Mach number (\mathrm{Ma} or M (generally ˈmɑːk sometimes /ˈmɑːx/ or /ˈmæk/ is the speed of an object moving through air or any Fluid 8
Guidance
system		 SARH
Launch
platform		 Surface Ship

The General Dynamics RIM-24 Tartar was a medium-range naval surface-to-air missile (SAM), and was among the earliest surface-to-air missiles to equip United States Navy ships. Semi-active radar homing, or SARH, is a common type of Missile guidance system perhaps the most common type for longer range air-to-air and Surface-to-air General Dynamics Corporation ( is a defense conglomerate formed by Mergers and Divestitures and as of 2008 it is the fifth largest Defense contractor A surface to air missile ( SAM) or ground-to-air missile ( GTAM) is a Missile designed to be launched from the ground to destroy Aircraft 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 the RIM-2 Terrier and RIM-8 Talos. The Convair RIM-2 Terrier was a two-stage medium-range naval Surface-to-air missile (SAM and was among the earliest surface-to-air missiles to equip United The Bendix RIM-8 Talos was a long-range naval Surface-to-air missile, and was among the earliest surface-to-air missiles to equip United States

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 Convair RIM-2 Terrier was a two-stage medium-range naval Surface-to-air missile (SAM and was among the earliest surface-to-air missiles to equip United 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. The Mk-13 guided missile launching system (GMLS is a single-arm missile launcher designed for use on Frigates and other military vessels The Mk-13 guided missile launching system (GMLS is a single-arm missile launcher designed for use on Frigates and other military vessels

The Tartar was replaced in U. S. Navy service with the RIM-66 Standard Missile (MR). The RIM-66 Standard MR (SM-1MR/SM-2MR is a medium range Surface-to-air missile (SAM originally developed for the United States Navy (USN Even after the upgrade to a new missile, ships were still said to be Tartar ships because they carried the Tartar Guided Missile Fire Control System. Description The Tartar Guided Missile Fire Control System, or Mk 74 Guided Missile Fire Control System or just Tartar, is a US-built medium-range anti-aircraft

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