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W-87 Minuteman III
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W-87 Minuteman III

W-87 Minuteman III
W-87 Minuteman III
Blast Radius Blast Radius4.710km
Fireball Radius Fireball Radius 0.600km
Height Height56m
Kilotons Kilotons300kt
Radiation Radius Radiation Radius0.460km
Weight Weight270kg





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AGM 65 Maverick

AGM 65 Maverick
AGM 65 Maverick
Blast Radius Blast Radius27km
Fireball Radius Fireball Radius 16km
Height Height2.49m
Weight Weight301.5kg

The AGM-65 Maverick is an air-to-ground missile (AGM) designed for close air support. It is the most widely produced precision-guided missile in the Western world, and is effective against a wide range of tactical targets, including armor, air defenses, ships, ground transportation and fuel storage facilities. Development began in 1966 at Hughes as the first missile to use an electronic contrast seeker. It entered service with the United States Air Force in August 1972. Since then, it has been exported to more than 30 countries and is certified on 25 aircraft. The Maverick served during the Vietnam, Yom Kippur, Iran–Iraq, and Persian Gulf Wars, along with other smaller conflicts, destroying enemy forces and installations with varying degrees of success.



Since its introduction into service, numerous Maverick versions had been designed and produced using electro-optical, laser, and imaging infrared guidance systems. The AGM-65 has two types of warhead: one has a contact fuze in the nose, the other has a heavyweight warhead fitted with a delayed-action fuze, which penetrates the target with its kinetic energy before detonating. The missile is currently produced by Raytheon Missile Systems. The Maverick shares the same configuration as Hughes's AIM-4 Falcon and AIM-54 Phoenix, and measures more than 2.4 m (8 ft) in length and 30 cm (12 in) in diameter.

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