Common Missile
Common Missile was an
SLBM
and silo-launched ICBM, defined in the 1978 commonality study.
Description
The Common Missile was designed as a four-stage
reentry vehicles to independent targets. It is propelled from a canister by a gas generator prior to first stage ignition. The post boost vehicle consists of a structure to house the guidance and solid propulsion systems and a platform to mount the reentry vehicles. The post boost vehicle provides the reentry vehicle spacing and deployment maneuvers. The basic dimensions, length, and diameter, were derived from submarine launcher volumetric constraints. The booster stages were sized to provide for Navy guidance access requirements at the II-III interstage and for at-sea maintenance access. The missile was designed to fill the current Trident submarine
tube.
References
- "Strategic Forces ·Technical Assessment Review, 31 MARCH 1983" (PDF). pp. 4–7, 4–8, 4–9, 5.2.1-26 - 5.2.5-13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-12-21. Retrieved 2017-04-06.
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