SS.10
SS.10 | |
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HEAT | |
Detonation mechanism | contact |
Engine | solid-fuel rocket |
Operational range | 500 to 1600 m |
Maximum speed | 80 m/s |
Guidance system | wire |
Steering system | control surfaces |
Launch platform | Individual, Vehicle |
The
Development
Development began in France in 1948, when the Arsenal de l'Aéronautique in Châtillon sous Bagneux began looking at the possibility of developing the German
The US army procured 500 missiles and three sets of launching equipment to evaluate a prototype version of the missile between early 1952 and October 1953, but concluded that the missile was not currently ready for use, but that the continued development should be monitored.[1] After development of the missile was completed, the US successfully re-evaluated the missile in mid-1958, and the later SS.11 (also by designer Bastien-Thiry) and Entac missiles were procured for Army use.
History
In late 1955, Israel ordered 36 SS.10 launchers. They were received a year later, too late for the IDF to use them in the 1956 Suez Crisis. Subsequently, a self-propelled variant was developed, with four launchers carried by Dodge truck. In the early 1960s, SS.10 missiles were retired from the IDF service, replaced by SS.11.[2]
The US Army was interested in the missile from an early stage, but pursued development of their own missile – the
Description
In flight, the missile is steered by an unusual arrangement of electrically powered vibrating
General characteristics
- Length: 860 mm
- Wingspan: 750 mm
- Diameter: 165 mm
- Launch weight: 15 kg
- Speed: 80 m/s
- Range: 500 to 1600 m
- Guidance: MCLOS
- Warhead: 5 kg Hollow-charge 400 mm versus RHA
Models
Prototypes
- Nord-5201 - Two winged prototype.
- Nord-5202 - Four winged prototype.
- Nord-5203 - Final production version.
Production versions
- SS.10 / MGM-21A
Operators
Former operators
References
- Nord SS.10/MGM-21 at Designation-Systems.Net
- Oleg Granovskiy, First Generation ATGMs in the IDF (Олег Грановский - ПТУР первого поколения в АОИ) at Waronline.org (in Russian)
Notes
- ^ US Army. "Development of the Shillelagh Missile" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2007.
- ^ Granovskiy
- ^ "Trade Registers". armstrade.sipri.org.