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Boeing Aerospace AGM-27 Thunderbolt Air to Ground Missile
Type: | Long range air to ground missile. |
Service Use: | (A, B, C) 2047-2055 RDF Space Navy, Navy, Air Force, Space Marines, and Marines. (D, E) 2054-2065 RDF Space Navy, Navy, Air Force, Space Marines, and Marines. |
Length: | 450 cm |
Diameter: | 60 cm |
Wingspan: | 100 cm |
Weight: | (A, B, D, E) 400 kg (C) 460 kg |
Warhead: | (A, D) Plasma (C) W-221 Nuclear Reaction (B, E) High Explosive |
Weight/Yield: | (A, B) 110 kg (C) selectable 10 kT to 100 kT (D, E) 100 kg |
Propulsion: | Hybrid rocket engine |
Guidance: | (A, B) Combined IIR, inertial navigation system and active radar homing. (C) Combined IIR, inertial navigation system and active radar homing with permissive action link (PAL). (D, E) Combined IIR, inertial navigation system and active radar homing with Galactic Positioning System (GPS). |
Max Speed: | Mach 6.5 |
Acceleration: | (A, B, D, E) 2.8 G (C) 2.4 G |
Range: | 450 km (atmosphere), 194.9 kps delta-v (space) |
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