RIM-24 Tartar
| RIM-24 Tartar | |
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RIM-24 on USS Berkeley (DDG-15) in 1970
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| Type | Medium range surface-to-air missile |
| Place of origin | United States |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1962 |
| Used by | United States Navy, and Others |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | General Dynamics (Convair) |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 1310 lb |
| Length | 180 in |
| Diameter | 13.5 in |
| Warhead | 130 lb continuous-rod |
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| Engine | Dual thrust, Solid-fuel rocket |
| Propellant | Solid Rocket Fuel |
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Operational
range |
8.7 nmi (RIM-24A) 16 nmi (RIM-24B) 17.5 nmi (RIM-24C) |
| Flight ceiling | 50,000 ft (RIM-24A) 65,000 ft (-24B) |
| Speed | Mach 1.8 |
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Guidance
system |
SARH |
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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. 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.
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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 Tartar was never given a SAM-N-x designation, and was simply referred to as Missile Mk 15 until the unified Army-Navy 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. Early versions proved to be unreliable. The Improved Tartar retrofit program upgraded the earlier missiles to the much improved RIM-24C standard. Further development was canceled and a new missile, the RIM-66 Standard, was designed to replace it. 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.
Variations
- RIM-24A: Original missile
- RIM-24B: Improved Tartar
- RIM-24C: Improved Tartar Retrofit (ITR) aka. Tartar Reliability Improvement Program (TRIP)
Ships carrying Tartar fire control systems
- Audace-class destroyer (Italy)
- Impavido-class destroyer (Italy)
- Charles F. Adams-class destroyer / Lütjens-class destroyer (Germany) / Perth-class destroyer (Australia)
- Albany-class cruiser
- Mitscher-class destroyer (guided missile modification)
- Forrest Sherman-class destroyer (guided missile modification)
- Brooke-class frigate
- California-class cruiser
- Virginia-class cruiser
- Kidd-class destroyer
- T 47-class destroyer (guided missile modification)
- Cassard-class frigate
- Tromp-class frigate with Mk.13 missile launcher (retired from service)
Operators
Current operators
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