MGM-5 Corporal
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The MGM-5 Corporal missile was an American short-range, nuclear-armed tactical surface-to-surface ballistic missile. It was the first guided weapon authorized by the United States to carry a nuclear w
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Major General Gladeon M. Barnes (right) and JPL Acting Director Frank Malina (left) stand below the 39-foot Corporal E, which was launched in May 1947.
Corporal of the Royal Artillery in West Germany
MGM-5 on an erector-and-launcher.
Mark 7 nuclear bomb
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Mark 7 "Thor" was the first tactical fission bomb adopted by US armed forces. It was also the first weapon to be delivered via toss bombing with the help of the low-altitude bombing system. The weapon
MGM-5 Corporal
…Type II Type IIa Type IIb Specifications Mass 11,000 lb (5,000 kg) Length 45 ft 4 in (13.82 m) Diameter 30 in (76 cm) Wingspan 7 ft (2.1 m) Warhead W7 nuclear Warhead weight Approximately 1,000 lb (450 kg) Blast yield 20 kilotons of TNT (84 TJ) Engine 89 kN (20,000 lbf) Propellant Liquid fuel Operational…
Mark 7 nuclear bomb at USAF Museum
T2 Atomic Demolition Munition
A Douglas A4D-2 carrying a Mk 7 bomb on the USS Saratoga in the early 1960s