Talk:Pershing missile
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Is it MGM-31 (title), or MGM-32 (opening sentence)? -- Kimiko 06:39, 8 Aug 2003 (UTC)
[edit] Accuracy
The Pershing 2, if I recall, was the most accurate missle in the US arsenal. It was also the first warhead that would arrive in Moscow should SIOP ever be acted upon. As such, it was ideal for a decapitation strike of the Soviet leadership, should that have ever been desired. I imagine the war planners were sorry to see it go. Does my memory serve me correctly? If so, perhaps we can add this... --Commking 23:30, 13 February 2006 (UTC)
Pershing 2 was a tactical weapon, intended to achieve parity with the Soviet tank divisions and to counter the RSD-10 (SS-20). With a 50 kT warhead and a 1 meter CEP it was not a city buster but a precision weapon for targets such as armored columns, airfields, command centers and the like. --Gadget850 ( Ed) 02:47, 14 February 2006 (UTC) Historian, Pershing Professionals Association
Word has it SIOP said otherwise. For a decapitation strike, Pershing 2 had no peer. If someone can tell me a better way for such an attack, I look forward to it. --Commking 07:06, 14 February 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Move
Propose that MGM-31 Pershing be moved back to Pershing missile. The MGM-31 designation was used only on the Pershing I and IA models. An exhaustive search of documentation shows no useage of MGM or any other designator for Pershing II or Pershing 1B. --Gadget850 ( Ed) 17:51, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
