Talk:RIM-2 Terrier

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[edit] Terrier Versions

Here is a quick and dirty table for the article. It needs more work. Feel free to tinker with it.

Designation	Early Designation	Control Surfaces	Guidance	Notes
RIM-2A	BW-0	Wing Control	Beam-Riding	Subsonic targets only
RIM-2B	BW-1	Wing Control	Beam-Riding	Subsonic targets only
RIM-2C	BT-3	Tail Control	Beam-Riding	In Service 1958, supersonic targets
RIM-2D	BT-3A(N)	Tail Control	Beam-Riding	W45 Nuclear 1kT yield
RIM-2E	HT-3	Tail Control	Semi-active radar homing	Late Version
RIM-2F		Tail Control	Semi-active radar homing	New Rocket Motor

--Two way time (talk) 20:50, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Guided Missile Launch System	Description
Mk1	Prototype Terrier launchers on USS Mississippi
Mk2	Land based launcher
Mk3	Land based launcher
Mk4	Bottom feeding Terrier launcher on Boston class CG
Mk8	Terrier launcher on USS Gyatt DDG-1
Mk9	Terrier launcher on Cleveland class CG conversions
Mk10	Most common Terrier launcher. Employed in all other Terrier vessels.