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View Poll Results: Which was the better or 'sexier' Pershing... not refering to 'Blackjack' Pershing! | |||
Pershing 1/1A was the best! Rugged and put fear into the Soviets! | 33 | 71.74% | |
Pershing II was the wave of the future if Armaggedon, this is the platform to do it with! | 13 | 28.26% | |
No there is another I favor even above the Pershing 1/1A/2! | 0 | 0% | |
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Pershing I vs. Pershing II ... which was the best!?
Simple poll, you decide which was the better!
J Weight 4,655 kilograms (10,263 lb) Length 10.5 metres (34.4 ft) Diameter 1.02 metres (3.3 ft) Blast yield W50 nuclear warhead 60 kilotons of TNT (0.25 PJ) 200 kilotons of TNT (0.84 PJ) 400 kilotons of TNT (1.7 PJ) Engine First stage: Thiokol TX TX-174 115 kN (25,900 lbf) 38.3 s Second stage: Thiokol TX-175 85 kN (19,100 lbf) 39 s Operational range 740 kilometres (460 mi) Boost time 77.3 seconds Speed Mach 8 Guidance system Eclipse-Pioneer ST-120 inertial guidance Steering system Jet vanes, air vanes Accuracy 400 metres (1,310 ft) circular error probable Launch platform M474 transporter erector launcher Pershing II Weight 7,490 kilograms (16,513 lb) Length 10.6 metres (34.8 ft) Diameter 1.02 metres (3.3 ft) Blast yield W85 nuclear warhead: 5 kilotons of TNT (21 TJ) to 80 kilotons of TNT (330 TJ) W86 earth penetrator (canceled) Engine Hercules, two-stage, solid propellant Operational range 1,770 kilometres (1,100 mi) Speed Mach 8+ Guidance system Singer Kearfott Inertial and Goodyear Aerospace active radar Steering system vector control system (steerable nozzle), air fins Accuracy 30 metres (100 ft) circular error probable (restrictions apply) Launch platform M1003 erector launcher Transport M1001 MAN tractor in Germany M983 HEMTT in the U.S. |
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