MGM-52 Lance

MGM-52 Lance
MGM-52 Lance missile erected for launch from the tracked M752 self-propelled launcher.
TypeTactical ballistic missile
Place of originUnited States
Service history
In service1972–1992
Used byU.S. Army, Britain, Belgium, Netherlands, Italy, and West Germany
Production history
ManufacturerLTV
Unit cost~US$800K (1996 dollars)[1]
~US$1.4 million (2023)[2]
No. built2,133[3]
Specifications
Mass2,850–3,367 lb (1,293–1,527 kg) depending on warhead[3]
Length20 ft (6.1 m)
Diameter22 in (560 mm)
Warhead1 W70 nuclear or M251 high explosive submunitions[3]
Blast yield1–100 kilotons of TNT (4.2–418.4 TJ)

EngineLiquid-propellant rocket
Operational
range
45–75 mi (72–121 km), depending on warhead[3]
Maximum speed >Mach 3
Guidance
system
inertial guidance

The MGM-52 Lance was a mobile field artillery tactical surface-to-surface missile (tactical ballistic missile) system used to provide both nuclear and conventional fire support to the United States Army. The missile's warhead was developed at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. It was replaced by MGM-140 ATACMS, which was initially intended to likewise have a nuclear capability during the Cold War.[4]

  1. ^ "Lance Missile (MGM-52C)". U.S. Nuclear Weapons Cost Study Project. Washington, DC: Brookings Institution. August 1998. Archived from the original on 10 September 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
  2. ^ Johnston, Louis; Williamson, Samuel H. (2023). "What Was the U.S. GDP Then?". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 30 November 2023. United States Gross Domestic Product deflator figures follow the MeasuringWorth series.
  3. ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference modernUSA was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Healy, Melissa (3 October 1987). "Senate Permits Study for New Tactical Nuclear Missile". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 8 August 2012.

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