SLAM Supersonic Low-Altitude Missile
| Specifications | ||
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| English | Metric | |
| Characteristics | ||
| Diameter (ft/cm) | 5 | 152 |
| Length (ft/cm) | 65 | 1981 |
| Gross Weight (lb/kg) | 45000 | |
| Range |
Essentialy Unlimited |
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| Speed (Mach) | 3 | |
| (Speed is the same as a rifle bullet 2280 mph) | ||
| Payload | ||
| 16 one-megaton bombs | ||
| Propulsion | ||
| 600 Megawatts from nuclear reactor | ||
| (Power is one-half the power output of Boulder Dam) | ||
| Guidance Systems | ||
| Inertial plus TERCOM | ||
| (TERCOM was developed for this program) | ||
| Other Facts | ||
| Lift/Drag Ratio - 2/1 | ||
| Missile Skin Temp - 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit | ||
| Airframe Material - Rene 41 Stainless Steel - Gold plated for radiation cooling | ||
| Skin Thickness - 1/10 to 1/4 inch | ||
| Flight Profile - Launch from mobile or stationary launchers from any point on earth by 3 solid propellant booster rockets to a high-altitude cruise, then decend to altitudes of 100 ft or so for Mach 3 penetration to the target area on any other part of the earth and eject 16 one-megaton hydrogen bombs to separate targets. | ||
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