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'''Price (without torpedo):''' $375,000 per unit (VL version), $385,000 (submarine launch canister) | '''Price (without torpedo):''' $375,000 per unit (VL version), $385,000 (submarine launch canister) | ||
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'''Dimensions:''' Length: 5.27m (without booster), 5.72m (with booster), 6.25m (submarine launch canister); Diameter: 464mm (pre-launch); 533mm (stabilising fins, submarine launch canister); Wingspan: 1.624m (wings of launch vehicle extended)<br> | '''Dimensions:''' Length: 5.27m (without booster), 5.72m (with booster), 6.25m (submarine launch canister); Diameter: 464mm (pre-launch); 533mm (stabilising fins, submarine launch canister); Wingspan: 1.624m (wings of launch vehicle extended)<br> | ||
'''Mass:''' 701.71kg (without booster), 822.94kg (with booster), 969.68kg (submarine launch canister).<br> | '''Mass:''' 701.71kg (without booster), 822.94kg (with booster), 969.68kg (submarine launch canister).<br> | ||
Revision as of 04:05, 27 July 2006
The GWS.41 Loon is an anti-submarine missile that can be launched either from surface ships or submarines. It carries 200-350kg lightweight (i.e. 324mm) torpedo to the last noted position of the target before releasing its payload.
The weight of the launch vehicle, with booster but without the torpedo, is about 500kg (497.94kg; 376.71kg without booster). With an MU 90 torpedo, the Loon can attain a range of up to 60km, with an initial speed (ballistic phase) of up to Mach 2.25. The launch vehicle can be continuously updated by the firing vessel while in flight. Once the booster engine has been detached, the Loon cruises to the target using a high efficiency turbojet engine at trans-sonic (high subsonic) speed. Above the target, the launch vehicle releases the payload, which then parachutes into the water and proceeds to seek its foe.
The Loon can be launched by a ship equipped with a Mk.41 VLS, or a ship or submarine able to fire a Tomahawk missile.
GWS.41M2
Uses the GWS.63A Barracuda lightweight torpedo instead of the Eurotorp MU 90.
GWS.41
Dimensions: Length: 5.25m (without booster), 5.7m (with booster), 6.25m (submarine launch canister); Diameter: 464mm (pre-launch), 533mm (stabilising fins, submarine launch canister); Wingspan: 1.624m (wings of launch vehicle extended)
Mass: 680.71kg (without booster), 801.94kg (with booster), 948.68kg (submarine launch canister).
Payload: EuroTorp MU90 Impact lightweight torpedo
Range: 60km
Speed: Mach 2.25 (ballistic phase); Mach 0.6-0.85 (transitional); ~50kts (terminal velocity of MU 90 torpedo)
Price (without torpedo): $375,000 per unit (VL version), $385,000 (submarine launch canister)
GWS.41-2
Dimensions: Length: 5.27m (without booster), 5.72m (with booster), 6.25m (submarine launch canister); Diameter: 464mm (pre-launch); 533mm (stabilising fins, submarine launch canister); Wingspan: 1.624m (wings of launch vehicle extended)
Mass: 701.71kg (without booster), 822.94kg (with booster), 969.68kg (submarine launch canister).
Payload: Lyme and Martens Industries GWS.63A Barracuda lightweight torpedo
Range: 75km
Speed: Mach 2.25 (ballistic phase); Mach 0.6-0.85 (transitional); ~50kts (terminal velocity of pay)
Price (without torpedo): $375,000 per unit (VL version), $385,000 (submarine launch canister)
Price (with torpedo): $2,625,000 per unit (VL version), $2,635,000 (submarine launch canister)
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