MGM-29 Sergeant
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The MGM-29 Sergeant was an American short-range, solid fuel, surface-to-surface missile. Activated by the US Army in 1962 to replace the MGM-5 Corporal it was deployed overseas by 1963, carrying the W52 nuclear warhead. It was replaced by the MGM-52 Lance and the last US Army battalion was deactivated in 1977.
The Sergeant had a takeoff thrust of 200 kN, a takeoff weight of 4530 kg, a diameter of 790 mm, a length of 10.52 m and a fin span of 1.80 m. It was used as the second stage of the Scout satellite launcher.
External links
- http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/sergeant.htm
- http://www.redstone.army.mil/history/systems/sergeant.html
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