ASROC (RUR-5A)
ASROC - Anti-Submarine ROCket
TTD
Length: 15 ft (m)
Weight: 1000 lbs (kg)
Diameter: 1 ft 0.5 in (m)
Span: 2 ft 9.25 in (m)
Speed: Mach 1
Range: 9M
Propulsion: solid rocket engine developed by the Navy, thrust 11000 lbs
Guidance: uncontrolled, timer ensured that the engine shuts down and the combat load is disconnected
Warhead: either a conventional torpedo or a W-44 deep nuclear warhead with few kilotons
Supplier: Honeywell Inc.
Deployed: over 1000 produced, 500 nuclear warheads in stock
Source: James N. Gibson - Nuclear Weapons of the United States, An Illustrated History, Schiffer publishing, 1996
ASROC - Anti-Submarine ROCket
TTD
Length: 15 ft (m)
Weight: 1000 lbs (kg)
Diameter: 1 ft 0.5 in (m)
Span: 2 ft 9.25 in (m)
Speed: Mach 1
Range: 9M
Propulsion: solid rocket engine developed by the Navy, thrust 11000 lbs
Guidance: uncontrolled, timer ensured that the engine shuts down and the combat load is disconnected
Warhead: either a conventional torpedo or a W-44 deep nuclear warhead with few kilotons
Supplier: Honeywell Inc.
Deployed: over 1000 produced, 500 nuclear warheads in stock
Source: James N. Gibson - Nuclear Weapons of the United States, An Illustrated History, Schiffer publishing, 1996