THE WEAPONS

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Air Weapons



Grumman F-14 Tomcat




  • Wingspan(unswept) - 64 ft. 1.5 in.
  • Wingspan(swept) - 38 ft. 2.5 in.
  • Length - 62 ft. 8 in.
  • Height - 16 ft.
  • Weight(max.) - 74,349 lbs.
  • Engine Thrust - 28,500 lbs.
  • Engines - 2 F110-GE-400 turbofans
  • Max. Speed - 1,734 mph
  • Max. Range - 2,000 mi
  • Service Ceiling - 50,000+ ft

    McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle





  • Wingspan - 42 ft. 9.75 in.
  • Length - 63 ft. 9 in.
  • Height - 18 ft. 5.5 in.
  • Weight(max.) - 68,000 lbs
  • Engines - 2 Pratt &Whitney turbofans
  • Engine Thrust - 28,830 lbs
  • Max Speed - Mach 2.5+
  • Range - 3,570 mi
  • Service Ceiling - 60,000 ft.

    General Dynamics F-16 Falcon





  • Wingspan - 31 ft.
  • Length - 49 ft. 3 in.
  • Height - 16 ft. 8.5 in.
  • Weight - 42,300 lbs.
  • Engine - 1 turbo fan
  • Engine Thrust - 25,000 lbs.
  • Max Speed - Mach 2
  • Max. Range - 2,415 miles
  • Service Ceiling - 50,000 ft.

    F/A-18 Hornet



  • Wingspan - 37 ft. 6 in.
  • Length - 56 ft.
  • Height - 15 ft. 3.5 in.
  • Weight - 36,710 lbs.
  • Engines - 2 GE turbofans
  • Engine Thrust - 16,000 lbs.
  • Max Speed - Mach 1.8+
  • Max. Range - 2,303 miles
  • Service Ceiling - 50,000 ft.

    F-117A Stealth



  • Wingspan - 43 ft. 4 in.
  • Length - 65 ft. 11 in.
  • Height - 12 ft. 5 in.
  • Weight - 52,500 lbs.
  • Engines - 2 GE turbofans
  • Engine Thrust - 11,000 lbs.
  • Max Speed - Mach 0.9
  • Max. Range - 1,250 miles
  • Service Ceiling - 52,500 ft.

    A-10 Thunderbolt II



  • Wingspan - 57 ft. 6 in.
  • Length - 53 ft. 4 in.
  • Height - 14 ft. 8 in.
  • Weight - 50,000 lbs.
  • Engines - 2 GE turbofans
  • Engine Thrust - 9,065 lbs.
  • Max Speed - 439 mph
  • Max Range - 2,454 miles
  • Service Ceiling - 30,500 ft.

    B-52 Stratofortress



  • Wingspan - 185 ft.
  • Length - 160 ft. 11 in.
  • Height - 40 ft. 8 in.
  • Weight - 488,000 lbs.
  • Engines - 8 P&W turbofans
  • Engine Thrust - 13,750 lbs.
  • Max Speed - 595 mph.
  • Max Range - 10,145 miles
  • Service Ceiling - 55,000 ft.

    E-3 Sentry (AWACS)



  • Wingspan - 145 ft. 9in.
  • Length - 152 ft. 11 in.
  • Height - 41 ft. 9 in.
  • Weight - 325,000 lbs.
  • Engines - 4 P&W turbofans
  • Engine Thrust - 21,000 lbs.
  • Max Speed - 530 mph.
  • Max Range - 7,475 miles
  • Service Ceiling - 29,000 ft.

    Grumman A-6 Intruder



  • Wingspan - 53 ft.
  • Length - 54 ft. 9 in.
  • Height - 16 ft. 2 in.
  • Weight - 60,400 lbs.
  • Engines - 2 Pratt & Whitney J52-P-8B turbojets
  • Engine Thrust - 9,300 lbs.
  • Max. Speed - 648 mph
  • Max. Range - 2,740 miles
  • Service Ceiling - 42,400 ft.

    AV-8B Harrier II



  • Wingspan - 30 ft. 4 in.
  • Length - 46 ft. 4 in.
  • Height - 11 ft. 7.75 in.
  • Weight - 29,750 lbs.
  • Engines - 1 Rolls-Royce F402-RR-402 turbojet
  • Engine Thrust - 21,500 lbs.
  • Max. Speed - 683 mph
  • Max. Range - 2,015 miles
  • Service Ceiling - 50,000 ft.

    Helicopters


    AH-64A Apache Helicopter



  • Main Rotor Diameter - 48 ft.
  • Tail Rotor Diameter - 9 ft. 2 in.
  • Length - 48 ft. 2 in.
  • Height - 12 ft. 7 in.
  • Weight - 21,000 lbs.
  • Max. Speed - 184 mph
  • Max. Range - 300
  • Service Ceiling - 21,000 ft.

    AH-1S Huey Cobra




  • Main Rotor Diameter - 44 ft.
  • Tail Rotor Diameter - 8ft. 6 in.
  • Length - 44 ft. 7 in.
  • Height - 13 ft. 5 in.
  • Weight - 10,000 lbs.
  • Speed - 141 mph
  • Max Range - 315 miles.
  • Service Ceiling - 12,200 ft.


    Missles


    Harpoon Anitship Missle




  • Length - 15 ft. 1 in.
  • Diameter - 1 ft. 1 in.
  • Weight - 1,498 lbs
  • Speed - 600 mph
  • Range - 92 miles
  • Warhead - 488 lb. high explosive

    Sidewinder Missle (Air-to-Air)





  • Length - 9 ft. 5 in.
  • Weight - 191 lbs.
  • Guidance - Infrared
  • Warhead - 20.8 lbs.
  • Range - 10 miles


    Maverick Missle(Air-to-Ground)



  • Length - 8 ft. 2 in.
  • Weight - 462 lbs.
  • Guidance - Electro-Optical
  • Warhead - 83 lbs.
  • Range - 14 miles

    Land Weapons

    M-1A1 Abrams




  • Length: - 26 ft.
  • Width: - 11 ft. 11 in.
  • Height: - 7 ft. 9.6 in.
  • Weight: - 63 tons
  • Speed: - 45 mph
  • Range: - 289 mi
  • Armament: - One 120mm M256; 2 7.62mm machine guns; 1 .50 caliber machine gun.



    M998 (HMMWV)





  • Length: - 15 ft.
  • Width: - 7 ft. 1 in.
  • Height: - 5 ft. 7.5 in.
  • Weight: - 4,969 lbs
  • Speed: - 65 mph
  • Range: - 351 mi

    M2/M3 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicles



  • Length - 21 ft. 2 in.
  • Width - 10 ft. 6 in.
  • Height - 9 ft. 9 in.
  • Weight - 49,802 lbs.
  • Speed - 41 mph
  • Range - 300 miles
  • Obstacle Performance - 3.0 ft
  • Armament - One 25mm chain gun; One 7.62mm Machine Gun; One Twin Launcher for TOW missles.

    M109 155mm Self-Propelled Howitzer



  • Length - Barrel: 16 ft. 8 in. Overall: 29 ft. 11 in.
  • Width - 10 ft. 4 in.
  • Weight - 55,000 lbs.
  • Speed - 33 mph
  • Recoil System - Hydropneumatic
  • Rate of Fire - Maximum: 3 rounds per minute Sustained: 1 round per minute
  • Range (conventional ammunition) - 19,794

    Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS)





  • Length - 12 ft. 11 in. per rocket
  • Diameter - 8.9 in. per rocket
  • Weight - 667 lbs. per rocket
  • Vehicle Speed - 40 mph
  • Rate of Fire - 12 rockets in 1 minute
  • Range - Rocket: - 18 miles Vehicle: - 300 miles


    Sea Weapons

    Nimitz-Class Aircraft Carrier





  • Displacement - 81,600 tons
  • DIMENSIONS:
  • Length - 1,089 ft
  • Beam - 134 ft.
  • Draft - 37-38 ft. 6 in.
  • Speed - 30 knots (34.5 mph)

    Spruance-Class Destroyers


  • Displacement - 8,040 tons
  • DIMENSIONS:
  • Length - 529 ft
  • Beam - 55 ft.
  • Draft - 29 ft.
  • Speed - 32.5 knots (37.4 mph)
  • Armament- Sea Sparrow Missles; Harpoon Missles; Torpedos; et.al.

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