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system, which would result in signal bouncing off waves when aimed near the horizon and confusing the seeker. The group managed to convince MIT of the need for a narrow beam guidance system and called the result "Mopsy". However, the US Navy lost interest in using Meteor as a ship-launched weapon,
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nightfighters as carrier aircraft; fifteen launches were also made from ground launchers at NOTS' China Lake range. However, in 1953 the program was cancelled, as better missiles were becoming available.
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project and called the adapted Meteor "Mopsy". When the US Navy abandoned their interest in a ship-launched version, Mopsy went no further.
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and similar weapons. They had been studying this concept under their
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Abandoned military rocket and missile projects of the United States
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Armament, Part 2: Missiles and Projectiles
337:requirement. Having faced German guided bombs like
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128:13 feet 11.25 inches (4.25 m)
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528:International Missile and Spacecraft Guide
1107:Weapons and ammunition introduced in 1948
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350:and nothing further came of this effort.
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236:Semi-active radar homing
144:8.9 inches (230 mm)
120:580 pounds (260 kg)
833:SSM-N-9 (II) Regulus II
755:Surface-to-air missiles
667:Air-to-surface missiles
417:Babcock 2008, p.20-21.
265:carrier-based aircraft
247:was an early American
175:25 pounds (11 kg)
969:RTV-N-6 Bumblebee XPM
891:CTV-N-8 Bumblebee STV
604:Air-launched missiles
403:Friedman 1982, p.275.
323:Douglas F3D Skyknight
202:25 miles (40 km)
828:SSM-N-9 (I) Lacrosse
432:Flight International
319:Douglas JD-1 Invader
787:SAM-N-8 (II) Typhon
611:Air-to-air missiles
251:, developed by the
172:Warhead weight
886:CTV-N-6 Gorgon III
881:CTV-N-4 Gorgon IIA
876:CTV-N-2 Gorgon IIC
643:AAM-N-7 Sidewinder
596:United States Navy
293:Bureau of Ordnance
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249:air-to-air missile
188:Liquid-fuel rocket
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389:Parsch 2003
286:Development
276:glide bombs
196:Operational
1091:Categories
931:Propulsion
555:21 January
536:B000MAEGVC
365:References
331:Royal Navy
272:Royal Navy
1016:See also:
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370:Citations
308:cruciform
97:1945-1946
64:1948-1953
1074:Tiny Tim
1069:Sparoair
999:RTV-N-16
994:RTV-N-15
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507:(1982).
259:for the
229:Guidance
149:Wingspan
141:Diameter
94:Designed
84:Designer
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959:RTV-N-2
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