David
Sat January 11, 2003 9:50pm
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USS Du Pont (TB-7)
In a floating drydock at the Ollinger, Bruce Dry Dock Co., Mobile, Alabama, 18 February 1898.
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David
Thu January 16, 2003 10:40pm
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M9 Armored Combat Earthmo
Function: Combat Engineer Tasks
History: The M-9 ACE is currently in production and is in the process of being fielded to the FMF. Fielding for I MEF units (7th ESB and 1st CEB) and the EEAP at the MCAGCC, Twenty-nine Palms was completed in Jul-Aug 1995. Fielding for the II MEF units (8th ESB and 2d CEB) was completed in Sep 1995. Fielding of the M-9 ACE to the remaining units designated to receive this vehicle, including MARRESFOR units, III MEF units, and the Marine Corps Engineer School at Fort Leonard Wood, is scheduled for the first and second quarters of Fiscal Year 1996.
Description: The M-9 Armored Combat Earthmover is a highly mobile, full-tracked, air transportable armored earthmover and represents a significant enhancement to the combat engineers' capability to support the MAGTF. The M-9 ACE can be employed in a host of engineer tasks, such as clearing obstacles, preparing defilade and survivability positions, and a myriad of engineering construction tasks including dozing, scraping, grading, hauling, towing, and winching. With the combination of its cross-country mobility and armored protection, the M-9 ACE is capable of both offensive and defensive operations in the forwarded battle area. Additionally, with a cruising range of 200 miles, air transportability, and the ability to swim, the M-9 ACE can maintain the momentum of the maneuvering forces.
General Characteristics, M-9
Manufacturer:
United Defense LP York, PA
Inventory:
87
Weight (Net):
36,000 pounds
Weight (with ballast):
54,000 pounds
Length:
246 inches
Height:
105 inches
Width:
126 inches
Air Transportable:
C-130, C141B, C5A
Speed (Max):
30 mph
Cruising Range:
200 miles
Water Speed:
3 mph
Unit Cost:
$710,194
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David
Thu January 16, 2003 10:49pm
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LAV-AT Wheeled Anti-Tank
Function: Provide highly mobile, protected anti-armor fire support to light infantry and reconnaissance forces; provide capability to defeat heavy, armored targets at long ranges.
Description: The LAV-AT is an all-terrain, all-weather vehicle with night capabilities. It is air transportable via C-130, C-141, C-5 and CH-53 E. When combat loaded there are 2 ready and 14 stowed TOW II ATGMs as well as 200 ready rounds and 800 stowed rounds of 7.62mm ammunition. There are 8 ready rounds and 8 stowed rounds of smoke grenades. The missiles can be loaded under armor. The vehicle can be made fully amphibious within 3 minutes.
General Characteristics, LAV-AT
Inventory:
95
Length:
251.6 inches (6.39 meters)
Height:
123.0 inches (reducible to 106 inches) (3.12 meters)
Width:
98.4 inches (turret facing forward) (2.5 meters)
Weight:
24,850 pounds (11,281.9 kilograms)
Combat Weight:
27,650 pounds (12,533.1 kilograms)
Range:
410 miles (660.1 kilometers)
Speed:
62 mph (99.2 kmh)
Swim Speed:
6 mph (9.6 kmh)
Crew:
Driver, gunner, loader and commander
Armament:
M901A1 TOW II ATGM
M240E1 7.62 machine gun
Unit Replacement Cost:
$1,252,000
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tdeane
Wed April 23, 2003 7:28pm
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USS Alabama port shot
Picture of USS Alabama at final resting spot, Battleship Memorial Park in Mobile, Alabama.
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tdeane
Wed April 23, 2003 7:35pm
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USS Alabama, B.M.P Overhe
The USS Alabama at her home, Battleship Memorial Park in Mobile, Alabama.
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tdeane
Thu April 24, 2003 10:44am
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USS Drum at Battleship Me
The USS Drum (SS-228) now rests out of water on her cradle at Battleship Memorial Park in Mobile, Alabama.
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tdeane
Thu April 24, 2003 12:47pm
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USS Mobile, CL-63
USS Mobile underway in Pacific, OCT 43.
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David
Fri April 25, 2003 6:06pm
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CGC STINGRAY, Mobile, Ala
CGC STINGRAY, Mobile, Alabama, 2000
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David
Fri April 25, 2003 6:06pm
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CGC COBIA, Mobile, Alabam
CGC COBIA, Mobile, Alabama, 2002
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David
Sat January 3, 2004 10:02pm
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SA-2 Guideline
Function: Provide medium to high altitude 360 degree coverage against single aircraft or small groups of aircraft.
Description: Designed as a replacement for the SA-1 fixed installation surface to air missile (SAM) system, the SA-2 is capable of defending fixed installations as well as mobile field forces. In addition, while the SA-1's field of fire was limited, the SA-2 has 360 degrees of coverage, though it is only capable of engaging one target at a time. Though the deployment pattern may vary, there are always six launching positions per site, generally centered around a guidance radar and accessible by roads to facilitate reloading and servicing. The SA-2 was deployed in the Soviet Union to protect military facilities and airfields, as well as civilian population centers with more than 200,000 citizens. Additionally, the SA-2 say service with Soviet military forces in Germany, and was distributed to the Warsaw Pact beginning in 1960. Though it is mobile, the lag time associated with setting up and displacing an SA-2 site precludes its following a fluid front. Rather, the SA-2 would be used to defend unit headquarters, logistic centers, and theater assembly areas.
The SA-2 is a medium to high altitude two stage surface to air missile dependent on radar command guidance and armed with either a 15kt nuclear or a 195kg fragmentation warhead, each with contact, proximity or command detonation capability. The booster is a solid rocket propellant motor fitted with four large fins. The second stage is equipped with a storable liquid propellant sustainer motor and three sets of fins, a large set of four is mounted in the mid section, a smaller set of power control fins is mounted at the base, and an even smaller set of fixed fins is mounted on the nose. The warhead is mounted in the second stage forward of the large fins. At medium and low altitude the kill radius is 65 meters and the blast radius is 100-120 meters, which compensates for the missile's 75 meter circle of accuracy. At high altitude the blast radius is 250 meters.
An SA-2 battalion consists of 6 launchers, a command post fire control team and fire direction computer, a Fan Song missile control radar, P-12 Spoon Rest early warning search radar and typically 6 reloads. Typically the launchers will placed in a hexagonal pattern with all the command and control elements placed in the center of the hexagon. The Spoon Rest A-band radar has a range of 275 km and the Fan Song fire control and tracking radar has a range of 60-120km (A/B versions) or 70-145 km (C/E/F versions), depending on altitude, target type, and operating conditions. China produces its own version of the SA-2 designated HQ-1 and HQ-2) as does Egypt (designated Tayir as Sabah).
General Characteristics, SA-2 GUIDELINE Surface to Air Missile
Propulsion:
Booster; solid, sustainment; liquid (inhibited red fuming nitric acid oxidizer and kerosene)
Length:
34.7 feet (10.6 meters)
Diameter:
27.5 inches (70 centimeters)
Weight Fully Armed:
5,070 pounds (2,300 kilograms)
Maximum Range:
35 kilometers (B/F models), 44 kilometers (C model), 50 kilometers (D/E models)
Minimum Range:
7-9 kilometers
Fuzing:
Impact, proximity, command detonated
Ceiling:
27 kilometers (B/C/F models), 40 kilometers (D/E models)
Speed:
Mach 4 (B/C/D models) Mach 4.5 (E/F models)
Guidance System:
Command
Warhead:
195 kilograms internally grooved fragmentation, 15 kilotons yield nuclear
Rate of Fire:
Three missiles per target but limited to one target at a time
Introduction Date:
1959
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David
Sat January 3, 2004 10:02pm
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SA-8 Gecko
Function: Low altitude, forward deployed, mobile radar guided surface to air missile.
Description: The SA-8 is a low altitude single stage surface to air missile dependent on radar command guidance. The LAND ROLL radar is capable of aquiring targets at 30km and can begin tracking targets at 20 - 25km. Two seperate missile guidance radars are used (with off set frequencies to reduce the effectiveness of Electronic Counter Measure (ECM) activity)and each can guide a single missile. In the event of jamming or radar shut down the SA-8 may track targets optically. The SA-8 is armed with a 19kg fragmentation warhead with contact and proximity detonation capability.
An SA-8 battery consists of two launch vehicles, each armed with 6 missiles, and two transload vehicles with eighteen missile reloads. The lethal radius of the SA-8 at low altitude is 5 meters. The SA-8 is highly mobile, fully amphibious,air transportable, and can be displacing to a new location within 4 minutes after system shut down.
General Characteristics,SA-8 GECKO Surface to Air Missile
Propulsion:
Single stage solid rocket propellant
Length:
10.4 feet (3.1 meters)
Diameter:
8.2 inches (20.96 centimeters)
Weight Fully Armed:
286.6 pounds (130 kilograms)
Maximum Range:
15 kilometers
Minimum Range:
1500 meters
Minimum Altitude:
25 meters
Fuzing:
Impact, proximity
Ceiling:
5 kilometers
Speed:
Mach 2.4
Guidance System:
Radar command
Warhead:
19 kilograms fragmentation
Rate of Fire:
Three missiles per target but limited to one target at a time
Introduction Date:
1980
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