GAM-63 RASCAL

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:missile
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:A-6_Intruder
gptkbp:armament gptkb:AGM-12_Bullpup
gptkb:missile
gptkbp:combat_history gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkbp:combat_role anti-ship warfare
gptkbp:contract gptkb:U._S._Department_of_Defense
gptkbp:control_surfaces delta wings
gptkbp:deployment aircraft carrier operations
gptkbp:design Mc Donnell Douglas engineers
gptkbp:design_feature high speed
gptkbp:design_purpose destroy enemy ships
gptkbp:designated_as GAM-63
gptkbp:developed_by gptkb:Mc_Donnell_Douglas
gptkbp:development 1950s-1960s
gptkbp:diameter 0.4 meters
gptkbp:engine_type gptkb:turbofan_engine
gptkbp:first_flight gptkb:1962
successful
gptkbp:fuselage_material cylindrical
gptkbp:guidance_system active radar homing
inertial guidance
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label GAM-63 RASCAL
gptkbp:introduced_in gptkb:1963
gptkbp:is_targeted_at surface ships
gptkbp:launch_platform gptkb:A-4_Skyhawk
gptkb:fighter_aircraft
aircraft-mounted
gptkbp:launch_window air-launched
gptkbp:length 3.6 meters
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Mc_Donnell_Douglas
gptkbp:max_speed Mach 2.5
gptkbp:max_takeoff_weight 1,200 kg
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:military_operations limited
gptkbp:number_built approximately 1,000
gptkbp:operational_range 100 km
gptkbp:operational_status retired
gptkbp:operational_theater gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
gptkbp:operational_use naval strike missions
gptkbp:primary_user gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:project RASCAL
gptkbp:range 100 kilometers
gptkbp:retired 1970s
gptkbp:retirement advancements in missile technology
gptkbp:role gptkb:missile
gptkbp:service gptkb:1963
1970s
gptkbp:service_ceiling 15,000 meters
gptkbp:status obsolete
gptkbp:stealth_features limited
gptkbp:successor gptkb:AGM-86_ALCM
gptkbp:targets gptkb:naval_warfare
gptkbp:technology gptkb:missile
gptkbp:used_by gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:warhead_type nuclear
gptkbp:weight 1,200 kg
gptkbp:wingspan 2.4 meters
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:General_Atomics
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5