AGM-84 HARPOON
The Harpoon is an all-weather, over-the-horizon, anti-ship missile manufactured by McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing Defense, Space & Security). The AGM-84E Standoff Land Attack Missile (SLAM) and later AGM-84H/K SLAM-ER (Standoff Land Attack Missile – Expanded Response) are cruise missile variants.
In 1965, the United States Navy began studies for a missile in the 24-nautical-mile (45 km) range class for use against surfaced submarines. The name Harpoon was assigned to the project. The sinking of the Israeli destroyer Eilat in 1967 by a Soviet-built Styx anti-ship missile shocked senior United States Navy officers, who until then had not been appreciative of the threat posed by anti-ship missiles. In 1970 Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Elmo Zumwalt accelerated the development of Harpoon as part of his "Project Sixty" initiative, hoping to add much-needed striking power to U.S. surface warships such as the Ticonderoga-class cruiser.
thx AEGIS for the AGM-84 model
The missile is gliding to the target,you will see it
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Predecessor Kicking Fish
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 36.2ft (11.0m)
- Length 35.1ft (10.7m)
- Height 15.5ft (4.7m)
- Empty Weight 8,680lbs (3,937kg)
- Loaded Weight 10,361lbs (4,699kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 3.253
- Wing Loading 34.1lbs/ft2 (166.6kg/m2)
- Wing Area 303.6ft2 (28.2m2)
- Drag Points 2625
Parts
- Number of Parts 84
- Control Surfaces 5
- Performance Cost 466