Descriptionary

RGM-66D see Standard SSM.

RIM-2 see Terrier.

RIM-8 see Talos.

RIM-24 see Tartar.

RIM-66 see Standard Missile.

Sam-D an army air defense artillery, surface-to-air missile system.

Sergeant a mobile, inertially guided, solid-propel- lant, surface-to-surface missile with nuclear warhead capability, designed for short-range targets up to 75 miles. Also known as MGM-29A.

Shillelagh a missile system mounted on the main battle tank and attack reconnaissance vehicle for employment against enemy armor, troops, and field fortications. Also known as MGM-51.

short-range attack missile an air-to-surface missile, armed with a nuclear warhead, launched from the B- 52 and the FB-111 aircraft. Also known as AGM-69.

Shrike an air-launched antiradiation missile designed to home on and destroy radar emitters. Also known as AGM-45.

Sidewinders a solid-propellant, air-to-air missile with nonnuclear warhead and infrared, heat-seeking homer. Also known as AIM-9.

Sparrow an air-to-air solid-propellant missile with nonnuclear warhead and electronic-controlled hom­ing. Also known as AIM-7.

Spartan a nuclear surface-to-air guided missile for­merly deployed as part of the Safeguard ballistic mis­sile defense weapon system. It is designed to intercept strategic ballistic reentry vehicle above Earth's atmo­sphere.

Sprint a high-acceleration, nuclear surface-to-air guided missile designed to intercept strategic ballistic reentry vehicles above Earth's atmosphere.

Standard Arm an air-launched antiradiation missile designed to home on and destroy radar emitters. Also known as AGM-78.

Standard Missile A shipboard, surface-to-surface and surface-to-air missile with solid-propellant rocket engine. Also known as RIM-66.

Standard SSM a surface-to-surface antiradiation missile equipped with a conventional warhead. Also known as RGM-66D.

Stinger a lightweight, portable, shoulder-fired, air defense artillery missile weapon.

Subroc submarine rocket; submerged, submarine- launched, surface-to-surface rocket with nuclear depth charge or homing torpedo payload, primarily antisubmarine. Also known as UUM-44A.

Talos a shipborne, surface-to-air missile with solid- propellant rocket and ramjet engine. It is equipped with nuclear or nonnuclear warhead, and command, beam-rider homing guidance. Also known as RIM-8.

Tartar a shipborne, surface-to-air missile with solid- propellant rocket engine and nonnuclear warhead. Also known as RIM-24.

Terrier a surface-to-air missile with solid-fuel rocket motor. It is equipped with radar beam rider or hom­ing guidance and nuclear or nonnuclear warhead. Also known as RIM-2.

Titan II a liquid-propellant, two-stage, rocket-pow­ered intercontinental ballistic missile guided to its target by an all-inertial guidance and control system. The missile is equipped with a nuclear warhead and designed for deployment in underground silos. Also known as LGM-25C.

Tomahawk an air-, land-, ship-, or submarine- launched cruise missile with conventional or nuclear capability.

Trident II a three-stage, solid-propellant ballistic missile capable of being launched from a Trident submarine. It is equipped with advanced guidance, nuclear warheads, and a maneuverable bus that can deploy warheads to multiple targets; its range is over 4,000 miles. Also known as UGM-96A.

uGM-27 see Polaris.

uGM-73A see Poseidon.

uGM-96A see Trident.

uS Roland a short-range, low altitude, all- weather, army air defense artillery surface-to-air missile system.

uuM-44A see Subroc.

xMGM-52 see Lance.

NAVY AND MARINES

(Also see ships and boats in transportation)

acoustic mine a mine that responds to the sound of a passing ship.

acoustic minehunting the use of sonar to detect mines.

Aegis an integrated shipboard weapon system com­bining computers, radars, and missiles to provide a defense umbrella for surface shipping.

afloat support logistic support providing fuel, ammunition, and supplies outside the confines of a harbor.

air boss on a carrier, one who supervises the flight deck.

airdale slang for a naval aviator.

air wing aboard an aircraft carrier, the officers and crew members assigned to aircraft.

amphibious assault ship a naval ship designed to embark, deploy, and land elements of a landing force in an assault by helicopters, landing craft, and amphibious vehicles.

amphibious reconnaissance a reconnaissance mis­sion to survey a shore area, usually in secret.

angled deck on an aircraft carrier, a landing deck that is slightly offset by 10 degrees to port to make it easier for a bolter to take off again after an aborted landing.

antenna mine a mine fitted with an antenna that, when touched by a ship, explodes the mine.