A RIM-66 Standard MR on a Mark 26 launcher, USS Ticonderoga, 1983.
Type
Guided Missile Launching System
Place of origin
United States
Service history
In service
1976 - 2005 (USN) 2005 - present (ROCN)
Used by
United States Navy (formerly) Republic of China Navy
Wars
Cold War
Production history
Designed
1970s
Manufacturer
FMC / United Defense / BAE
No. built
26 systems on 13 ships
Variants
Mod 0 to 5
Specifications
Rate of fire
2 missiles every 9 seconds 1 second salvo delay
The Mark 26 Guided Missile Launching System (GMLS) was a United States Navy fully automated system that stows, handles, and launches a variety of missiles. The system supported RIM-66 Standard, RUR-5 ASROC, and potentially other weapons.[1] The Mark 26 had the shortest reaction time and the fastest firing rate of any comparable dual arm shipboard launching system at the time. With only one man at the control console, a weapon can be selected, hoisted to the guide arm, and launched. Several mods (0 to 5) provided magazine capabilities of 24 to 64 missiles.[2]
^Mk26 GMLS United Defense pamphlet via alternatewars.com Accessed May 11, 2014
^NAVEDTRA 14909 Gunner’s Mate 3 & 2 – Chapters 7 through 8 (1996) via alternatewars.com Accessed May 11, 2014
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