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Masurca
Masurca missile on launcher
Type
Surface-to-air missile
Place of origin
France
Service history
In service
1968 to 2009
Used by
France
Production history
Designed
1960
Manufacturer
ECAN Ruelle
Produced
1966
Variants
Mk1, Mk2 mod2 and Mk2 mod3
Specifications
Mass
950 kg (2,090 lb) + 1,148 kg (2,531 lb) booster
Length
5.38 m (17 ft 8 in) + 3.32 m (10 ft 11 in) booster
Diameter
0.406 m (1 ft 4.0 in)
Wingspan
0.770 m (2 ft 6.3 in)
Warhead
100 kg (220 lb) HE blast-fragmentation
Detonation mechanism
Proximity fuze
Engine
Matra solid rocket booster and sustainer
Operational range
55 km (34 mi)
Flight ceiling
20,000–30,000 m (66,000–98,000 ft)
Maximum speed
Mach 3.0
Guidance system
Inertial initial and Semi-active radar homing terminal
Steering system
Control surfaces
Launch platform
ship
The Masurca missile was a first-generation naval surface-to-air missile system developed and used by the French Navy. Planned as the primary air defence missile system of the first generation of French guided missile ships, it was used only aboard the two Suffren-class frigates and as a retrofit to the cruiser Colbert.
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class were armed with a twin launcher situated on the quarterdeck for the Masurca surface-to-air missile. 48 missiles were carried. The frigates were also...
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