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Post by: GRUNHERZ on December 25, 2001, 01:15:00 AM

The US Military had a STARSHIP in service at one point.

What kind of weapon system was this STARSHIP?

Title: Name this. (number somethin or other)
Post by: Tac on December 25, 2001, 10:00:00 AM

SKYLAB

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Post by: Bluefish on December 25, 2001, 01:04:00 PM

M60A2, a derivative of the M60 series MBTs which mounted the 152mm gun/launcher for the Shillelagh missile system from the Sheridan, but in a different turret. I think they were all pulled after a couple of years in the mid 70s.

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Post by: GRUNHERZ on December 25, 2001, 01:14:00 PM

Bluefish wins!

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Post by: fdiron on December 28, 2001, 02:30:00 AM

The reason they were all pulled out of service was because of the massive recoil from the 152mm cannon.

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Post by: bolillo_loco on December 28, 2001, 05:04:00 PM

was it a gun or a howitzer? does anybody know the weight of the projectile and the MV?

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Post by: fdiron on December 28, 2001, 06:27:00 PM

It was a gun and a missle launcher.  The sheridan was able to handle the shillelagh system alright, but the 100+ M60A2s equipped with it were all withdrawn from service.  It had many technical difficulties and a slow rate of fire.

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Post by: Widewing on December 28, 2001, 06:37:00 PM

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Originally posted by fdiron:
The reason they were all pulled out of service was because of the massive recoil from the 152mm cannon.

You will find that the Sheridan suffered from excessive recoil, not the M60A2. What ended the deployment of the type was the obsolesence of the Shillelagh missile and the fact that the guidance electronics was being damaged by the blast of the gun and simple rough handling. The science of "hardened" electronics was in its infancy at the time the system was deployed.

This oddball model of the M60 came about in an effort to offset the numerical advantage held by the Warsaw Pact forces in the 1970s.
Thankfully, it never needed to be tested by actual warfare.

My regards,

Widewing

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Post by: fdiron on December 28, 2001, 08:52:00 PM

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and the fact that the guidance electronics was being damaged by the blast of the gun  

This is another way of saying recoil isnt it?

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Post by: Widewing on December 29, 2001, 01:09:00 PM

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Originally posted by fdiron:


This is another way of saying recoil isnt it?

I'm speaking of the electronics within the missile itself, not the tank. Recoil was not especially heavy. The 15 ton Sheridan would rock back so far as to lift the front bogies and tracks clear off the ground.

My regards

Widewing