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From: dritchey@ihlpb.att.com {Don Ritchey)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Re: Lance missile
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Date: 31 May 89 03:42:45 GMT
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From: dritchey@ihlpb.att.com {Don Ritchey)
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military@cbnews.ATT.COM (William B. Thacker):
In article (Message-ID:  <6960@cbnews.ATT.COM>), you wrote

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> From: sun!portal!cup.portal.com!mmm
> On the TV news, I saw a Lance missile followed by film of a missile being
> launched.  The missile rotated in flight.  I'm wondering if this could
             Yes, they do.
> have been a Lance, or whether they just spliced together some random
> footage of a missile taking off.  (The Lance has fins, so I would not
> expect it to spin.)
> 
> On the same subject, does the Lance have guidance, or is it just a 
                       Yes, it does, an inertial guidance system of
some sort
> point-and-shoot type weapon?  (The fins appear to be attached just prior
> to launching, so I doubt they are controlled by a guidance mechanism.)
                They do connect to the inertial guidance system, exact
method unknown.  Lance is a guided missile.
> How big a warhead does it have?
  About a ton or so.  Various warheads are available, I can't say much
more without open source references available.

BTW, this is for you, to answer your question, not for the news group.

Best wishes,

Don --

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