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GUIDED MISILES
Definition
Looking back in to the history of rockets and guided missiles,
we find that rockets were used
in China and India around 1000AD for fire works as well as other
purposes.
The current phase in the history of missiles began during the
Second World War with the use
of V1 and V2 missiles by the Germany. Since then there has been
a rapid growth in this field
because of technological development.
Types Of Guided Missiles
Presently there are many types of guided missiles. They can be
broadly classified on the basis
of their features such as type of target, method of launching,
range, launch platform,
propulsion or guidance and tye of trajectory.
On the basis of target they are classified as Antitank/
Antiarmour, Antipersonnel,
Antiaircraft, Antiship/ Antisubmarine, Antisatallites or
Antimissiles.Another classification of
missiles which depends upon the method of launching. They are
surface- to- surface Missiles
[ SSM], Surface-to-Air Missiles [SAM], Air -to-Air Missiles
[AAM] and Air- to- Surface
Missiles. Surface- to - Surface Missiles are common
Ground-to-Ground ones. Although these
may be launched from a ship to another ship. Under water
weapons, which are launched from
a submarine, also come under this classification.Surface-to-Air
Missiles ar3 essential
complaint of modern air defence systems along with Antiaircraft
guns which are used against
hostile aircrafts. Air-to-air Missiles are for air born battle
among fighter or bomber aircraft.These are usually mounted under
the wings of the aircraft and are fired against the target. The
computer and radar networks control these missiles.
On the basis of range, missiles can be broadly classified as
short range missiles, medium
range missiles, intermediate range missiles and long range
missiles. These classifications is
mainly used in the care of SSM missiles which travel a distance
of about a distance of about
50 to 100 km. Are designated as short range missiles. Those with
a range of 100 to 1500 km.
Are called medium range missiles and missiles having a range up
to 5000 km. Are said to be
intermediate- range missiles. Missiles, which travel a distance
of 12000 km, are called long-
range missiles.
On the basis of launch platform missiles can be termed as
shoulder fired, Land/ Mobile fired,
Aircraft/ Helicopter borne, Ship/ submarine- launched.
Based on guidance, missiles are broadly classified as command
guider missiles, Homing
guidance, Beam rider guidance, inertial navigation guidance and
stellar guidance.One more
classification is based on the type of trajectory and a missile
is called as a ballistic missile or
a cruise missile.
By definition ballistic missile is the one, which covered a
major part of its range outside the
atmosphere where the only external force active on the missile
is the gravitational force ofearth, while the cruise is the one,
which travels its entire range within the atmosphere at aim
