CHAPTER 1 SYSTEM DESCRIPTION Pershing I1 (PII) is a ground-mobile, surface-to-surface, nuclear weapon system. It is a solid-propellant missile with ground support equipment (GSE) mounted on wheeled vehicles. The missile may be launched quickly and is an effective weapon against a broad spectrum of targets. NISSILE CHARACTERISTICS 10.6 meters long, and has a range of 1,000 miles (1,800 krn). A kit is available with which The Pershing II missile, with the normal the erector-launcher can be converted to configuration of first- and second-stage adapt to a single-stage missile, if required. propulsion sections and . the . reentry vehicle, The result is a missile with reduced weight, weighs more than 16,000 pounds, is about length, and range. I FIRST-STAGE SECOND-STAGE REENTRY PROPULSION PROPULSION 1 SECTION 1 VEHICLE SECTION I
DesignationFM 6-11
EditionMar 1985
StatusSuperseded
Pages148
FunctionFires
EchelonBattery
CollectionRecent Archive
Public domain (U.S. Government work)