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Old 10-02-10, 07:36 PM   #7
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Originally Posted by TLAM Strike View Post
Not that impressive, a MGM-1 Matador had much lower performance over a Super Saber.

The Matador was basically a "Super V-1".

A Regulus II would have left the Super Saber in the dust...
When you consider when missile was first produced, the achievement of packing so much in to such a small missile and making it work at that time in history, it really brings it to attention what a ground breaking weapon it was. The big daddy of all heat seeker missiles!
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