Which one is bigger?

geetrue · 12-13-06, 07:26 PM

Did you ever wonder which one was bigger ...

The Polaris A-3 SLBM (left) next to its larger successor, the Poseidon C-3 SLBM, March 1968

The Polaris A-3 was the latest and last version of the Polaris missile, the Navy's first underwater ballistic
missile initially deployed in 1960. The A-3 was deployed between 1964 and 1981. In 1965, the Navy started
development of the next generation of SLBMs and beginning in 1971 the Poseidon C-3 was deployed aboard
31 converted Polaris submarines, with 16 missiles on each submarine.
The Polaris A-3 carried three W58 warheads, each
with a yield of 200 kilotons. The Poseidon C-3 carried an average of 10 W68
warheads, each with a yield of 40-50 kilotons
(the missile was tested with 14 warheads but carrying this number would restrict its range).

Geetrue adds: "Thank you boomers for a job well done"

12-13-06, 07:37 PM

You answered your own question.

Kapitan · 12-14-06, 02:01 PM

i think even a half blind person could have spotted that

TteFAboB · 12-14-06, 02:57 PM

I didn't even knew what they looked like.

Sailor Steve · 12-14-06, 04:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by geetrue

Did you ever wonder which one was bigger ...

No, it never crossed my mind.

geetrue · 12-16-06, 08:58 AM

Don't just look at the size ... The small one on the left (A-3) packs a bigger wahlap/whoosh/bang than the one on the right (C-3)

Three (3) 200 kilotons vs ten (10) 40-50 kilotons ... Warheads per missile. Do the math. I use to sleep 30 yards from these babies.

Abraham · 12-16-06, 11:00 AM

There are general conceptions in the military - just as in real life - like: "The Bigger, The Better", "The More Expensive, The Better" and "The Newer, The Better."
While these adagia are not always true, in military practice they are often applied and usually work as a team.

Whenever I'm faced with questions like the one of geetrue, I apply these adagia et vloilá!

Wim Libaers · 12-16-06, 05:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by geetrue

Don't just look at the size ... The small one on the left (A-3) packs a bigger wahlap/whoosh/bang than the one on the right (C-3)

Three (3) 200 kilotons vs ten (10) 40-50 kilotons ... Warheads per missile. Do the math. I use to sleep 30 yards from these babies.

However, a large number of small warheads properly spread over an area can do more damage than one big one for similar total yields.

XabbaRus · 12-16-06, 06:28 PM

It ain't the size of the ship but the motion of the ocean.....

Yahoshua · 12-17-06, 12:09 AM

My dad actually worked on building Trident missiles when he worked for Hughes Aircraft Co. back in the day.

U-533 · 12-17-06, 09:17 AM

Up to 14 warheads....hmm:hmm: ...I wonder if those were the plans Clinton

gave to China?

The Avon Lady · 12-17-06, 09:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by geetrue

Did you ever wonder which one was bigger ...

The guy on the right, in the dark Lockheed logo lab coat.

Abraham · 12-17-06, 02:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Avon Lady

Quote:

Originally Posted by geetrue

Did you ever wonder which one was bigger ...

The guy on the right, in the dark Lockheed logo lab coat.

Best answer yet!

geetrue · 07-19-09, 04:36 PM

Task Force made me do it ... I brought up my first thread (on this server)

We must have filled up the other server with so many sea stories that those threads got lost

XabbaRus · 07-20-09, 06:30 AM

How the hell and why did this get ressurected?

12-13-06, 07:26 PM	#1
geetrue Cold War Boomer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Walla Walla Posts: 2,837 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Which one is bigger? Did you ever wonder which one was bigger ... The Polaris A-3 SLBM (left) next to its larger successor, the Poseidon C-3 SLBM, March 1968 The Polaris A-3 was the latest and last version of the Polaris missile, the Navy's first underwater ballistic missile initially deployed in 1960. The A-3 was deployed between 1964 and 1981. In 1965, the Navy started development of the next generation of SLBMs and beginning in 1971 the Poseidon C-3 was deployed aboard 31 converted Polaris submarines, with 16 missiles on each submarine. The Polaris A-3 carried three W58 warheads, each with a yield of 200 kilotons. The Poseidon C-3 carried an average of 10 W68 warheads, each with a yield of 40-50 kilotons (the missile was tested with 14 warheads but carrying this number would restrict its range). Geetrue adds: "Thank you boomers for a job well done"

12-14-06, 02:01 PM	#3
Kapitan Sub Test Pilot Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK + Canada Posts: 7,130 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 7	i think even a half blind person could have spotted that __________________ DONT FORGET if you like a post to nominate it by using the blue diamond Find out about Museum Ships here: https://www.museumships.us/ Flickr for all my pictures: https://www.flickr.com/photos/131313936@N03/ Navy general board articles: https://www.navygeneralboard.com/author/aegis/

12-14-06, 02:57 PM	#4
TteFAboB Admiral Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,247 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	I didn't even knew what they looked like. __________________ "Tout ce qui est exagéré est insignifiant." ("All that is exaggerated is insignificant.") - Talleyrand

12-16-06, 08:58 AM	#6
geetrue Cold War Boomer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Walla Walla Posts: 2,837 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Don't just look at the size ... The small one on the left (A-3) packs a bigger wahlap/whoosh/bang than the one on the right (C-3) Three (3) 200 kilotons vs ten (10) 40-50 kilotons ... Warheads per missile. Do the math. I use to sleep 30 yards from these babies. __________________

12-16-06, 11:00 AM	#7
Abraham Eternal Patrol Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,572 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Which one is bigger? There are general conceptions in the military - just as in real life - like: "The Bigger, The Better", "The More Expensive, The Better" and "The Newer, The Better." While these adagia are not always true, in military practice they are often applied and usually work as a team. Whenever I'm faced with questions like the one of geetrue, I apply these adagia et vloilá! __________________ RIP Abraham Last edited by Abraham; 12-16-06 at 11:38 AM.

12-13-06, 07:37 PM	#2
waste gate Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	You answered your own question.

12-16-06, 06:28 PM	#9
XabbaRus Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 5,330 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	It ain't the size of the ship but the motion of the ocean..... __________________

12-17-06, 12:09 AM	#10
Yahoshua The Old Man Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,493 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	My dad actually worked on building Trident missiles when he worked for Hughes Aircraft Co. back in the day. __________________ Science is the organized unpredictability that strives not to set limits to mans' capabilities, but is the engine by which the limits of mans' understanding is defined-Yahoshua

12-17-06, 09:17 AM	#11
U-533 Samurai Navy Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: On my Boat Posts: 594 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Up to 14 warheads....hmm:hmm: ...I wonder if those were the plans Clinton gave to China?

07-19-09, 04:36 PM	#14
geetrue Cold War Boomer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Walla Walla Posts: 2,837 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Task Force made me do it ... I brought up my first thread (on this server) We must have filled up the other server with so many sea stories that those threads got lost __________________

07-20-09, 06:30 AM	#15
XabbaRus Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 5,330 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	How the hell and why did this get ressurected? __________________