Regulus: The Forgotten Weapon

Stumpf, David K.

ISBN 10: 1563112779 / ISBN 13: 9781563112775

Published by Turner, 1997

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A comprehensive history of Chance Vought?s Regulus I and II missile programs, covering development, testing, deployment, and operational use within the U.S. Navy?s Cold War strategic deterrent system. Includes detailed technical information, unit histories, photographs, and firsthand accounts.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Regulus: The Forgotten Weapon
• Publisher: Turner
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1563112779
• ISBN 13: 9781563112775
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Dimensions: 1.78W x 22.33H x 28.93D centimeters 1.78 centimeters width by 22.33 centimeters height by 28.93 centimeters depth
• Weight: 2.31 pounds

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Synopsis

In the closing months of World War II, guided missile technology blossomed as a technological breakthrough for the delivery of offensive weapons. Late in the war, Germany introduced its V-1 and V-2 missile systems, and the Soviet ballistic missile program late in the decade heightened the need for a U.S. intermediate-range missile program.

During this period, the Chance Vought Aircraft Corporation, famous for its F4U Corsair aircraft among others, began work on a new guided missile program with the U.S. Navy—giving birth to the Regulus missile.

Regulus: America's First Nuclear Submarine Missile provides a detailed report on Chance Vought's Regulus I and II guided missiles, the program that paved the way in the fields of inertial navigation, missile guidance and impact accuracy. The book covers examples of the day-to-day operations as well as the yearly milestones for the program as it reached operational status, and covers naval deployment on aircraft carriers, to heavy cruisers and finally to the five submarines that patrolled the North Pacific. Detailed appendices include detailed discussions of the missile's guidance systems, nuclear warheads, flight operations and production summaries.

Regulus was an important step in the evolution of America's missile defense program, and this book is a fitting tribute to the history of this complex system, and the people who made it happen.