MK 13/22 Guided Missile Launching System
The Guided Missile Launching Systems (GMLS)
Mk 13 and Mk 22 are fast reaction, compact
pointing launchers. Tthere are over 100 GMLS Mk 13 Mods 0 through 7 serving the
US Navy and 14 allied fleets. GMLS Mk 13 Mods 0 through 3 provides
capability to fire TARTAR missiles for antiair warfare, and GMLS Mk 13
Mods 4 through 7 provide capabilities for both the antiair Standard Missile
1 and the antiship guided missile (AGM) 84 HARPOON. The GMLS Mk
22 is currently serving onboard Spanish frigates transferred from the US
Navy, and provides TARTAR missile capabilities. GMLS Mk 13 and Mk 22 designs both provide 3 main component groups: launching system controls, the below-deck missile magazine, and a trainable single guide-arm launcher located topside. System controls
electronically monitor, direct, and provide test and fault isolation for all
GMLS operations.
The magazine contains a rotatable ready service ring
for missile storage and centrally located mechanical components. The
- GMLS Mk 13 provides inner and outer rings for a combined capacity of
40 missiles
- GMLS Mk 22 has a single ring with a capacity for 16 missiles.
Sources and Resources
http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ship/weaps/mk-13-gmls.htm
Maintained by Robert Sherman
Originally created by John Pike
Updated Saturday, December 12, 1998 7:17:49 AM
