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Here is a photo showing launchers of the Luz missile.
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And at http://www.fas.org/irp/threat/missile/rumsfeld/pt2_carus2.htm there is a few sentences on the missile:
Do you know more about the Luz missiel? Especially I would be grateful for any info on its specifications.
Best regards,
Piotr
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And at http://www.fas.org/irp/threat/missile/rumsfeld/pt2_carus2.htm there is a few sentences on the missile:
The origins of the Israeli ballistic missile program date to several rocket
and missile programs in the late 1950s and the early 1960s. Israel began
development of guided missiles in 1954, and in 1958 Israel's military
research and development establishment, Rafael, tested a land attack
missile known as the Luz. This missile was proposed in ground-to-ground,
air-to-ground, and ship-to-ship versions. The ground-launched version had a
range of about 27 kilometers. The Artillery Corps fielded one battery of
the missiles, although it apparently was not viewed favorably by the army's
leadership. In addition, the ship-launched version entered formal
development, but the program was abandoned and replaced by the system that
came to be known as the Gabriel (developed by Israel Aircraft Industries
with Israel Military Industries producing the rocket motors). Rafael had
problems with the rocket motors, and never resolved the guidance problems.
Do you know more about the Luz missiel? Especially I would be grateful for any info on its specifications.
Best regards,
Piotr
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