A missile turret is a device used to aim missiles towards their targets before launch. Similarly to gun turrets they have been used on warships and vehicles on the ground. In most roles articulated missile launching systems on warships have been replaced by vertical launching systems. Ship-based missile systems often have centralised guidance systems which eliminate the need for targeting sensors on the turrets themselves.
The systems found on warships, especially those from the Cold War, may be termed as arm-launchers, either single- or twin-arm launchers, based on the amount of ready-to-fire missiles that they can hold.
Examples Aboard ships: Close-in weapon system Rolling Airframe Missile Crotale missile systems. Mk 10 GMLS for the RIM-67 Standard or RIM-2 Terrier missile Mk 12 GMLS for the RIM-8 Talos missile Mk 13 missile launcher Mk 26 launcher for the RIM-66 Standard or RIM-24 Tartar missile On land: Air Defense Anti-Tank System MIM-72/M48 Chaparral Roland (air defence) Kub missile system Buk missile system Combined type These are some weapon system that use a single turret for mounting a combination of guns and missiles: CADS-N-1 Kashtan, a Russian naval air defense system Tunguska-M1 Russia anti-air vehicle
See also List of United States Navy Guided Missile Launching Systems Transporter erector launcher
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External links Information on some launch systems, turreted and otherwise