Developed at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, the Honest John was a large but simple fin-stabilized, unguided artillery rocket weighing 5,820 pounds (2,640 kg) in its initial M31 nuclear-armed …

2024年7月23日 · Honest John was a simple, free-flight rocket, as opposed to a guided missile. It was the first post-World War II American rocket to become operational. It carried an atomic or …

2021年9月9日 · Development began in 1950 with testing of prototypes in 1951 and production in 1953. It was intended to replace super heavy field artillery pieces which were difficult and time …

Douglas M31/M50/MGR-1 Honest John. The Honest John was the U.S. Army's first nuclear-armed surface-to-surface rocket. Development started in May 1950, when Restone Arsenal …

2015年5月4日 · US Army tactical ballistic rocket version. Status: Active. First Launch: 1951-06-29. Last Launch: 1955-07-28. Number: 438 . Gross mass: 1,500 kg (3,300 lb). Height: 5.00 m …

First tested by the U.S. Army in the 1950s, the MGR-1 (Medium Guided Rocket) Honest John was the first rocket capable of carrying an atomic payload. The rocket itself was designated XM31 …

The MGR-1 (Medium Guided Rocket) best known as the Honest John was a surface- to-surface rocket and the first US rocket that could carry an atomic weapon. The W31 nuclear device it …

2019年5月29日 · First tested by the U.S. Army in the 1950s, the MGR-1 (Medium Guided Rocket) Honest John was the first rocket capable of carrying an atomic payload.

2020年4月20日 · Developed in the early 1950s, the Honest John was the U.S. Army's primary field artillery rocket until the mid-1970s. A mobile tactical system, the free-flight, fin-stabilized, …

The MGR-1 Honest John was the first nuclear-capable surface-to-surface rocket deployed by the United States Army. Developed in the early 1950s, it was designed to provide a reliable, …