Self-propelled Guided Missile Carrier M727.
The relationship of the M727 to the cargo carrier M548 is obvious. The carrier is seen here without the missile launcher installed. The blast shields are visible; the lower blast shield is folded forward onto the upper blast shield in this image. The M727 retains a winch in the hull front. (Picture from TM 43-0001-31.)
The radar-guided MIM-23A HAWK entered service in 1959. It was 198" (503cm) long, 14" (36cm) in diameter, and weighed 1,295lb (587.4kg). Its single-chamber, dual-grain rocket motor used concentrically cast booster and sustainer propellants to accelerate the missile to ~Mach 2.5, and it had a range of 22 miles (35km). The MIM-23B Improved HAWK debuted in November 1972. Its length increased to 201.6" (512.1cm), weight to 1,380lb (626kg), and range to 25 miles (40km). An Improved HAWK is diagrammed in this image. 1. Radome. 2. Guidance section. 3. Warhead section. 4. Rocket motor. 5. Actuator section. 6. Tailcone. 7. Elevon. 8. Wing. 9. Tunnel. (Picture from TM 9-1410-530-14 C15.)
