Mk 41 VLS

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Mk 41 VLS modules.png
Mk 41 VLS 29 cell launcher.png
Mk 41 VLS 61 cell launcher.png
Mk 41 VLS 32 cell launcher.png
Mk 41 VLS 64 cell launcher.png
Mk 41 VLS Tactical.png
Mk 41 VLS SDLS.png

History

The Mk 41 VLS was first fitted on the Ticonderoga class cruiser Bunker Hill. The system was designed to fire the Standard missile and the Tomahawk cruise missile. The Mk 41 VLS was build up from 8-cell modules which could be combined with an 5-cell strikedown module, with an crane on it,to 29 cell or 61 cell blocks. From the Flight IIA burke onwards, the strikedown module was not included and thus these have 32 or 64 cell blocks. Export installations of 8, 16, 40 and 48 cells have also been build

Used on

Affiliated systems

Part description

The drawing has the below deck installation drawn in, which requires covering for use on a finished Shipbucket drawing. Approximate deck levels around the launcher are drawn in red, the height of the covering that should hide structural parts of the launcher is drawn in green.

See also

http://www.alternatewars.com/BBOW/Weapons/US_GMLS.htm

http://www.alternatewars.com/BBOW/Weapons/VLS_Baselines.pdf