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Deployment Numbers

The deployment numbers cannot be correct. There were 54 silos at the 3 operational bases plus three training complexes with one missile each at Vandenberg temporarly on alert, so the maximum number of deployed missiles is 57 at any given time.Geomartin (talk) 08:45, 6 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Gov't Report

The text on the www.fas.org about the Titan II missile is not copyrighted material. It comes from page 233 of the U.S. Government report:

"To Defend and Deter: Legacy of the United States Cold War Missile Program" - 1996

by John C. Lonnquest and David F. Winkler USACERL Special Report 97/01 A study sponsored by the Department of Defense Legacy Resource Management Program Cold War Project 607 pages - illustrated

70.95-mb PDF format

The report is available at this URL.

http://www.cevp.com/docs/COLDWAR/1996-11-01952.pdf

Compare the Titan II section starting on page 233.

The text on this current Titan II page comes from the US Air Force Titan II Fact Sheet at this URL:
The link displayed is no longer validDwarner30uk (talk) 17:02, 4 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

USAF Titan II Fact Sheet

Rusty 03:16, 19 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Titan II range

Titan II, as deployed, had a range of 5,500 nautical miles, not 9,000 miles. At one time the thought to deploy the Titan I Mark IV RV and warhead generated one flight that failed at staging and this is likely the source of the 9,000 mile range. The deployed Titan II had the W-53 and Mark VI RV, as correctly stated in the article.

Sources:

<"WS 107C, Titan II Weapon System Final Report, January 1965," held at the History Office, Peterson AFB, Colorado Springs,classified SECRET. The information cited is not classified.>/ <"Detailed Design Specifications for Model SM-68B Missile, Including Addendum for XSM-68B," held at History Office, Peterson AFB, unclassified.> 206.128.65.121 (talk) 02:11, 16 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

No mention of fatal accident in Searcy Arkansas silo

| Source--Senor Freebie (talk) 11:50, 15 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Feel free to do so. Ckruschke (talk) 00:07, 16 March 2012 (UTC)Ckruschke[reply]

One lump or two

The LR-87 used in the first stage is a single engine with two nozzles. Andrewa (talk) 18:19, 24 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

That is not correct, the LR-87-5 was a single chamber engine, which was fitted as a pair on the Titan II first stage. That is in contrast to the LR-87-3 of the Titan I, which was a two chamber engine with shared turbo-pump comparable to the modern RD-180.Geomartin (talk) 11:01, 25 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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	The [[LR-87]] used in the first stage is a single engine with two nozzles. [[User:Andrewa\|Andrewa]] ([[User talk:Andrewa\|talk]]) 18:19, 24 November 2012 (UTC)		The [[LR-87]] used in the first stage is a single engine with two nozzles. [[User:Andrewa\|Andrewa]] ([[User talk:Andrewa\|talk]]) 18:19, 24 November 2012 (UTC)
			:That is not correct, the LR-87-5 was a single chamber engine, which was fitted as a pair on the Titan II first stage. That is in contrast to the LR-87-3 of the Titan I, which was a two chamber engine with shared turbo-pump comparable to the modern [[RD-180]].[[User:Geomartin\|Geomartin]] ([[User talk:Geomartin\|talk]]) 11:01, 25 November 2012 (UTC)