West Point Military Museum - Nuclear Weapons / 07 Davey Crockett M388 Nuclear Weapon Recoilless Launcher
Bill Maloney
3/13/2009

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07 Davey Crocket M388 Nuclear Weapon Recoilless Launcher

07 Davey Crockett M388 Nuclear Weapon Recoilless Launcher

Davy Crockett Nuclear Missile Specifications:

More Davey Crockett Tactical Nuclear Recoilless Guns at other Military Museums in the Northeast
Davey Crockett Nuclear Missile Davey Crockett Nuclear Missile
Another Davey Crockett Nuclear Missile can be found at the US Army Ordnance Museum in Aberdeen, MD Another Davey Crockett Tactical Nuclear Recoilless Gun at the Watervliet Arsenal Museum in Watervliet, NY

Length: 31 inches
Diameter:
11 inches
Weight:
M388 Warhead - 54lbs
Weight:
Complete Round - 76lbs
Crew:
2
Range: 1.7 miles
Lethality: At lowest yeild this tactical nuclear weapon emits a lethal radiation dose within 500 feet and a probable fatal dose within 1,300 feet
Armament:
 XM-388 Projectile, W-54 Warhead, selectable yield - .01 to 0.5 Kiloton
 120mm Recoilless Rifle
Entered Service: 1956
Unit Cost: $