{"id":623,"date":"2019-06-02T17:53:52","date_gmt":"2019-06-02T21:53:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.timorley.com\/blog\/?p=623"},"modified":"2019-06-03T20:20:12","modified_gmt":"2019-06-04T00:20:12","slug":"pershing-ii-rebuild-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.timorley.com\/blog\/modelrocketbuilding\/pershing2\/pershing-ii-rebuild-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Pershing II Rebuild Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

An employee of mine was stationed with the Pershing II for a short period. Knowing I build model rockets he challenged me to build one. I had a hard time finding data on it too. But I did finally find the Pershing II Technical Manual online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Page 116 of the PDF of the Pershing II Technical Manual has some useful missile data. It’s section 5-1 Table 5-1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First Stage
Length = 144.74 Inches
Max Diameter = 40 Inches<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second Stage
Length = 97.3 Inches
Max Diameter = 40 Inches<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Guidance and Control\/Adapter Section
Length = 61.51 Inches
Max Diameter = 40 Inches
Min Diameter = 27.75 Inches<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Warhead Section
Length = 64.25 Inches
Max Diameter = 27.7 Inches
Min Diameter = 20 Inches<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Radar Section
Length = 49.75 Inches
Max Diameter = 20 Inches
Min Diameter = 0 Inches<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Missile
Length = 417.55 Inches
Max Diameter = 40 Inches
Min Diameter = 0 Inches<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unfortunitly it combines the Guidance and Contol (upper fins mount to this) measurements with the Adapter (first reduction in body diameter). My best guess from studying images at the measurements for these individually are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adapter Section (Estimates)
Length = 17.51 Inches
Max Diameter = 40 Inches
Min Diameter = 33.1 Inches<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Guidance and Control (Estimates)
Length = 44 Inches
Max Diameter = 33.1 Inches
Min Diameter = 27.75 Inches <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There was no data for the fins, so I originally used photos and came up with my best guess. Pretty sure in hindsight the upper fins are larger than in my drawing, but I think the lower fins are super close.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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