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  2. MGR-1 Honest John - Wikipedia

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    The MGR-1 Honest John rocket was the first nuclear-capable surface-to-surface rocket in the United States arsenal. [notes 1] Originally designated Artillery Rocket XM31, the first unit was tested on 29 June 1951, with the first production rounds delivered in January 1953.

  3. 50th Missile Regiment Royal Artillery - Wikipedia

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    50 Missile Regiment Royal Artillery (sometimes nicknamed '50 Miserable' [1]) was an artillery regiment of the British Army.From the late 1950s it was stationed with the British Army of the Rhine in Germany, at Northumberland Barracks, Menden, equipped with 8-inch towed howitzers, the Honest John, and, from 1976, the MGM-52 Lance surface to surface missile.

  4. MGR-3 Little John - Wikipedia

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    It was primarily intended for use in airborne assault operations and to complement the heavier, self-propelled MGR-1 Honest John rocket. Development of the rocket was started at Army's Rocket and Guided Missile Agency laboratory at Huntsville, Alabama, the Redstone Arsenal, in June 1955. In June 1956, the first launch of the XM47 Little John ...

  5. 3rd Heavy Artillery Regiment "Volturno" - Wikipedia

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    On 10 January 1959 the first 44 Italian soldiers began the training to operate MGR-1 Honest John nuclear-capable surface-to-surface missiles at the US Army's Caserma Ederle in Vicenza. On 25 February 1959 the Italian soldiers launched their first Honest John missile from the training range at Bibione into the Adriatic Sea. On 1 March 1959 the ...

  6. 32nd Field Artillery Regiment - Wikipedia

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    The 1st Battalion 32nd Field Artillery Regiment "Proud Americans" was a Lance Missile battalion garrisoned at Fliegerhorst Kaserne in the Erlensee area of Hanau, West Germany from 1960 when it was activated as an Honest John unit. 1st Battalion later became a Lance battalion from 1974 through 1992 when it became part of 3rd Armored Division, V Corps and returned to Fort Sill to become a ...

  7. W31 - Wikipedia

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    The Honest John was a short-range surface-to-surface tactical ballistic rocket used by the US Army. Three yield variants, also apparently 2, 20 and 40 kilotons, were deployed on Honest John missiles from 1959 to 1987. A total of 1,650 Honest John W31 warheads were produced. [3]

  8. 3rd Missile Brigade "Aquileia" - Wikipedia

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    Initially the only delivery system was the MGR-1 Honest John nuclear-capable surface-to-surface missile and on 25 February 1959 the Italians launched their first missile from the Adriatic coastal town of Bibione. On 1 March 1959 the 3rd Heavy Artillery Regiment activated two rocket launchers groups armed with Honest John missile systems.

  9. Honest John missile - Wikipedia

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