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MGR-1 Honest John

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The MGR-1 Honest John rocket was the first nuclear-capable surface-to-surface rocket in the United States arsenal, originally designated Artillery Rocket XM31 and first tested on 29 June 1951, with production rounds delivered in January 1953 and its designation changed to M31 later that September. Army units received their rockets by the end of 1953, and Honest John battalions were deployed in Europe in early 1954; the rocket could alternatively carry an ordinary high-explosive warhead weighing 1,500 pounds. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Weapon Class
Surface-to-surface rocket 3
Introduced Year
1953 1
Classification
Service Status
Retired 1
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)Sourced to the subject's own account
Howitzer / Artillery 2
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1. Wikidata: MGR-1 Honest John
Wikidata Q1300186, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
2. MGR-1 Honest John (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Weapon class classified from the entity's own sourced description text.
  • Wikidata Q1300186 (P729 service entry): 1953
    Service entry (Wikidata property P729): 1953.
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3. Wikipedia: MGR-1 Honest John
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    first nuclear-capable surface-to-surface rocket
  • Operated By: Canadian Army, Wikipedia article text
    ; *Canadian Army Canada adopted the MGR-1B with the 1-kiloton W31 warhead.
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