Mk 143 Armoured Box Launcher

History

Before the advent of VLS, the Tomahawk Land Attack Missile needed a surface ship launch platform. After concept of a angled quadruple launcher, similar of those with AGM-84 Harpoon, the Mk 143 Armoured Box Launcher was developped and used operationally. They were added to some refitted US NAVY vessels in the 1980s, such as, the Iowa class Battleships.

Used on

• CGN-9 (Aegis conversion)
• CGN-38 to CGN-41 (Virginia class cruisers)
• BB-61 to 64 (Iowa class in their 1980s refit)

Affiliated systems

links to other components that use these pages, for example:

• Tomahawk Land Attack Missile
• RGM-84 Harpoon

Part description

The part is all above deck (bolt on) In the image, 5 views are shown: sideview, 30 degrees sideview, 45 degrees view, front and back. Off the side, 45 degree, front and back views, a top view is included.