Long Beach (CGN 9) - Naval Cruise Book

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TA DIVISION The ship's main battery, the powerful Talos missile, is an integral part of the Long Beach air defense system. The Talos Missile Division C'TA j is responsible for the pre-launch phase of this Weapon's firing, while the after-launch phase is handled by FA Division. Talos is the largest anti-aircraft missile used on board naval vessels, weighing over 7,000 pounds with its solid-propellant booster fover 500,000 pounds of thrust in the first five sec- ondsj. Thirty-one feet in length, this bird', is fired aloft by the largest piece of ordnance hand- ling equipment in the Navy - over 350 tons. The pre-launch operations of UTA include the vital maintenance of the missiles and their launching gear, intensive training on 'cdry runs , actual Talos shots., and firings against drones prepares these men for the areal thing should it ever occur. Implicit faith in their weapon and its launching equipment, and the same degree of confidence in their own skilled maintenance and operation fplus an equal trust in FA's ability in the after-launch phasej, leads the personnel of TA to be certain of a Hdownl' target when the bird roars aloft. A high degree of technical knowledge and skill is required ofihose responsible for the missiles aboard, top, left. Men of TA Division, handle the pre-launch phase of firing Talos, left and right.