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RIM-8 Talos (Nuke)
An American anti-aircraft missile system designed to destroy groups of aerial targets with micronuclear charges.
Characteristics
| Type | Air defense |
| Rarity | Legendary |
| Tier | III |
| Control type | Automatic |
| Target | Air |
| Country | USA |
| Date | August 2025 |
| How to obtain |
Shop
| Sell price | 5 000 000 Dollars |
Real
RIM-8 Talos was an air defense system used by the US Navy. It was one of the earliest surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems adopted by naval forces. RIM-8 entered service in 1958. The SAM-N-6bw/RIM-8B and SAM-N-6c/RIM-8E variants of this system are capable of launching nuclear missiles. RIM-8 Talos was withdrawn from service in 1979.
Statistics
Vital stats
Damage statistics
Weapon statistics
Range
3.33 km
Ammo count
–
Shots in volley
1
Projectiles per shot
1
Delay between shots
0.45 s
Delay before firing
0 s
Reload time
13 s
Fire rate
–
Accuracy
–
Recoil
–
Clip size
2
Lock-on time
0 s
Projectile statistics
Projectile start speed
136.07 knots
Projectile max speed
408.21 knots
Projectile acceleration
100
Projectile guidance
Yes
Projectile dispersion
0
Projectile can ricochet
No
Susceptible to countermeasures
Yes
