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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the short-range ballistic missiles (srbm) category.
01 / Overview
MGM-5 Corporal
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1955–
Quantity
1,101
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
SHORT-RANGE BALLISTIC MISSILES (SRBM) · EARLY COLD WAR
15
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
40
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the short-range ballistic missiles (srbm) category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General7MOD.7
- Missile Classtactical ballistic missile
- Service Entry Year1954
- DesignerJet Propulsion Laboratory
- Length13.8 m
- Diameter0.762 m
- Launch Weight4,989 kg
- In ServiceYes
◈Propulsion4MOD.4
- Propulsion Typepressure-fed liquid-fueled rocket motor
- Number of Stages2
- Fuel TypeLiquid fuel
- Solid-FuelNo
▣Performance3MOD.3
- Minimum Range48 km
- Maximum Range130 km
- Apogee50 km
◇Accuracy & Re-Entry1MOD.1
- Guidance TypeCommand
◆Warhead6MOD.6
- Warhead TypeMark 7 nuclear bomb (W7) 20‑kt
- NuclearYes
- ThermonuclearNo
- Yield (per warhead)20
- Warhead / RV Count1
- Conventional-CapableYes
▤Basing1MOD.1
- Basing Moderoad‑mobile launchers
⬢Production3MOD.3
- Total Production1,101
- Operators2
- First Test1952
▲Warhead Detail2MOD.2
- Explosive Filler Weight454 kg
- Explosive Filler TypeW7 nuclear
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1955Production started
71
years in service
1,101
units produced
2
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
05 / MASS Score
SHORT-RANGE BALLISTIC MISSILES (SRBM) RANKING Short-Range Ballistic Missiles (SRBM) · Early Cold War
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
81SHORT-RANGE BALLISTIC MISSILES (SRBM)15EARLY COLD WAR · SHORT-RANGE BALLISTIC MISSILES (SRBM)2652UNITED STATES · ALL WEAPONS71PERFORMANCE/PRICE · SHORT-RANGE BALLISTIC MISSILES (SRBM)
ⓘ Rankings are within theShort-Range Ballistic Missiles (SRBM)category.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE3terms
A guidance system where a missile receives mid-flight course corrections from an external source, such as ground control or satellite.
Able to deliver conventional warheads via ICBM.
Relating to or using nuclear energy, typically fission, for propulsion or power generation in military vessels.
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