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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the nuclear warheads category.
01 / Overview
W48
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
NUCLEAR WARHEADS · COLD WAR
17
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
65
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the nuclear warheads category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General6MOD.6
- Warhead Typeimplosion-type fission
- Service Entry Year1963
- Weight0.2 kg
- Length0.864 m
- Diameter218 mm
- In ServiceYes
◈Yield5MOD.5
▣Delivery5MOD.5
- Delivery Systems155 mm howitzer
- MIRV-CompatibleNo
- Missile WarheadNo
- Gravity BombNo
- Artillery ShellYes
◇Production2MOD.2
- Designer / LabLawrence Livermore National Laboratory
- Operators1
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1963Production started
- 1992Production ended
63
years in service
29
years in production
0
countries operating
ⓘ 1 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
NUCLEAR WARHEADS RANKING Nuclear Warheads · Cold War
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
30NUCLEAR WARHEADS17COLD WAR · NUCLEAR WARHEADS850UNITED STATES · ALL WEAPONS28PERFORMANCE/PRICE · NUCLEAR WARHEADS
ⓘ Rankings are within theNuclear Warheadscategory.
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