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M727 Hawk

1969 COLD WAR GULF WAR MODERN

History of the M727 Eagle

The M727 is a tracked carrier vehicle designed to carry the Eagle guided missile system (commonly known as "SP-Hawk"). The tractor is essentially an improved version of the M548 family of tracked vehicles, retaining its suspension and high-performance traction system - developed by BAe and deployed in 1969 as the first mobile, medium-range, anti-aircraft, anti-aircraft, Eagle - developed for Guided missile system designed by the U.S.

Army. The M727 carrier can deploy up to three Eagle missiles from its rear rotating turret. The rear of the M548 cab and engine compartment is covered with recognizable shields. The Hawk missile system and its M727 tractor will be deployed and deployed around the world, but its main focus has always been on its deployment in Europe - where the threat of Soviet invasion was high during the Cold War, its tracked design was well known in Europe.

Areas in the area may prove useful. The SP-Hawk project ended on August 1, 971.

Across paved roads, she uses rubber pads for each track system, and can go up to 35 mph on the road, albeit slower off-road. The suspension system has a "lock" function in an attempt to stabilize the M727 while loading and launching the payload. The M727 crew cab is built with a "Rollover Protective Structure" (ROPS), a safety device installed for the driver to protect him as he traverses expected terrain in Germany.

Other design features for safety and stability include torsion bar suspension and active hydraulics. The vehicle has a 7-ton payload capacity to carry the missile and a 60-kilowatt generator to power the Eagle missile system bay. The M727 features an all-aluminum body connected by a pair of steel rails.

The chassis has a 20,000-pound winch for use when entering trenches. It should be noted that the M727 missile carrier is not an amphibious machine.

The missile system of the M727 is Raytheon's MIM-23 Hawk - a medium-range surface-to-air missile munition that was associated with various radar systems during its service. The missile itself entered service with the M727 launch vehicle in 1960. Three of the larger missiles were mounted on the M727's movable turret, while the M501 loader-transporter was used to reload the missiles onto the turret system. Until 2002, the HAWK was largely replaced in the US Army by the MIM-104 Patriot. Likewise, the U.S.

Marine Corps has switched to the portable FIM-92 Stinger.