1. Weapon
  2. MIM-7M Sparrow

Basic Information

Type： Guided Weapon Cruise Altitude： 12192 m Air Range： 1 - 14 nm Air Hit Rate： 75 %
Length： 3.66 m Climb Rate： 525 m/s Surface Range： 0 - 0 nm Surface Hit Rate： 0 %
Span： 0.81 m Launch Altitude： 0 - 0 m Land Range： 0 - 0 nm Land Hit Rate： 0 %
Diameter： 0.2 m Launch Speed： 0 - 0 kt Subsurface Range： 0 - 0 nm Subsurface Hit Rate： 0 %
Weight： 231 kg Target Altitude (AGL)： 9.1 - 12192 m Target Speed： 0 - 1950 kt CEP, Surface： 0 m
Waypoint Number： 0 Target Altitude (ASL)： 0 - 19812 m CEP, Land 0 m

Sensor Parameters

Model Purpose Range Scan Interval Generation
SARH Seeker Weapon Seeker, Semi-Active Radar Homing (SARH) 0.00 - 80.00 nm 0 sec Early 1980s

Weapon Capabilities

Illuminate at Launch Anti-Air All-Aspect Capable vs Seaskimmer Flight Profile - Level Cruise Flight

Targets

Aircraft Helicopter Missile

Signatures

Type Front Side Rear
Passive Sonar, VLF (0-1000 Hz, 200 Hz Center Frequency) 0 dB 0 dB 0 dB
Passive Sonar, LF (1-5 KHz, 3 KHz Center Frequency) 0 dB 0 dB 0 dB
Passive Sonar, MF (5-10 KHz, 7.5 KHz Center Frequency) 0 dB 0 dB 0 dB
Passive Sonar, HF (10-500 KHz, 20 KHz Center Frequency) 0 dB 0 dB 0 dB
Active Sonar, VLF-HF (0-500 KHz) 0 dB 0 dB 0 dB
Visual Detection Range 1.9 nm 5.19 nm 1.9 nm
Visual Classification Range 0 nm 0 nm 0 nm
Infrared Detection Range 0.71 nm 4.22 nm 9.63 nm
Infrared Classification Range 0 nm 0 nm 0 nm
Radar, A-D Band (30-2000 MHz) -15.5 dBsm (0.0282 m²) -12.4 dBsm (0.0575 m²) -15.5 dBsm (0.0282 m²)
Radar, E-M Band (2-100 GHz) -15.5 dBsm (0.0282 m²) -12.4 dBsm (0.0575 m²) -15.5 dBsm (0.0282 m²)

Datalink

Type Model Range Channels
Not recorded in database

Warhead

Sequence Model Type Damage Points Explosive Type
1 A/RIM-7M/P (WAU-17/B) 39kg/86lb Blast/Frag [16kg/36lb PBXN-3] Fragmentation 13.65 Fragmentation [kg], Prefragmented

Fuel

Fuel Type Fuel Capacity
Rocket Fuel 27

Carried / Used By

Platform Type Platform Name Country/Region Year Commissioned Usage
Facility SAM Plt (Skyguard [Sparrow, 35mm Oerlikon, Tienping])
2x pr Bty, 24x Bty
 Taiwan 1988 Mount / Launcher
Skyguard MIM-7M Quad
Facility SAM Plt (Skyguard [Sparrow, 35mm Oerlikon])
2x + Giraffe AD pr Bty, 4x Bty, Velos
 Greece 2009 Mount / Launcher
Skyguard MIM-7M Quad
Facility SAM Plt (Skyguard [Sparrow, 35mm Oerlikon])
2x + Giraffe AD pr Bty, 4x Bty, Velos
 Greece 1987 Mount / Launcher
Skyguard MIM-7M Quad
Facility SAM Plt (Skyguard [Sparrow, 35mm Oerlikon, Tienping])
2x pr Bty, 24x Bty
 Taiwan 1988 Magazine
Skygurad MIM-7M
Facility SAM Plt (Skyguard [Sparrow, 35mm Oerlikon])
2x + Giraffe AD pr Bty, 4x Bty, Velos
 Greece 2009 Magazine
Skygurad MIM-7M
Facility SAM Plt (Skyguard [Sparrow, 35mm Oerlikon])
2x + Giraffe AD pr Bty, 4x Bty, Velos
 Greece 1987 Magazine
Skygurad MIM-7M