vertical launching system

advanced system for holding and firing missiles on mobile naval platforms
Product weapon_type Q1140509
vertical launching system
U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class Michael W. Pendergrass. · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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vertical launching system

Summary

vertical launching system is a weapon type[1]. It draws 607 Wikipedia views per month (weapon_type category, ranking #113 of 694).[2]

Key Facts

  • vertical launching system's image is recorded as US Navy 030303-N-3235P-503 A topside view of the forward MK-41 Vertical Launching System (VLS) aboard the guided missile cruiser USS San Jacinto (CG 56).jpg[3].
  • vertical launching system's image is recorded as US Navy 090825-N-1522S-020 A Tactical Tomahawk Cruise Missile launches from the forward missile deck aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99) during a training exercise.jpg[4].
  • vertical launching system's instance of is recorded as weapon type[5].
  • vertical launching system's subclass of is recorded as rocket launcher[6].
  • vertical launching system's Commons category is recorded as Vertical launching systems[7].
  • vertical launching system's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/031565[8].
  • vertical launching system's uses is recorded as missile vertical launch canister[9].
  • vertical launching system's Quora topic ID is recorded as Vertical-Launching-System[10].

Why It Matters

vertical launching system draws 607 Wikipedia views per month (weapon_type category, ranking #113 of 694).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Quora. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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