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Gabriel III

The Israeli Gabriel III/AS is an advanced offshoot of the original Gabriel ship-to-ship missile system. The original Gabriel was a small, canister fired sea skimmer, designed to attack enemy vessels at wavetop level, making its approach extremely hard to detect. This newer, air-launched version is larger, with a range of 37 miles, and carries a high-explosive warhead weighing 331 lbs. The guidance system of the Gabriel III/AS enables it to fly so low that it must be pre-set according to the current size of the waves.

Specifications
Contractor	Israeli Aircraft Industries
Entered Service	1982
Modifications	Solid propellant rocket motor Liquid fuel turbojet motor
Total length	3.9 m
Diameter	0.34 m
Wingspan	1.1 m
Weight	600 kg
Warhead	contact-, graze- and deceleration-fuzed high-explosive, 150 kg
Propulsion	single stage solid propellant rocket motor or liquid fuel turbojet
Maximum Speed	840 km/h
Maximum effective range	Ceiling: 9100 m Maximum range (rocket motor): 40 km Maximum range (turbojet motor): 60 km
Guidance mode	I-band active radar
Single-shot hit probability

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