SUBROC Anti-Submarine Stand Off Nuclear Missile

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I worked with this missile when I was a brand new Submarine Torpedoman. Though it is long out of service, I can only give you the Granda Mosaic. The missile was launched when a high-value submerged contact (SSBN) was detected beyond the slow MK 37 torpedo range. The missile was tube-launched. As it exited the tube and was a safe distance from the firing ship, the solid rocket booster would ignite and pitch the weapon up toward the surface. Once in the air, the internal and primitive computer would boost the weapon to a predetermined point in space, and thrust reversal plugs would blow to separate the booster from the warhead. Guided by control fins, the warhead self-guided to the point where the target was supposed to be. Upon striking the water, a shock-mitigating nose cone would shatter to prevent the weapon from skipping across the water. Once in the water, the weapon would sink to a predetermined depth. Once at that depth, the nuclear warhead would detonate.