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VLS is also the designation of brazilian rockets used to put sattelites in orbit. (Veículo Lançador de Satélites, Sattelite Launcher Vehicle). Should a disambiguation page be made?

1 MK 41 Vertical Launching System (VLS)
2 MK 57 Vertical Launching System (VLS)
3 VLS Sylver
4 VLS MK 48 and MK 56
5 World view
6 "Coal-gas"? "Cold Gas"?
7 External links:

[edit] MK 41 Vertical Launching System (VLS)

VLS MK 41 Canisters include- Canister Mk 13 SM-2 Block II and III, Canister Mk 14 Tomahawk, Canister Mk 15 VL-ASROC, Canister Mk 22 Sea Sparrow (RIM-7), Mk 25 Quad Pack Evolved Sea Sparrow (ESSM)

[edit] MK 57 Vertical Launching System (VLS)

The latest edition of the NAVAL INSTITUTE GUIDE TO WORLD NAVAL WEAPONS SYSTEMS, page 600 reports that that Standard Missiles can be quad-packed in the single Mk. 57 VLS cell which suggests that the 80 cells in the "Zumwalt" design can carry (in theory) a total of 320 Standard missiles. The Mk57 can handle and launch the same missiles/canisters as the Mk41. It can also physically accomonate future missile canisters of a slightly larger size.

[edit] VLS Sylver

VLS Sylver A 43 Aster 15, Sylver A 50 Aster 15 and Aster 30 or A 70 Scalp Naval cruise missilesN

[edit] VLS MK 48 and MK 56

Another VLS that you do not mention used by numerous navy's of the whole world is the Mk 48 associated with the Sea Sparrow Missile and his more evolved version the Mk 56 that the capacity of missiles doubles but in this case they are Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile. The Mk 48 this one composed by 8 cells mints that the Mk 56 is 16 cells.

[edit] World view

I have a slight unease with this article as it seems to over emphasise US achievements, and have pushed Russian ones to the bottom of the list, whilst it was the Soviet Navy, I think, that pioneered the use of VLS in surface ships.KTo288 23:39, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

I will try to track down some hard information on the Russian systems, but they seem to be specific to the missile they launch.--Two way time (talk) 05:03, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] "Coal-gas"? "Cold Gas"?

The article, as it stands at the moment, refers in three places to "coal-gas". I assume that "cold gas" is the correct term. "Coal gas" (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coal_gas) is a very different matter. Perhaps someone knowledgeable could add an explanation of what "cold gas" is. When the term "cold gas" is used, is this a reference to the class of propellent that is used in automobile airbags (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbag)? --Deicas 10:36, 14 August 2007 (UTC)--Deicas 10:36, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

It should be "Cold Gas" because the missiles are shot out of the launcher numatically and ignite outside the launcher. --Two way time (talk) 04:33, 25 February 2008 (UTC)