Lyn (Missile)

The Lyn was a Ringeriker Passive infra-red homing short range air-to-air missile, first fielded in 1957 on the J.49. It was a rear-aspect, fire and forget pursuit weapon, with a field of attack of 20 degrees either side of the target. It suffered from a number of drawbacks due to it's design but was however an effective weapon according to those who tested it. The most major drawback being that the original rocket motor was extremely toxic, as was the coolant used to cool the seeker, forcing ground crew to wear heavy protective equipment when handling and mounting the weapon. These two issues were resolved in the second iteration of the missile which introduced transistorized electronics and a new motor.

Variants

 * Lyn-A: Original variant introduced in 1957 with a range of 6.4km.
 * Lyn-B: Improved variant with a range of 12.1km, speed of Mach 3.2 and expanding rod warhead.