Also known as XM454 AFAP
thumb|W48 AFAP on display (middle)
Key facts
- Weapon.name
- W48
- Weapon.image
- W48 nuclear artillery shell.jpg
- Weapon.origin
- United States
- Weapon.type
- Nuclear artillery
- Weapon.is_explosive
- yes
- Weapon.is_ranged
- yes
- Weapon.service
- 1963–1992
- Weapon.used_by
- United States Army
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Encyclopedic overview
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- History
- Replacement
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|W48 AFAP on display (middle)
The W48 was an American nuclear artillery shell, capable of being fired from any standard howitzer. A tactical nuclear weapon, it was manufactured starting in 1963, and all units were retired in 1992. It was known as the XM454 AFAP (artillery fired atomic projectile) in US service.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “W48” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.