IFC due to getting tired of the constant blip-blip-blip from the HIPAR. [29] FABMDS would have performance against any credible "theatre" ranged missile or rocket system, as well as offer anti-aircraft capabilities, the ability to attack four targets at once, and be relatively mobile. A Cold War Missile site on the side of a mountain in Dichtelbach, Germany Coursety of Sam Mclung RADAR DATA In one Redeye shoulder launch test there was a fault in the software that caused the missile to lock full left if it failed to acquire a hot target. The Hawk locked on and blew the whole back half of the bus off. Deployment of the INH upgrade kits began on 10 June 1961 at the BA-30 site in the WashingtonBaltimore defense area, and continued into September 1967. I reported as ordered. Hercules remained the US's primary heavy SAM until it began to be replaced by the higher performance and considerably more mobile MIM-104 Patriot in the 1980s. He also testified that the Nike-Hercules missiles had atomic warheads and that he felt that he had significant exposure to ionizing radiation because of his military duties. about being thrown from a moving These batteries were deactivated in the late Access to the Mobile HIPAR antenna trailer and the roofs of Mobilization 1962: Driver decides to back his missile trailer loaded with a live Hercules- backs off the road down an embankment. We were using trichlorethelene (but not in a well vented area). One of these locations was directly above the elevator, the others were reached by manually pushing the missiles off the elevator to the launcher along rails. Here are some dangers I encountered, some are just plain stupidity. NY53 | Then he said "the emerald in the amplifier was melting also; oh my God stop, stop now!" TrainingGuide | Site Bay (C Battery), across Cook Inlet from the others, has been mostly demolished, with only burned out shells of the batteries remaining, as well as a few storage bunkers. Ajax | All CONUS Hercules batteries, with the exception of the ones in Florida and Alaska, were deactivated by April 1974. You did tasks like those of a Department of Energy (DOE) employee that make them a member of the Special Exposure Cohort (See 42 U.S.C. fracture)? Eating out of marmite cans 2 times a day every other day for years. [9]:57, The competing implosion-type design is considerably more efficient and uses much less fuel to reach any given explosive power. There are certain diseases that may be service-connected if the disease occurred as a result of the radiation exposure. HerculesMissile | Handling | Re: Trichloroethylene, From: "Tom de Grom" Of these threats, Redstone was considered just within the Hercules' capabilities, able to defend against such a target over a relatively limited range. Had to hike down to them and bring their gear and then march them back to IFC whining all the way about how cold it was (-80 white out). SF-87 | The back of the controls were even with the extreme rear of the missile. About 5 minutes in a confined space with that stuff had you seeing pretty green stars. HIPAR would detect targets separately and "hand off" to the LOPAR and TTR so those systems could remain largely unchanged and able to launch either Hercules or Ajax. NY56 | Subject: More dumb stuff, From: R. Alderson / SP5 TD Barnes | The DoD invested considerably in upgrading the security of the storage areas of the launcher sections, ultimately installing significant towers that were capable of watching over all three sections within the "exclusion area". driving jeeps. A short in the cables (again the official explanation) to the launcher caused the missile to launch without the MTR being ready. In the case of Hercules, all of the radars were typically mounted on (concrete) elevated platforms to improve their line-of-sight. EOD failed to come out to see, but sent instructions on what to do. His Thompson went off. As the larger Hercules would be easier to adapt to a longer-range form, the Army selected it as the winning design. Any vets Martin produced the T48E1 and E2 designs for Ajax used a fiberglass casing that was destroyed by small explosives, but this proved overweight and did not boost the Ajax to the required speed. Thule's air defense was reduced during 1965, and SAC air base defense during 1966, reducing the number of batteries to 112. 4 hrs in the tower and 4 hrs out of the tower. Still at Redstone Nike radar range: We broke the locking mechanism on one of the trailers; you know the magnesium trailers, called post maintenance to fix it Finding out the bar where you ate last night was put off limits because they were serving questionable meat, The sign for the 44th Ord Co (GM/GS) getting repainted with a peace sign, Moving the pack howitzer from in front of the brigade hq to the 44th parking lot, Getting one of your classmates to tell the instructor he wanted to be an inflight repairman, The same guy getting zapped on a philco t rack seven days running, During snow storms going off post to a road intersection to watch the rednecks trying to stop for a red light when they are doing about fifty and there is Climbing a very rusty ABAR tower at D/2/52 to perform antenna service and wondering, "Will this rusty old ladder hold my weight?". TestEquipment | Both forces, and their congressional supporters, realized that splitting the budget would mean neither force would be funded to the level required to fulfill the defence mission. Video | fragments moving same war head I just returned from the seattle va hospital and i am now on the va health registry for occupational exposure of a us veteran during military service with the hawk ada missile system. How and 16Bs to 5th Gen Bell also proposed a much more modified design known as "Nike Hercules" with an enlarged upper fuselage able to carry the XW-7 warhead of up to 40kt (170TJ)[9]:57 that wouldn't fit in the existing fuselage. PRP | Crests | Maintenance | Carl Durling C-2-52 1961-62: C-50 | Prior to launch, the Missile Tracking Radar (MTR) locked on to the transponder in the selected missile. In spite of the greatly increased explosive power, the WX-7 was only slightly heavier than the WX-9, about 950lb (430kg) for common XW-7 versions, as opposed to 850lb (390kg) for the XW-9.[10]. Although it was officially one of the Operation Fishbowl tests, it is . I have an interesting story about a Belgian security guard fireing his Thompson sub-machine gun inside one of our barns with 8 nukes inside. As a PFC instructor for the Missile and Launcher school at Fort Bliss: Having someone raising the launcher without taking the "boots" off the cylinders Watch out below! About | [40] There are slight differences in dimensions as reported in different sources, it is not known if this is due to different versions.[35]. Damage to body tissue is not immediately BR-04 | Thanks guys. When the command came to raise elevator everything started moving, the elevator started upward, the erector beam was rising and the magazine doors did not open. However, as rumours of a ban on atmospheric testing of nuclear weapons spread, SNODGRASS became a crash project to be completed before 1 September 1958 at any available site the Nevada Test Site was fully booked with the existing Project AMMO testing series. Painting Missiles in a non-ventilate area. The first HIPAR was tested at White Sands between 14 April 1960 and 13 April 1961, starting with two Ajax launches that passed 14 yards and 18 yards from the drone targets, and a further 17 Hercules launches that were generally successful. One launch the missile didn't detect the radar when it went up through the beam but did when it fell back through igniting just before it hit the ground. Needless to say the engineering section chief and his assistant got read the riot act. I and the Medic have to make a run to a nearby town and rescue two young troops from a mob. NIKE Hercules Missile 1/40 Plastic Model Kit (1 review) Write a Review SKU: H1804 Condition: New Availability: Usually Ship in 24hrs Shipping: Calculated at Checkout How long is the model when complete: The model measures 13.5 inches long What age is recommended: Ages 14 and up What paints do I need: This was a common complaint by the Air Force, who noted that bombers had the ability to attack from as much as 50 miles (80km) while the Nike was only comfortable launching at about 25 miles (40km). [30], The first deployment of the EFS/ATBM HIPAR was carried out between February and 20 April 1963, but during this time the Army decided not to deploy these systems in the United States. In May 1952, Bell was asked to explore such an adaptation to the Nike. U.S.targets | early 1970s and was completed by 1975, with the exception of batteries remaining in Alaska and Florida. 60 feet, Low Power Acquisition It was normally armed with the W31 nuclear warhead, but could also be fitted with a conventional warhead for export use. LOPAR was relatively small, and the TTR/MTR were always trailer based, so these systems were also fairly mobile. By the early 1950s, the Air Force was still struggling with their own long-range weapon systems, originally started in the 1940s in the GAPA project. BR-04 | [11] This could be increased even further using stand-off missiles, like those currently under development by all of the nuclear-armed forces for just this reason. stomp up the steps of the tower TacticalControl | exposed to levels above 10 milliwatts per square centimeter. Ajax | T he Nike-Hercules was first publicly displayed on May 18, 1957. Body parts sucked into cooling fans; And memorandum to chief of engineers from dcslog. [35] Three versions were produced, MIM-14A, B and C. The differences between these versions are not known. Needless to say I quickly killed the transmitter. Italy | There was an American with him in the barn at the time but didnt see him lock and load a round. (everyone), Working down range at night and From: "Robert Bennington" the body tissues. R&D, 2d Bn 51st Arty Individual Training Guide. Sticking a test probe BatteryAirlift | The M-36E1 was a steel rectangle with electric and hydraulic components and a large erecting beam supported by movable supports. with gas masks and running through equipment could present a potential hazard to battery personnel. the vicinity of the passive antennas. | Anyway, Dr tells me that the leading suspects are heredity and exposure to radiation in early adulthood. It found one a short distance away where a bus was idling at an intersection waiting for the all clear. We were short mechanics so we were working 24 hours on and 24 off. Sent: Monday, May 14, 2012, From: "Robert Kirk" I was told police, fire services, and a host of other radios would be useless for a large area of the east coast! Going to ag shack and meeting mister brown bear on the way or going to pick up mail from main post and getting run over by a moose in rut. [9]:63, In the aftermath of the Hercules/BOMARC debates, retired Army Brigadier General Thomas R. Phillips wrote an article for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that BOMARC and SAGE had been the "most costly waste of funds in the history of the Defense Department. [23] The first deployments in Europe began in 1959. As soon at the TTR was locked on to a target, an analog computer (later digital) continually computed a suitable intercept point in the sky and an expected 'time to fly' of the missile based on information from the TTR and basic performance information about the missile. The TRR system combatted this by allowing switching between two very different set of frequencies. My tech goes in and turns on three power switches, as we usually did Big fire, burning cable all 252 feet, and about 1000 feet of wiring in the van! Although Hercules had demonstrated its ability to successfully engage short-range missiles, the capability was not considered very important. Note that this has no effect on the determination of the direction to the target, which is the same for both the original and jammer pulses. Given the Nike warhead's relatively small lethal radius, if the missile flew into the middle of the formation and exploded, it would be highly unlikely to destroy any of the aircraft. M21-1, Part IV, Subpart ii, Chapter 2, Section C - Service Connection (SC) for Disabilities Resulting From Exposure to Environmental Hazards or Service in the Republic of Vietnam (RVN) This section contains the following topics: Topic Topic Name. [13], As part of the upgrade project, the original missile became known as Nike I. MPs an 16Bs (most sites), Down General Electric demonstrated a prototype on 11 February 1964. 1969: Attack on USSR? [N 1] A larger Nike with greatly improved range would not only help address this sort of attack, but also allow a single base to defend a much larger area, lowering the overall costs of deploying a widespread defensive system. turning over, with injuries to R&D, 2d Bn 51st Arty Individual Training Guide, New 2nd Lieutenants trying to get BCO During an alert, the site would go on "blue alert", at which time the LA crew would arm and erect the missiles and then retreat to safety. Germany police tell you have to go back on 2 lane roads. See hearing transcript at pp. Acquisition Radar Systems 502-537-Non-scanning Members | Had a medic but he had nothing to help with not even an aspirin. The AN/MPQ-43 Mobile HIPAR was made part of Hercules Standard A in August 1966 and began operational deployment in Europe on 12 April 1967.[33]. NY56 | Because of our location, the top five channels on the HIPAR radar could not be used unless the bad guys were overhead. This information was displayed on plotting boards.[36]. [N 4] The LOPAR provided rough range, azimuth and limited altitude or elevation information to the operators of the Target Tracking Radar (TTR), who would manually slew the TTR onto the target. Transmitting antennas in the non-scanning mode should not be Harold Stanford | [5] Nike tracked both the target and the missile using separate radars, compared the locations in a computer, and sent commands to the missile to fly to a point in the sky to intercept the target. Blown fuse in a nuclear warhead de-mating procedures, never saw the Italians run so fast. [2]:287[22] Conventionally armed Nike Hercules missiles also served in the United States, Spain, Germany, Denmark, Japan, Norway, and Taiwan. Eventually we started seeing things that looked to be about an inch square and different lengths. The original Ajax detection radar retroactively became known as LOPAR, and remained in use as the main target selection radar in the missile control van. I reviewed what I had done with the Captain and the test instructions. Similar experiments for Hercules boosters led to the XM-61 single-chamber booster, but when the XM-42 cluster proved to be even less expensive than expected, this effort was also dropped. BaseTuono | The emerald that was melted was in one of the first RF laser amplifiers in the world! The battery crew was housed on-site, either at the IFC, or sometimes, together with administrative offices and general services on a separate area. HIPAR used its own displays and operators, and forwarded targeting information to the LOPAR operators who would then pick up those same targets on their own display. Similar systems quickly emerged from other nations, including the S-75 Dvina (SA-2) from the USSR,[7] and the English Electric Thunderbird in the UK.