My MOS was 22f20 Nike electronic maintenance and warhead specialist. Its warhead also allowed it to be used in a secondary surface-to-surface role, and the system also demonstrated its ability to hit other short-range missiles in flight. From: Emmett R. 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Relive & share the memories of your service time with your brothers & sisters in arms today. All CONUS Hercules batteries, with the exception of the ones in Florida and Alaska, were deactivated by April 1974. 801 and above-Rotating The Captain said "my Specialist called you twice as a courtesy before the test took place but nobody answered the phone". The last Hercules missile was launched in the Sardinian range of Capo San Lorenzo in Italy on November 24, 2006.[34]. Scoring, and other routine soldier duties like guard duty, K.P., painting and Testing was unexpectedly cancelled before the W-7 could be fired.[21]. For these missions the computer used the MTR to guide the missile to a point above the target, then commanded it to dive vertically while measuring any changes in trajectory as it fell. Cold War Missiles in Miami | Definitions | against the dome door zippers - unconscious. Subject: Melting Waveguide 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]. The TRR system combatted this by allowing switching between two very different set of frequencies. Getting called to duty at 3AM to go and save two MPs who were on a site-seeing mission in a snow storm and their jeep got stuck. It was normally armed with the W31 nuclear warhead, but could also be fitted with a conventional warhead for export use. Security | [30], The primary change to create the resulting "Improved EFS/ATBM Hercules" was a modified version of the HIPAR. azimuth, elevation and range of the missile were displayed on the plotting boards. Tom Cluff | A power density of 10 milliwatts per square centimeter is History | It found one a short distance away where a bus was idling at an intersection waiting for the all clear. The system, with modifications, lasted from 1954 to 1980. The guidance commands were sent to the missile by modulating the MTR transmit signal. The Captain told the civilian that he had been notified by the Army two years ago that these tests would take place and when. TestEquipment | Air Force call the Army about it. This information is base upon the average power outputs and Greece | Skilled operators could also try to track the target in a manual tracking mode. Hercules would prove to be the last operational missile from Bell's Nike team; Zeus was never deployed, and Hercules' replacements were developed by different teams. Thanks guys. We were short mechanics so we were working 24 hours on and 24 off. Length 45 feet, Diameter 32 inches : Two Stage : Four 8" diameter 105,000 Newton-Second "Q" motors in the booster : Staging to one 12" diameter 400,000 Newton-Second "S" motor in the sustainer. Handling | Trophy | 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: He could have have protected the equipment, by pointing the antenna away from our HIPAR, a simple thing to do! The Hawk went skipping along the sand dunes in heat seeking mode looking for something hot. HM-95 | Approximately 25,000 Nike Hercules were manufactured. Niagara-Buffalo | [12], During this period, some effort was put into a frangible booster for the Ajax. Apparently they had gotten tired of swimming. Acquisition Radar Systems 502-537-Non-scanning At this time the target information and the intercept point were displayed on the plotting boards and the BCO selected the right time to manually fire. Radiation exposure High pressure hydraulic lines bursting In the danger zone of a radiating antenna Body parts sucked into cooling fans German citizens taking pot shots at the IFC due to getting tired of the constant blip-blip-blip from the HIPAR Finding a Nike Hercules' warhead armed itself after a power surge or drop. A test against the much higher performance Pershing was carried out on 16 October 1963, and while the HIPAR was able to detect the missile, the tracking system was unable to track it. U.S.targets | [9] It was normally deployed in fixed bases with a central radar and control site (Integrated Fire Control area or IFC) separated from the launcher area (LA). It was followed by the Nike Zeus missile, which had a preliminary test firing Aug. 26, 1959, and could . DISTANCE, AJI High Power It often had rack sections attached to it also. Also conducted were tests to evaluate ECM performance, two surface-to-surface tests, and two Hercules-on-Hercules attacks with the target Hercules flying in a semi-ballistic trajectory.[27]. [26] Combining range from the TRR and direction from the TTR provided complete information on the target. As early as 1944 the US Army started exploring anti-aircraft missiles, examining a variety of concepts. Nike Site filled with constant alerts, training, inspections, Radar Bomb Eating C rations dated 1958 ( it was 1973) and 1948 (it was 1974). Nike Vet Glen Talon N.H. Missile Tracking Radar-Nike-Ajax Mode 126 feet Target Tracking Radar-Wide Pulse Mode 230 feet Transmitting antennas in the non-scanning mode should not be positioned so as to radiate into areas occupied by passive antennas. Government mistakenly told them it was safe to return to their home island. BaseTuono | [31][32] In spite of this success, the GOER-based Hercules would not be used operationally. Working with nuclear weapons, high explosives, errant electric [2]:287[22] Conventionally armed Nike Hercules missiles also served in the United States, Spain, Germany, Denmark, Japan, Norway, and Taiwan. The back of the controls were even with the extreme rear of the missile. To increase range, the missile was normally boosted above the target into the thinner air and then descended on it in a gliding dive. Like the Ajax, the Hercules used a transponder in the missile. exposed to levels above 10 milliwatts per square centimeter. Avoiding the alligators on Key West when I heard he also relieved himself of all that was in his lower intestine. Instead of de-emphasizing BOMARC in favor of Hercules, inter-service rivalry became rampant, and the Air Force began a policy of denigrating Hercules and the Army using policy by press release. Home | [1]:52[verification needed][39] The last versions carried the W31 Mod 2 warhead, with yields of 2 or 20 kt. and a couple of guys nicknamed "Shaky" and "Blinky". The remaining units were deactivated during the spring of 1979. [38], Hercules could carry either a nuclear warhead or a conventional high-explosive warhead (T-45 fragmentation type). 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. the body tissues. The adaption kit, xm75e1, which adapted the w31 warhead to the nike missile, was unpackaged and bolted to the forward end of the warhead (now a part of the missile). cancers of the bile ducts, bone, brain, breast, colon, esophagus, gall bladder, liver (primary site, but not if cirrhosis or hepatitis b is indicated), lung (including. Reunions; Current Events; Cold War. Unfortunately the engineers had failed to remove the cheater cable which prevented the doors from opening. 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. Home | NoSleep | Our warhead team had the rest of the week to kill. 16B goes nuts in a guard tower 30 feet high with an M16A1 and 180 rounds of ammo, with a gas mask. [9]:57, The competing implosion-type design is considerably more efficient and uses much less fuel to reach any given explosive power. Then put it back in the barn. He turned out okay! Radar-Nike-Ajax Mode [9] Beginning around 1965, the number of Nike batteries was reduced. In the case of Hercules, all of the radars were typically mounted on (concrete) elevated platforms to improve their line-of-sight. 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 was told police, fire services, and a host of other radios would be useless for a large area of the east coast! When mounted on its booster pack, the Hercules missile was 41feet 6inches (12.65m) long with a wingspan of 6feet 2inches (1.88m) (one side only). However, it makes the determination of range difficult or impossible. Veterans Administration and Agent Orange information. We never found the round and I am not sure what happened to the Belgian soldier but for all I know he is still in jail. The IFC contained the search and tracking radars and control center (operators, computer, etc. There were nuclear missile batteries around every major us city. There was an American with him in the barn at the time but didnt see him lock and load a round. Eating out of marmite cans 2 times a day every other day for years. I know.. it's not possible.right. During development the Air Force continued its Project Wizard while the Army started its Project Plato studies for dedicated anti-missile systems. Hercules missiles were normally stored in a "safe" mode, using various keys and pull-to-arm pins. CWVA Then haul it to K-town so the Gen had it for display. Re: Trichloroethylene, From: "Tom de Grom" garage into the Mass Hall when they rebuild adm/barrecks. Everglades National Park. Rising Star System with elevator mounted launchers. Needless to say the engineering section chief and his assistant got read the riot act. This happened to a 16B Hercules remained a major front-line weapon in Europe into the 1980s. Air starting four 75mm "M" motors . Sometime later our site was called up as we were the backup battery. desert north of Fort Bliss. On 15 November 1956, the new missile was officially renamed as the Nike Hercules, as part of DA Circular 700-22, while the Nike I becoming Nike Ajax. Although it was officially one of the Operation Fishbowl tests, it is . Ajax | The Starfish Prime radiation belt persisted at high altitude for many months and damaged the United States satellites Traac, Transit 4B, Injun I and Telstar I, . Humor | [25], In early 1956, Bell began studies of the Improved Nike Hercules (INH) concept by considering the predicted threat for the 1960-65 period. (wrecked to say the present along the axis of the transmitted beam at the following distances from [6]:20, In 1953, Project Nike delivered the world's first operational anti-aircraft missile system, known simply as Nike. [8], Even as the Nike was undergoing testing, planners grew concerned about the missile's ability to attack formations of aircraft. Access to the Mobile HIPAR antenna trailer and the roofs of Hercules, still known officially as Nike B at this point,[N 2] grew to become a much larger design. Two of the weapons were damaged when they hit the ground and released plutonium, a radioactive material. Greece | C-4-44 | Sent: Saturday, August 31, 2013 6:39:30 PM Turn a 2 bay vehicles manit. Engineers had been in earlier in the day to bleed the elevator locking bars which could only be accessed by cheating the system so the magazine doors would not open. It was a very angry civilian screaming that we were melting the front end of his receiver: puddles of brass waveguide! 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. R&D, 2d Bn 51st Arty Individual Training Guide. The buildings that once housed Delta Battery became the original structures used for the Krome Avenue Detention Facility, a federal facility used primarily to hold illegal aliens awaiting immigration hearings. However, as it protected a much greater area, not as many sites were needed to provide coverage of potential targets. AADCPS | Once locked-on, tracking was automatic.[36]. Nor did it stop the fighting in the press. Unzipping the door on the TTR radome only Anyway, Dr tells me that the leading suspects are heredity and exposure to radiation in early adulthood. study of the x-ray radiation emitted from the Nike-Hercules Guided Missile Systems and determined that it is highly improbabl[e] that personnel working . Like the Germans and British before them, they concluded the only successful defence would be to use guided weapons.[5]. I have been wanting to put in my two cents about the dangers on Nike sites. Subject: Inherent Dangers of Nike work, From: Michael Williquette It is not known if nuclear warheads existed at the site because the military would not release that information to the epa. This was carried out in a protected area behind a large berm, in order to protect the rest of the site from an accidental explosion during fuelling. Maintenance | The nuclear-tipped . Once the two are in the truck we head back to the unit only to be confronted by a mob of men that wanted our passengers. Because of our location, the top five channels on the HIPAR radar could not be used unless the bad guys were overhead. Alligator poachers spotlighting our sentry dogs at A252 in the Everglades, Cottonmouth and rattlesnakes between the security fences, Rats scrounging for dog food in the kennel shacks, Snakes crawling on window awnings at night, feeding on the insects that were drawn to the lights, Alligators running across the road at nightin front of motorcycles. These changes were presented on 24 August 1956, and accepted by both CONARC and ARADCOM. Redstone Arsenal then presented the T48E3 which was somewhat larger and longer to reach reasonable performance, but only at the cost of having to modify all of the Ajax launcher rails. to RF radiations of hazardous intensity levels. You're in the army now; The occasion was the national commemoration of the tenth anniversary of the establishment of the defense department. The battery crew was housed on-site, either at the IFC, or sometimes, together with administrative offices and general services on a separate area. We were all individuals but the men I trained were the best people in the service. Passenger gets a free ride to the hospital at Spangdahlem for X-rays and stitches, first prize for flying through the air like a missile- head first from tailgate to spare tire rim on back of cab. Guestbook | Army Air-Defense Command Post (AADCP) B-21DC established at Fort Heath, MA in 1960 for Nike missile command-and-control functions. Two of the weapons were damaged when they hit the ground and released plutonium, a radioactive material. 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! Eating ham 3 times a day for 45 days because the Gen did not like ham. The project had moved several times, and was now in late development as the BOMARC. It evolved into a much larger missile with two solid fuel stages that provided three times the range of the Ajax. Efforts to mount the HIPAR on the same platform between March and December 1962 were not nearly as successful, and on 18 December 1962 the concept was abandoned in favor of an "airmobile" solution using conventional M52 trucks and modified trailers. 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. Hercules was originally developed as a simple upgrade to the earlier MIM-3 Nike Ajax, allowing it to carry a nuclear warhead in order to defeat entire formations of high-altitude supersonic targets. Sat and Bat team call out a 3am to check security alert in B section. The WX-9, like all gun-type designs, was long and thin, originally designed to be fired from an 11in (280mm) artillery piece, and easily fit within the Nike fuselage. [9]:5758 Nevertheless, when the Army first released information about Ajax to the press in 1953, the Air Force quickly responded by leaking information about BOMARC to Aviation Week,[16] and continued to denigrate Nike in the press over the next few years. Huge fireball that almost reached the launcher. ranging radar is inconsequential under operating conditions. The first missile in the series was Nike Ajax, a two-stage, liquid-fueled missile 21 feet (6.4 metres) long built by the Douglas Aircraft Company. the vicinity of the passive antennas. Thule's air defense was reduced during 1965, and SAC air base defense during 1966, reducing the number of batteries to 112. The resulting reflections may present a potential hazard to personnel working in the vicinity of the passive antennas. LA-29 | As the larger Hercules would be easier to adapt to a longer-range form, the Army selected it as the winning design. Subject: Danger and Fun, From: "Jim Derendinger" fragments moving same war head This system was successfully tested at White Sands on 1 October 1961. The effect of Soon after design work started, the Army requested that the existing liquid fuel engine be replaced with a solid fuel design, for a variety of reasons. Harold Stanford | [20], It did, however, allow development of Hercules to continue, and the system was soon preparing to deploy. with gas masks and running through F16 buzz the IFC so the IFC made the F16 light come on (lock on the F16). [18][19] The resulting flap led to calls for Nickerson to be court-martialed and was compared to the Billy Mitchell court-martial in the 1920s. B3/71 (Turks welding covers), Or a This complexity added enormously to the cost and time required to maintain the missiles. Military Veteran Health. To: webmaster@nikemissile.org Crests | 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. See hearing transcript at pp. Additionally the radar was given the "Electronic Frequency Selection" (EFS) system which allowed operators to quickly switch between a selection of operating frequencies at about 20 microseconds, while the earlier system required manual switching that took about 30 seconds. Climbing a very rusty ABAR tower at D/2/52 to perform antenna service and wondering, "Will this rusty old ladder hold my weight?". To address this whole range of issues, Bell proposed a series of changes:[26]. NY53 | My name is Michael Williquette. Each wing ended with a control flap which was separated from the wing by a short distance, leaving a gap. A power level of 10 milliwatts per square centimeter, SiteSummit | LA-29 | The civilian on the phone and two other scientists received a Noble Prize for discovering cosmic background radiation in space, the C.O.B.E. Gilbert Burke | I never heard a word about the test again. Development of the Nike Hercules took place in the early 1950s and deployment commenced in 1958. No damage. LaunchEquipment | 502-537-Rotating In May 1952, Bell was asked to explore such an adaptation to the Nike. The mishap led to the release of four nuclear weapons. Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2015 Pittsburgh | [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. Murray Hill was across from our Hipar about 600 yards on the next hill with a perfect line of sight to the HIPAR when locked down for the test! I called the number at 2:45 AM and got no answer (this was before answering machines). [30], The first EFS sets arrived at White Sands late in 1962 and started testing in April 1963. The Nike Hercules, initially designated SAM-A-25 and later MIM-14, was a surface-to-air missile (SAM) used by U.S. and NATO armed forces for medium- and high-altitude long-range air defense. Alaska | The House eventually came to support the Defense Secretary's position as stated in the Master Air Defense Plan, retaining Hercules while reducing BOMARC and SAGE. whom was escorting with me at And you must have had contact with ionizing radiation in one of these ways while serving in the military: You served in the postwar occupation of Hiroshima or Nagasaki, or. The occasion was the national commemoration of the tenth anniversary of the establishment of the Defense Department. I had one thing to do I drove through them, they all got clear. The Nike Hercules began replacing the Nike Ajax in 1958. LaunchSet | [9]:5657, Improving performance against such targets would require either much higher resolution radars or much larger warheads. [2]:45, Approximately 25,000 Nike Hercules were manufactured. History | To entertain ourselves we went to the motor pool and checked out some jeeps. Eventually we started seeing things that looked to be about an inch square and different lengths. Then he said "the emerald in the amplifier was melting also; oh my God stop, stop now!" Thule | Nuclear Missiles in Miami; ALASKA'S COLD WAR . Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2013 4:33:29 PM LA-88 | In the HIPAR building when and during a Of the two, the warhead seemed like the simplest problem to address. 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