WHEN
NIKE HERCULES RULED THE SKIES
INTEGRATED FIRE
CONTROL AREA
IFC
COMPOSED OF:
A LOW PWR
ACQUISITION RADAR
A HI PWR
ACQUISITION RADAR
A TARGET TRACKING
RADAR
A TARGET RANGING
RADAR
A MISSILE TRACKING
RADAR
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Germany
1957-1984
Battalion
HQ
Kornwestheim
Alpha Battery
Dallau
Bravo Battery
Sachsemheim
Charlie Battery
Hardheim
&
KLEINGARTACH
Delta Battery
pforzheim
The 3rd Battalion 71st Air Defense
Artillery was a Nike Hercules air defense missile unit
in Germany from 1957 until the late 1980's. The
Battalion guarded against an attack by high altitude
enemy bomber aircraft by maintaining radar surveillance
of the skies over Germany 24 hours a day 7 days a week.
If an attack were to have happened, they had to be ready
to shoot down the attacking aircraft before any bombs
could be dropped.
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FOREVER VIGILANT
NIKE HERCULES FIRING BATTERY
PLAYED A MAJOR
DEFENSE ROLE
DURING THE COLD WAR
MISSION: Protect the freedom of the
"United States of America."
The NIKE HERCULES missile is launched
toward the skies where it will seek and destroy an enemy
target. One of its unique capabilities is that was
capable of attacking in surface-to-air and
surface-to-surface-mode with conventional high explosive
and nuclear capability.
LAUNCHER AREA COMPOSED OF:
MISSILES
LAUNCHERS
MISSILE ASSEMBLY &
WARHEAD
MISSILE STORAGE
FACILIITIES
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