Название: The Pershing II Firing Battery
Издательство: Department of the Army
Год: 1985
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 148
Язык: English
Размер: 10 MB
Designed to replace the Redstone, the Pershing I, 1a and II missiles served for three decades as the U.S. Army’s primary nuclear-capable, theater-level weapon. A solid-fueled, two-stage missile capable of Mach 8.0 flight, Pershing I first flew in 1960. Three years later, three missile battalions deployed to West Germany. Pershing I’s solid-fueled design offered much greater flexibility and safety than Redstone, and much faster launch response. While Redstone required up to twenty fuel and support vehicles, the Pershing system featured only four.
