Nike Missile Site LA-94 Los Pinetos CA - PHOTOS - Control Area
The NIKE guided missile was specifically designed to extend the capabilities of antiaircraft artillery far beyond that of artillery guns. To do this, the NIKE system employed a command guidance type of control, the first of its type to be widely deployed (see Figure 9). Briefly, the acquisition radar initially detected and engaged the target. The target tracking radar followed the engaged target throughout. An additional radar, the missile tracking radar, guided the missile throughout its entire flight The two tracking radars fed position information into a computer in the battery control trailer. This information was subsequently analyzed and steering orders were issued to the missile in order to guide it to a point of interception. The battery control area contained a number of major equipment items.
VIEW OF DOG KENNELS, LOOKING EAST
VIEW SHOWING FRONT OF MESS HALL, LOOKING NORTH. STONE WORK WAS SUBSEQUENTLY ADDED
VIEW OF OFFICE/CLASSROOM AND DORMITORY, LOOKING EAST
VIEW SHOWING FRONT OF DORMITORY-DOOR, LOOKING EAST
PANORAMIC VIEW OF RADAR SITE, LOOKING WEST, SHOWING NORTH-WEST HELIPAD AT UPPER LEFT AND CIRCLE BUILDING PAD
PANORAMIC VIEW OF RADAR SITE, CONTROL ROOM, AND HELIPORT, LOOKING WEST-SOUTHWEST
VIEW OF RADAR SITE, LOOKING NORTH
VIEW OF RADAR TOWER PLATFORM, LOOKING SOUTH
VIEW SHOWING BASE OF RADAR TOWER PLATFORM, LOOKING EAST
VIEW SHOWING BROWN CONCRETE BLOCK STRUCTURES AND SOUTHERN EDGE OF RADAR SITE
VIEW SHOWING CIRCLE CONCRETE PAD AT RADAR SITE, LOOKING SOUTH
VIEW OF HELIPAD WITH STEEL MESH AT RADAR SITE, LOOKING NORTH
CLOSE-UP VIEW OF HELIPAD, LOOKING NORTH
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