PR-69 Nike Launch site | military, Cold War 1947-1991, nikemissile

 military, Cold War 1947-1991, nikemissile

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Dates of Operation
1956-1961 1964-1974

History
Active Army Sep 56-Dec 61; site scheduled to be operational in Aug 56, housing and IFC completed by Nov 56 with launcher area in Dec 56; ARNG Nike-Ajax site 6 Dec 60- Feb 62; Jul 64- Oct 74 Nike-Ajax site converted into a radar/ headquarters site with the introduction of Nike-Hercules. A BIRDIE/ Missile Mentor facility was added to the site and the site assumed the target designation role for all batteries in New England after the four NE defense areas were consolidated in the late 1960s.

Weapons Systems & Missile Load
Nike Ajax / 30 (10 per launcher section)
12 mounted on launchers (4 per launcher section)

Missile Magazines/ Launcher Sections
3 Magazines.
1 type "B", 2 Ajax

Units
HHB, 751st AAA Missile BN (Nike)(Continental)
Sep 56-Oct 58
Btry B, 751st AAA Missile BN (Nike)(Continental)
Sep 56-Oct 58 redesignated (Nike Ajax) Apr 58
Radar Sec of HHB off site Jan 58
HHB (-radar section), 4th Missile BN (Nike-Ajax),
68th Artillery Oct 58- Dec 61
Btry B, 4th Missile BN (Nike-Ajax), 68th Artillery
Oct 58- Dec 61 redesignated (Nike-Hercules)
Jun 59
Btry B, 2d Missile Battalion, 243d Artillery
(RI ARNG) Dec 60- Feb 62.
HHB, 56th Artillery BDE (Air Defense)
Oct 64- Feb 65
HHB, 24th Artillery Group (Air Defense)
Feb 65-Oct 74 redesignated ADA Group Sep 71
HHB, 3d BN (Nike-Hercules), 5th Artillery
Sep 72
HHB, 1st BN (Hercules), 5th ADA
Sep 72- Oct 74