Nike Missile Site W-25 (Control Area): Difference between revisions

Had there been a nuclear attack, W-25's IFC baseArea would have tracked the target vehicle and the Nikes fired at it using its three radars <ref name = militarystandard>"Nike Missile Base W-25, Maryland", TheMilitaryStandard, http://www.themilitarystandard.com/missile/nike/w25.php. Accessed 20 July 2022.</ref>. The Acquisition Radar would detect the approach of an incoming bomber plane or ballistic missile, then the Tracking Radar would feed the target vehicle's location and details about its movements into the computer, and then the Missile Tracking Radar would follow the Nike <ref name = militarystandard>"Nike Missile Base W-25, Maryland", TheMilitaryStandard, http://www.themilitarystandard.com/missile/nike/w25.php. Accessed 20 July 2022.</ref>. The computer would then guide the missile towards the target and calculate the nearest intercept point <ref name = militarystandard>"Nike Missile Base W-25, Maryland", TheMilitaryStandard, http://www.themilitarystandard.com/missile/nike/w25.php. Accessed 20 July 2022.</ref>.