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BATTERY NY-56 | FORT HANCOCK, NEW JERSEY |
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| VIRTUAL TOUR: THE FIFTIES MISSILE GUIDANCE COMPUTER |
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The missile guidance computer was the electronic brain of the
Nike Ajax missile system. It generated steering commands, directing a missile to intercept
its target. This analog computer utilized vacuum tubes and was located
within the Battery Control Trailer at the Control Area.
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| Original photo by Bob Singleton. Enhanced image by D. E. Bender. |
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CURATOR: DONALD E. BENDER E-Mail: [email protected]
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