[R-390] $5000.00 390A????

[Randy and Sherry Guttery]

On 3/14/2012 10:45 AM, barry williams wrote:
> Randy, I was in a Pershing IA unit for a few years. It was 
> a primitive nuke compared anything you probably came in 
> contact with.
I had no contact with the missiles themselves - there were 
(are) specialists that took care of them...  That said - 
actually Polaris and Pershing had quite a bit in common - 
both two stage solid propellant, blunt stupid (i.e. 
ballistic - once fired - they followed a ballistic 
trajectory making no other "corrections" - unlike today's 
smart weapons); and deadly. Polaris (and certainly it's 
progeny) had further throws and higher yields - but then 
they were designed for different use. So in one respect - 
yes - Polaris (and progeny) had to have far more accurate 
navigation (both to establish origin and then in-flight) 
simply because they were going to go one to several thousand 
miles further  - and any error in origin (and/or flight) 
navigation compound rapidly with distance...  and while we 
intended harm to our target(s) - we equally strove to limit 
any collateral damage...

best regards...

-- 
randy guttery

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