How are missiles and warheads selected for firing?
Question from peter.wurzbach@gmail.com Your comments were that as soon as the missile burst command was issued the MTR slewed to the next missile on the launch pad. OK, how did the MTR know which missile to next pick up. Answer from Ron Loving I will try to answer but what a taxing situation on the old gray matter. This question falls under “Command and Control” and “Battery Operations”. The “Army Air Defense Command Post” (AADCP) controlled the battery. It also was the controlling agent for the Battalion and Group headquarters that you were under. Behind that, the AIR FORCE had control of the AADCP. Before your battery went to “Blazing Skies” or (the one that never came) “Battle Stations” the battery was at a 30 or 15 min. alert status. During this time the battery received instructions as to what type and number of rounds to load on the launchers. This gave the launcher crewman time to take the missiles out of the magazine (if msls were in storage) and get them on the launchers and e
