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The Peacekeeper Rail Garrison is a mobile missile system that was developed by the United States Air Force during the 1980s as part of a plan to place fifty MGM-118A Peacekeeper [23] intercontinental ballistic missiles on the rail network of the United States.
Train pulling the Garrison car, which would be painted to resemble a standard rail car. (Missile hidden inside) On December 19, 1986, the White House announced that U.S. President Ronald Reagan had given approval to a plan for the development of a railroad-based system for basing part of the planned LGM-118 Peacekeeper – originally referred to as MX for "Missile, Experimental ...
With single-warhead missiles, one missile must be launched for each target. By contrast, with a MIRV warhead, the post-boost (or bus) stage can dispense the warheads against multiple targets across a broad area. Reduces the effectiveness of an anti-ballistic missile system that relies on intercepting individual warheads. [16]
Minotaur IV, also known as Peacekeeper SLV and OSP-2 PK is an active expendable launch system derived from the LGM-118 Peacekeeper ICBM.It is operated by Northrop Grumman Space Systems, and made its maiden flight on 22 April 2010, carrying the HTV-2a Hypersonic Test Vehicle.
The Advanced Inertial Reference Sphere (AIRS) is a highly accurate inertial navigation system designed for use in the LGM-118 Peacekeeper ICBM, which was intended for precision nuclear strikes against Soviet missile silos.
A DVD collecting Our War Game and the 1999 film Digimon Adventure was released on October 13, 2000 for rental, [9] and on January 21, 2001 for purchase. [10] The film was released for free on YouTube from March 22 to April 16, 2018, [ 11 ] and on Bandai Channel from May 3 to May 9, 2020.
The game was released to Early Access on April 14, 2016 and left Early Access May 23, 2017. It features the core mechanics from Starpoint Gemini 2 , but introduces many new features like owning and upgrading your headquarters, conquering parts of the universe, deploying fleets and a much bigger universe (about nine times bigger than in ...
The Peacekeeper is officially LG-118, although there seems to be much confusion over this, mainly due to the other USAF ICBM weapon system, the Minuteman III, being designated the LGM-30G. The Technical Orders used by Air Force personnel are clearly and correctly labeled as LGM- and LG-.