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  2. Launch control (automotive) - Wikipedia

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    The Jaguar F-Type includes launch control. The Nissan GT-R has electronics to control launch but the company does not use the term "launch control" [1] since some owners have equated the term with turning off the stability control to launch the car, which may void the warranty of the drivetrain. One version of Nissan GT-R allows user to launch ...

  3. Missile combat crew - Wikipedia

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    The missile launch control environment also varied by system. Early missiles such as Thor and Atlas, relied on support facilities above ground, with crews protected in a shelter of some sort. Later systems were buried underground, either with the missiles located nearby (i.e. Titan) or a distance away (Peacekeeper, Minuteman).

  4. BattleTech Compendium - Wikipedia

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    BattleTech Compendium is a supplement that seeks to combine the disparate sources of information into one volume. It combines the main armored combat resolution rules from BattleTech, CityTech, and AeroTech, focusing on battlemechs, as well as armored vehicles and aerospace fighters.

  5. AeroTech - Wikipedia

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    The first rule set was simply known as AeroTech and later referred to as AeroTech 1 or AT1. The AT1 release was a large introduction box set that could be played as a complete independent game that co-exists in the BattleTech universe, compatible with the regular ground game. The rule set introduced aerospace fighters (space/air-capable fighter ...

  6. Two-person rule - Wikipedia

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    Per US Air Force Instruction (AFI) 91-104, "the two-person concept" is designed to prevent accidental or malicious launch of nuclear weapons by a single individual. [1]In the case of Minuteman missile launch crews, once a launch order is received, both operators must agree that it is valid by comparing the authorization code in the order against a Sealed Authenticator (a special sealed ...

  7. Airborne Launch Control System - Wikipedia

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    The Airborne Launch Control System (ALCS) provides a survivable launch capability for the United States Air Force's LGM-30G Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) force. The ALCS is operated by airborne missileers from Air Force Global Strike Command 's (AFGSC) 625th Strategic Operations Squadron (STOS) and United States ...

  8. Mark 36 SRBOC - Wikipedia

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    Two Mark 36 Mod 7 SRBOC launchers aboard the battleship USS Wisconsin during Operation Desert Storm.. The BAE Systems Mark 36 Super Rapid Bloom Offboard Countermeasures Chaff and Decoy Launching System (abbreviated as SRBOC or "Super-arboc") is an American short-range decoy launching system (DLS) that launches radar or infrared decoys from naval vessels to foil incoming anti-ship missiles.

  9. Launch Vehicle Digital Computer - Wikipedia

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    LVDC from Instrument Unit technical manual. The Launch Vehicle Digital Computer (LVDC) was a computer that provided the autopilot for the Saturn V rocket from launch, through Canary Islands orbit insertion, and the trans-lunar injection burn that would send the Apollo spacecraft to the Moon.