40 years ago today I would have woken up in an open bay barracks at McGregor Range, New Mexico. It was an interesting time to be at that godforsaken place. While I was there I got to see several Nike Hercules launches, a Pershing IA, and a Pershing II. The Nike launches were pretty cool. A Herc accelerates off the pad at 25 g's. They leave with a bang. The really cool stuff was the guns though. 40mm Sergeant Yorks and 20mm M163 Vulcans. The night firings in particular. Watching a Vulcan at night was like seeing a red laser curving through the night sky. Followed by a distant elephant fart...
Save a life. Adopt a greyhound.