Nike J
Illustration — Nike J at Hamamatsu Air Base NIKE J was the name for the Japanese version of the Nike Hercules surface-to-air missile. It was produced by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. First test firings of the missile occurred in November 1970.
Nike J
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- surface-to-air missile
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- 1967
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- Japan
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The Nike J was also a different version of the usual Nike Hercules, in that way, that it could not be mated with a special (nuclear) warhead. • Length: 12.5 m • Diameter: 0.8 m • Wing span: 2.1 m • Weight: 4.5 tons • Range: 130 km • Speed: Mach 3 • Propulsion: two-stage solid-fuel rocket • Guidance: radio command guidance
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- 1.Новая программа строительства вооружённых сил Японии // журнал "Военный зарубежник", № 10, 1967 стр.67
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