Missile-control vans

The need to provide air conditioning and protection against chemical and biological agents to workers in the army s NIKE missile-control vans resulted in the development of a trailer-mounted unit adopted for limited production in 1961. After some improvements, the unit was standardized in 1963 as the Ml Collective Protection Equipment. Initially, 288 of the units were ordered, but additional similar needs for collective protection quickly became apparent.160... 

The army was already examining collective protection for some military vehicles and, in particular, the missile-control vans. The need for collective protection for vans and vehicles used for command posts, fire direction, rest and relief shelters, and medical aid stations resulted in the standardization of the M14 Collective Protection Equipment in 1970. This equipment was designed to protect occupants of the M291A2 and M292 series of vans against airborne toxic agents.161... 

Guided Missiles and Space Flight, Van]S osrrand NY(1959),69 20)Russian Publications on Automation and Automatic Control, translated into English, may be obtained from the Consultants Bureau, -Inc, 227 W 17th St, New York 11, NY... 

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