-- GLOSSARY --------- SOFT - Missile emplaced and launched from exposed launcher above ground (e.g., Gantry-type; er Test Pad). SEMI-HARD - Missile emplaced in protective ground-level concrete housing prior to launch (see Coffin Type below). HARD - Missile emplaced in protective concrete housing underground prior to launch (see Silo and Silo-Lift below). SILO - Protective vertical tube-type housing from which missile is launched from its emplaced position (Minuteman and Titan II). SILO-LIFT - Missile is stored in silo, but is elevated clear of the tube for above ground launching (Atlas F and Titan I). COFFIN-TYPE - Completely enclosed horizontal storage from which missile is raised to exposed vertical launch position (Atlas D and E). STRIPPED - All recoverable materiel sold and removed under civilian contract, or retained by USAF but transferred to other activities. AAM Air-to-Air Missile PALC Point Arguello Launch Complex ABRES Advanced Ballistic Reentry System PLC Probe Launch Complex BMDTTP Ballistic Missile Defense Test Target Program RAF Royal Air Force (United Kingdom) BMRS Ballistic Missile Reentry System (AB~ES) R&D Research and Development COB Conunand Data Buffer RSLP Reentry Systems Launch Program CTL Combat Training Launch (RAF/Thor) SAM Surface-to-Air Missile DASO Demonstration and Shakedown Operations SLC Space Launch Complex ICBM Intercontinental Ballistic Missile SOT Special Operational Test (Titan II) ILCS Improved Launch Control System SLTF Silo Launch Test Facility IRBM Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile SSAS Software Status Authentication System IWST Integrated Weapon System Training TP Test Pad (Peacekeeper/MX Missile) LE Launch Emplacement WS-133A Minuteman I Weapon System (MM IA and IB missiles) LF Launch Facility WS-133B Minuteman II Weapon System (MM IIIG missiles only) MM Minuteman ICBM (I-II-III) WS-133AM Modernized Minuteman Weapon System (MM IIF and IIIG missiles) MOL Manned Orbiting Laboratory Wing I-VI NUJ11erical identifiers for operational Minuteman wings: OSTF. Operational System Test Facility I 341st SMW II 44th SMW III 91st SMW IV= 351st SMW V = 90th SMW VI= 321st SMW OT Operational Test (Launch Programs) (lSTRAD/HO - March 1983) 7
Vision Description (EN)
This is a glossary and abbreviation reference page from a military document dated March 1983. The top section defines seven missile emplacement types (SOFT, SEMI-HARD, HARD, SILO, SILO-LIFT, COFFIN-TYPE, STRIPPED) with technical descriptions of their launch configurations. The lower section contains an extensive list of military acronyms and abbreviations organized in two columns, including terms related to ballistic missiles (ICBM, IRBM), launch systems (SLC, LF), weapon systems (Minuteman, Titan), and operational concepts. References include Strategic Air Command wings (341st SMW, 44th SMW, 91st SMW, 351st SMW, 90th SMW, 321st SMW) and various test and launch facilities. The page is entirely text-based with no images, redactions, or visual artifacts.
Descrição Vision (PT-BR)
Esta é uma página de glossário e referência de abreviações de um documento militar datado de março de 1983. A seção superior define sete tipos de posicionamento de foguetes (SOFT, SEMI-HARD, HARD, SILO, SILO-LIFT, COFFIN-TYPE, STRIPPED) com descrições técnicas de suas configurações de lançamento. A seção inferior contém uma extensa lista de acrônimos e abreviações militares organizadas em duas colunas, incluindo termos relacionados a mísseis balísticos (ICBM, IRBM), sistemas de lançamento (SLC, LF), sistemas de armas (Minuteman, Titan) e conceitos operacionais. As referências incluem asas do Strategic Air Command (341st SMW, 44th SMW, 91st SMW, 351st SMW, 90th SMW, 321st SMW) e várias instalações de teste e lançamento. A página é totalmente baseada em texto, sem imagens, redações ou artefatos visuais.