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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bonedigger, post: 140375, member: 4367&quot;]Cold War Contest</p><p><br /></p><p>In the 1950s thru the early 1990s the USA and the USSR were locked in a &quot;Cold War&quot; where the weapons were extremely deadly, but thankfully never used.&nbsp; This contest concerns the US Strategic Missile Forces which fell under the Strategic Air Command at Ellsworth AFB, SD.</p><p><br /></p><p>The prize is a 1953-D/D cent and a 1957 USSR 5 Kopeck.</p><p><br /></p><p>All the answer&#039;s to the questions can be found on the internet ( I think <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />).&nbsp; Each question is worth one point.&nbsp; If the final score is a tie, then I&#039;ll come up with another prize.&nbsp; The last day and time of the contest will be 6:00 pm MST on the 8th of July.&nbsp; You can PM me the answers, but post that you entered the contest to the thread please.</p><p><br /></p><p>#1.&nbsp; How many missiles were on alert (or capable of being on alert) at Ellsworth AFB, SD?</p><p><br /></p><p>#2.&nbsp; How many missiles makeup a flight?</p><p><br /></p><p>#3.&nbsp; What direction would the blast door blow (hint, they all point this direction), and why?</p><p><br /></p><p>#4.&nbsp; How many locks had to be opened on site to gain access to the missile? (not counting the gate at the site)</p><p><br /></p><p>#5.&nbsp; How many Launch Enclosure Rooms (LERs) were there at a Minute Man II (MMII) launch site.</p><p><br /></p><p>#6.&nbsp; How many warheads did the MMII carry?</p><p><br /></p><p>#7.&nbsp; What was the coolant used to keep the missile cool?</p><p><br /></p><p>#8.&nbsp; On what LER were the batteries mounted?</p><p><br /></p><p>#9.&nbsp; What level security clearance did crews require in order to perform maintenance on the missile?</p><p><br /></p><p>#10.&nbsp; How many stages on the MMII missile?</p><p><br /></p><p>#11.&nbsp; Solid or liquid fuel?</p><p><br /></p><p>#12.&nbsp; How many hours per day could a maintenance team work before stopping?</p><p><br /></p><p>#13.&nbsp; Where would a maintenance team go after working those hours to rest w/o coming home?</p><p><br /></p><p>#14.&nbsp; Where was the (land-line) phone located at a missile site?</p><p><br /></p><p>#15.&nbsp; When Capsule Crews communicated with the missile they sent out Ground Maintenance Interrogations (GMIs).&nbsp; What response would they receive on their (antiquated) launch system?</p><p><br /></p><p>BONUS!!!&nbsp; What weapon was at each missile site for last resort protection?</p><p>BONUS!!!&nbsp; What weapon was used at the Launch Capsule for last resort protection?</p><p><br /></p><p>Good Luck</p><p>Bonedigger</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.jabpublish.com/contest.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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