15 Facts About Pershing missile

MGM-31A Pershing was the missile used in the Pershing 1 and Pershing 1a field artillery missile systems.

The production version of the tactical Pershing missile was later designated as MGM-31A and the XMTM-31B designation was dropped.

The first tactical Pershing unit was the 2nd Missile Battalion, 44th Artillery Regiment, followed by the 4th Missile Battalion, 41st Artillery Regiment deployed to Schwabisch Gmund and the 1st Missile Battalion, 81st Artillery to McCully Barracks in Wackernheim.

Since a solid-propellant motor cannot be turned off, the Pershing missile used thrust reversal and case venting for a selective range.

The Pershing missile was controlled by an analog guidance computer using a ball-and-disk integrator and a control computer.

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Pershing missile 1 firing platoon consisted of four M474 tracked-vehicles manufactured by FMC Corporation— by comparison, Redstone needed twenty vehicles.

Additionally, the PTS would perform tests that simulated airborne Pershing missile operation, programmed the trajectory of the Pershing missile and controlled the firing sequence.

The Pershing missile then oriented to north by an operator using a horizontal laying theodolite aimed at a window in the guidance section of the Pershing missile.

Pershing missile 1a was a Quick Reaction Alert system and so had faster vehicles, launch times and newer electronics.

The analog guidance computer and the control computer in the Pershing missile were replaced by a single digital guidance and control computer.

The main distributor in the Pershing missile that routed power and signals was replaced with a new version.

The Pershing missile used a rotary inverter to convert DC to AC that was replaced by a solid-state static inverter.

Pershing missile 1a was deployed with three US battalions in Europe and two German Air Force wings.

Missile and power station upgrades in 1974 provided easier access to Pershing missile components, reduce maintenance and improved reliability.

Pershing missile systems were eliminated after the ratification of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty on 27 May 1988.