Operation Hardtack. Phase 2: Timing and Firing.

Abstract

Edgerton, Germeshausen and Grier, Inc. (EG&G) furnished timing and firing signals for the thirty-seven shots of Operation Hardtack, Phase II. Six independent timing systems were installed in the CP-l building and in five timing signal distribution stations at the Nevada Test Site. Signals from the sequence timers were distributed to experimenters and to zero sites by wire; voice-time announcements were transmitted to experimenters on radio frequencies. The world-time system was operated on surface, tower, and balloon shots and on certain of the underground detonations. Most of the above-ground shots were instrumented for Bhangmeter recording.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 11, 1959
Accession Number
ADA310345

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bhangmeters
  • Circuits
  • Communication Systems
  • Control Panels
  • Detonations
  • Diagrams
  • Frequency
  • Instrumentation
  • Military Operations
  • Monitoring
  • Munitions
  • Power Supplies
  • Schematic Diagrams
  • Sequences
  • Time Signals
  • Timing Circuits
  • United States

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