ASROCS and a Copperhead Projectile
Three light blue ASROCS (for "Anti-Submarine Rocket") and a gold color Copperhead projectile. ASROC used a rocket to take a nuclear depth charge or a homing Mark 46 torpedo to a suspected enemy submarine. Copperhead is a laser-guided 155 mm artillery shell.
Driving southeast from Reno, Nevada, I encountered the small town of Hawthorne, about one third of the way to Las Vegas. A city block into the town, I was surprised to see by the road a paved lot with a tank on display, together with enough weapons to start a small war. I promptly did a 180 turn to go back and stop for a few snapshots. This turned out to be the Hawthorne Ordnance Museum, in Hawthorne, Nevada. On August 30, 2017.
ASROCS and a Copperhead Projectile
Three light blue ASROCS (for "Anti-Submarine Rocket") and a gold color Copperhead projectile. ASROC used a rocket to take a nuclear depth charge or a homing Mark 46 torpedo to a suspected enemy submarine. Copperhead is a laser-guided 155 mm artillery shell.
Driving southeast from Reno, Nevada, I encountered the small town of Hawthorne, about one third of the way to Las Vegas. A city block into the town, I was surprised to see by the road a paved lot with a tank on display, together with enough weapons to start a small war. I promptly did a 180 turn to go back and stop for a few snapshots. This turned out to be the Hawthorne Ordnance Museum, in Hawthorne, Nevada. On August 30, 2017.