Missile Type		Nike Ajax		Nike Hercules
	Designation		MIM-3		MIM-14
	Length (incl. Booster)		34 ft. 10 in.		41 ft. 0 in.
	Length (w/o Booster)		21 ft. 0 in.		27 ft. 0 in.
	Wingspan		4 ft. 0 in.		6 ft. 2 in.
	Diameter of Body		1 ft. 0 in.		2 ft. 6 in.
	Firing Weight		2,455 lb.		10,560 lb.
	Weight (w/o booster)		1,150 lb.		5,250 lb.
	Max. Speed at Burnout		Mach 2.25 (1,669 mph)		Mach 3.50 (2,597 mph)
	Maximum Slant Range		25 miles		85 miles 110+ miles (in surface to surface mode)
	Operational Ceiling		60,000 ft. (later, 72,000 ft.)		100,000 ft. (later, 150,000 ft.)
	Booster Type		Solid-propellant, jettisonable booster providing 59,000 lb. of static thrust for 2.5 seconds.		Cluster of 4 Ajax type solid propellant boosters.
	Sustainer Motor		Liquid-fueled rocket motor using inhibited red fuming nitric acid (IRFNA), unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine (UDMH) and jet aviation fuel. 2,600-lbs. of thrust for 21 seconds.		Solid-propellant rocket motor.
	Warheads		Three high explosive, fragmentation type warheads arranged at front, center and rear of missile body.		Nuclear W-31 warhead; 2 Kt. (low yield), 20 Kt. (medium yield) and 40 Kt. (high yield); or high explosive, fragmentation type T-45 warhead.
	Missile Guidance		Command guidance system; missile guided by ground-based radar & computer systems.		Command guidance system; missile guided by ground-based radar & computer systems.