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Rakettartilleribataljonen (RABN/Brig N) ble opprettet på Setermoen 1. september 1959. Den ble nedlagt 31. mars 1964. Bataljonens KOP hadde 57 befal og 175 korporaler og menige. Rakettene ble levert sommeren 1960 og det ble til sammen for øving avfyrt 38 skarpe raketter i den tiden bataljonen var operativ. Uten atomstridshoder ble våpenet funnet temmelig ubrukelig, da treffsikkerheten var dårlig med en spredning i lengde- og sideretning på 300 - 400 meter. Selv med en sprengladning på 682 kg TNT gjorde ikke det nødvendigvis så stor skade. Det var opprinnelig planlagt at Norge skulle ha atomstridshoder, og et lager for 12 atomstridshoder ble bygget på Kjølmoen og ble godkjent av NATO (Honest John kunne bære et atomstridshode med stillbar ytelse mellom 2,5 og 45 ktonn TNT). Men da det ble klart at atomstridshoder ikke skulle oppbevares i Norge i fredstid, ble våpenet funnet lite effektivt og bataljonen ble som sagt nedlagt etter 4 1/2 år.

The rocket artillery battalion (RABN/Brig N) was established at Setermoen on 1 September 1959. It was disbanded on 31 March 1964. The battalion's KOP had 57 officers and 175 corporals and privates. The rockets were delivered in the summer of 1960 and a total of 38 sharp rockets were fired for practice during the time the battalion was operational. Without nuclear warheads, the weapon was found to be rather useless, as the accuracy was poor with a longitudinal and lateral spread of 300 - 400 metres. Even with an explosive charge of 682 kg of TNT it didn't necessarily do that much damage. It was originally planned that Norway would have nuclear warheads, and a warehouse for 12 nuclear warheads was built at Kjølmoen and was approved by NATO (Honest John could carry a nuclear warhead with adjustable yield between 2.5 and 45 ktons of TNT). But when it became clear that nuclear warheads should not be stored in Norway in peacetime, the weapon was found to be ineffective and the battalion was, as I said, disbanded after 4 1/2 years.

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