Re: DSII Guided Missile System Proposal

At 13:41 6/5/98, Aaron Teske wrote:
>>I think also that ADS and LAD systems need to expand their defensive
>>umbrellas to 48" so that missile armed gunships stop smoking them from
>>beyond their engagement envelope.
>
>I recall this point being brought up before, and I think Jon had a
reason
>for setting the ranges as he did.  But I don't remember what it was --
I
>wasn't interested in DSII back then.

There was some discussion of this earlier this year. One proposed system
was a HEL-based ADS that would have a range of 60", otherwise work like
other ADS, and have a 150% cost over standard ADS. Something like:

BASIC = 300
ENH = 450
SUP = 600

This keeps those GMS/L systems from being too invincible, yet not
totally
obviated by the remedy.

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