RE: Name that doodad, greeble, keg of beer, or whatever.

>On Wed, 12 May 1999, Thomas Anderson wrote:
>
>> The device which LFC Diamond is puzzled over is the Type 1415
>> Intermediate Altitude Holographic Maser Imaging Array (IAHMI),
deployed
>> on both the FWA06 SPG and the FWT42 SPAA.
>
>I'm sorry, but this is incorrect. The Type 1415 IAHMI array is smaller,
and
>mounted co-axially with the AFV's gun barrel, so that the array can
"see"
>what it's shooting at. In some AFVs, the IAHMI is mounted on the front
of
>the turret, and in others it is mounted on the turret roof.
>
>BAT Industries was the first manufacturer to incorporate the IAHMI
array
>into their AFVs, but unfortunately the early versions of the array were
>quite vulnerable to enemy fire. The glass tubes in the cylinder
shattered
>whenever the vehicle was hit; when this happened, the tank crews said
that
>they were, "as blind as a BAT." :)
>
>-- Rick Rutherford
 
That's better than in initial acceptance tests.
They retrofit them alongside 220mm HVCs and they
lasted about 3 shots. They work much better with
the new synthetic monocrystalline optics, but
they're still iffy except on recoilless main
guns.
 
- Sam
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