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Re: Counter Battery

From: Popeyesays@a...
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 16:17:06 EDT
Subject: Re: Counter Battery

In a message dated 8/24/99 2:06:26 PM Central Daylight Time, 
monty@arcadia.turner.com writes:

<< 
 True, however its not hard to see the rounds in flight once propellant 
 gasses and crap have worn away at the radar absorbent material on the 
 ogive and driving bands of the projectile. 
  >>

The only solution to the problem of counter-battery fire would be to use

rocket projectiles that deliberately maneuver in their launch phase, a 
solution which requires guidance thrusters and programming for the
rocket 
which removes it almost entirely from the definition of artillery which
is 
ballistic in nature.


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