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Re: SG2/DS2 artillery/CBR/Designators

From: Roger Books <books@m...>
Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1999 17:19:42 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Re: SG2/DS2 artillery/CBR/Designators

On 29-Nov-99 at 17:16, Brian Bell (bkb@beol.net) wrote:
> Greetings!
> 
> On future and present day battlefields, how long does Counter-Battery
Radar
> (CBR) last? It would seem that as soon as the radar is switched on
there
> would be a shell, rocket, or missile in the air to remove it.
> 
> Along the same lines, seeing the trend toward smart or guided
> munitions/missiles, I could easily see a counter-designating weapon.
That
> is a weapon system similar to PDS that detects target designating
lasers
> and send fire back to its point of origin.
> 
> This could have a marked effect on the future battlefield.

Or even smart artillery rounds.  They zig, they zag, they fly at ground
level over hill and dale, popping up at the last moment.

A rose by any other name...

Roger


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