Re: SG2/DS2 artillery/CBR/Designators

Brian Bell 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.

Very good question, that one. I'm particularly intrigued by how passive
CB detectors are supposed to work - ie, those that don't turn the radar
on before they've already detected enemy rounds :-/

Of course, your own CBRs are priority units to protect with area
defence units :-/
 
> 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.

Laser designation is rather uncommon in the smart ammunition programs I
know of, just because of their need of someone to paint the target.
Laser warners are already in use, so HARM-ish weapons homing on enemy
lasers shouldn't be too far off.

Regards,

Oerjan Ohlson
oerjan.ohlson@telia.com

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