Re: [DS] Why tank destroyers?

Derk Groeneveld wrote:
> 

> On Fri, 7 Sep 2001, Andrew Martin wrote:
> 
> > > <<  The hellfire doesn't have that problem as far as I know.
> > >  Shoot..Scram...*blam*... >>
> > >
> > > As long as SOMEONE has a laser painting the target :o)
> >
> > MMW Hellfire apparently self-homes. No need for laser designation.
> 
> I'm quite sure hellfire is laser homing. What do you mean by
self-homing?
> IR?

MMW - MilliMetric Wave radar - a very short wavelength active radar
seeker. Known as Brimstone in the UK ?

Tony

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Tony Francis
Senior Software Engineer