Anti-pds

----- Original Message -----
From: "Oerjan Ohlson" <oerjan.ohlson@telia.com>
> >I cringe when I think about PDS on a troop carrier,
> >for much the same reasons I have for disliking
> >reactive armor.  All it takes is one minor malfunction
> >of the IFF system and all of a sudden your squad is
> >mistaken for slow-moving missles.  Just my personal
> >problem.
>
> Exactly how slowly are your missiles moving?
>
> If your grunts are moving faster than 30 m/s towards the vehicle, I'd
guess
> that they just ate a *lot* of HE and thus won't notice if the PDS
opens up
> at them too...

True. On the other hand, if such PDS systems become standard, somebody
could
dream up and construct a slow-moving missile to add to the weapon mix.
Say,
a mini-UAV with a hollow-charge war-head.

Greetings
Karl Heinz