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Re: What makes a Carrier? (ftfb)

From: Mark Sykes <tardis@r...>
Date: Wed, 17 Jun 1998 09:28:53 +1000
Subject: Re: What makes a Carrier? (ftfb)

At 9:47 PM +1000 15/6/98, Alan E & Carmel J Brain wrote:
>John Atkinson wrote:
>
>> I'd panic if all I had was a CIWS and a couple of Sea Sparrows
between
>> me and death.
>
>Depends on the CIWS. Forex, the improved YAVUZ class of the Turkish
Navy
>have 3 quadruple 25mm APDS CIWS systems, and unlike most other CIWS
>systems, they're co-ordinated and can all fire at the same target.
>The AI of the TEWA (Threat Evaluation and Weapon Assignment) system is
>also first rate. I wrote it.
>
>Of course if the incomers are Kingfishes with 250kt warheads set to
>airburst at 5000 metres....

That is what makes software ... soft

O ) ....  the smiling dalek

MarkS

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