RE: Slow planes was: Battle blimps

And don't forget the AC-130 Gunship... Maybe you could mount a 120 mm
cannon on a sliding cariage out the back/bottom.  The blimp could be
very quiet and might be able to get into position for low-tech opponents
with a lower chance of detection.  Might be useful in counter-insurgency
operations where you need something that can hang around for days
looking for troop movement and where they would only carry
shoulder-launched or light vehicle mounted SAM's.

--Binhan

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ryan M Gill [mailto:rmgill@mindspring.com]
> Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2002 3:50 PM
> To: gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu
> Cc: Brian Bilderback
> Subject: Re: Slow planes was: Battle blimps
> 
> Gosh look at the P-3, the E-2, and AEW C-130 varients. Not everything 
> that is useful for AEW/EW support is a fast mover. Additionaly the 
> larger airships could get some pretty significant ground speeds when 
> they had a tail wind.
> --