On Sun, 24 Aug 2014 17:13:53 -0500, Richard
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On 8/24/2014 5:57 PM, Ed Huntress wrote:
On Sun, 24 Aug 2014 18:36:55 -0400, "Jim Wilkins"
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On Sun, 24 Aug 2014 13:14:45 -0500,
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On 8/24/2014 11:46 AM, Ed Huntress wrote:
On Sat, 23 Aug 2014 22:40:47 -0500,

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On 8/24/2014 1:53 AM, Ed Huntress wrote:
On Sat, 23 Aug 2014 23:25:08 -0500,

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On 8/23/2014 9:48 PM, Martin Eastburn wrote:
On 8/23/2014 5:19 PM, jon_banquer wrote:
On Friday, August 22, 2014 5:59:32 PM UTC-7, Rex wrote:
On Sunday, August 17, 2014 10:04:00 PM UTC-5, jon_banquer
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You know we gave the Afgans Stingers way back when they were
fighting
the Russians. Looks like they learned the leson very well.

And the big model decoy idea is inspired.
I can write up a grant proposal for it, if you like.
Get a few million for development money?


Lots and lots of aluminized mylar following edges to beef up the
return size..make em look like real aircraft.

Google "C130 flares" images.

The recent ones aren't infrared nor radar-guided. They're laser-beam
riders and are all but impossible to jam.

The Brits make the most advanced ones, called "Starstreak." American
Stingers are still IR, now combined with radar, but are much more
advanced and harder to jam, than the ones used in Afghanistan.

I haven't heard any details about the ones ISIS has, but they're going
to be a threat to any low-flying ground support aircraft.


So laser guided means they shoot manually - at a visual target.
IS there a laser range finer in there somewhere?
If not, it's a great way to make them waste expensive ordinance.
And in the process of shooting, they give away their location.
I like it.

I think you'd better read up on the beam-guided weapons. They require
a lot of training, but there's no current way to jam them.They're
quite sophisticated.

As for "giving away their location," that's how we guide a lot of
smart bombs and rockets -- from the ground. It's not easy to see.

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Ed Huntress