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From: vrdxhq!vrdxhq.verdix.com!bsmart@uunet.UU.NET (Bob Smart)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Re: Military miscellany
Summary: F-106s and Genies
Keywords: Darts, Grenades, Money
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Date: 5 Jul 89 12:36:58 GMT
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From: vrdxhq!vrdxhq.verdix.com!bsmart@uunet.UU.NET (Bob Smart)

In article <7878@cbnews.ATT.COM>, miket@brspyr1.brs.com (Mike Trout) writes:
> 
> history.  I suppose this also means that the hilarious AIM-2A Genie "Blivet"
> missile has also been retired, although I'm not sure if this wasn't quietly
> done anyway some time ago. 
> 
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Michael Trout (miket@brspyr1)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The AIR-2 Genie was retired a while ago. notice the difference AIM stands for
Air intercept Missle, AIR is Air intercept Rocket. The difference is
guidance, the missle has it the rocket doesn't. The AIR-2 was a purely
ballistic weapon. the launch platform computed the trajectory and the
target path and fired when appropriate, basically a big bullet. It was designed
to wipe out bomber formations By the way it was a nuke ( I can't remember
the size) In William Tell compettion ( the air defence competition) the
accuaracy was surprisingly good.

Bob Smart (bsmart@verdix.com)