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Subject: Re: B-2 Question
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Date: 7 Aug 89 01:14:39 GMT
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In article <8751@cbnews.ATT.COM> berman-andrew@YALE.ARPA (Andrew P. Berman) wr
>Third, how did they knock down enemy aircraft before the
>invention of radar, and could those tactics be used against the B-2?

I remember seeing pictures of device used during WW2 which looked like
giant ear trumpets.  Depending on the weather, you might hear a plane
before you can see it.  By the time you hear a B-2, however, it will
probably be too late.


[mod.note: similar gizmos were used to locate enemy artillery for
counterbattery purposes.  -  Bill ]