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From: willey@arrakis.nevada.edu (James P. Willey)
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Subject: Re: DFing, was The death of mobile war
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Date: 21 Aug 89 05:54:09 GMT
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From: willey@arrakis.nevada.edu (James P. Willey)

In article <26781@amdcad.AMD.COM> baum@apple.com (Allen Baum) writes:
>
>Why is it easy to find the FOO? With the advent of satellite transponders,
>and something to compress and squirt a transmission, I would think it would be
>very hard to locate a transmitter. I thought it wasn't very easy to begin
>with- a lot of hunting and turning antennas, etc.

Any attacking force will have his DF ears wide open to locate any artillery
observers.  Communications is not one of my strong points, but I do know
that any observer who relies on the satellites being there could very
possibly be disappointed.  My previous message was a summary of some of the
lessons in First Clash.  Maybe someone out in net.land who knows about
communications can clear up this point.  Basically, can the techno-gizmos
referred to by Allen operate without the satellites, and what back-up
communications equipment are standard?

--
James P. Willey              willey@arrakis.NEVADA.EDU
Disclainer:  I'm unemployed, so my employer IS responsible for my opinions.

A WWI biplane had perhaps fifteen guages and instruments, a WWII fighter some
thirty-five or so.  By the time of the Global Civil War, a front-line
fighter-bomber had approximately four hundred indicators, readouts, and so
forth.  Robotech mecha made those planes look as simple as unicycles.
                                 (Robotech)