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Subject: Re: Multiple weapons delivery...
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Date: 23 Jul 90 20:19:38 GMT
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From: edat!root@uunet.UU.NET (Superuser)

In article <1990Jul18.040913.14392@cbnews.att.com> scott%sting.Berkeley.EDU@ (Scott Silvey) writes:
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>From: scott%sting.Berkeley.EDU@ (Scott Silvey)
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>Is it possible for a 2-crew bomber with an advanced "360 degree"
>  laser designator to guide an in-flight weapon while 
>  simultaneously dropping unguided ordinace ballistically on 
>  another target?  If this is not possible, is it because of 
>  either (1) avioncs/weapon systems limitations or (2) the fact 
>  that this is way too complicated for an air crew to perform 
>  under fire?
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>This sounds sort of crazy to me but ...

Yeah, there is no reason to do this.  It sounds like your trying
for some type of MIRVed delivery schema of small targets.  No, you
might go in with a mixed load of smart and gravity for a primary
and secondary targets, then use one load per target.  You want to
inflict maximum damage according to target type without excessive
collateral damage.  Say hit a substation without destroying the
dam nearby.  But if the targets are close enough for a single pass
of smart and gravity, screw it, load up and go.  If the two targets
are separted by enough distance for a second pass, you let the 
wingman standoff, designate while you go in and splat them.  Then
it your turn to designate and he does his thing.  That's SOP 
because that wingman needs to be watching for hostiles as you
take a run.  There is strength in numbers.


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