Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!att!cbnews!military From: gwh%earthquake.Berkeley.EDU@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (George William Herbert) Newsgroups: sci.military Subject: Re: Long range tank destruction Summary: RPV w/designator: Locheed Aquila program Message-ID: <1990Oct4.012308.11341@cbnews.att.com> Date: 4 Oct 90 01:23:08 GMT References: <1990Sep24.001517.23322@cbnews.att.com> <1990Sep27.031554.7357@cbnews.att.com> Sender: military-request@att.att.com Organization: The OCF Gang: Making Tomorrows Mistakes Today Lines: 30 Approved: military@att.att.com From: gwh%earthquake.Berkeley.EDU@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (George William Herbert) In article <1990Sep27.031554.7357@cbnews.att.com> khearn@uts.amdahl.com (Bug Hunter) writes: > >It is an interesting idea, though. It would take some development, but >it might be feasable if you could gyrostabilize the laser. I don't >know how small you could make a stabilizer though. I doubt we could >get a working system ready for the battlefield before fighting starts >this time. :-( The Aquila RPV, developed by Locheed for the US Army, has a laser designator built in. In tests, it successfully designated for a Copperhead 155mm LG Artillery shell, and Hellfire ATGM's. However, the project was never continued into general production. That does not mean that the prototypes could not be brought out... But Unlikely. The armed forces are somewhat reluctant to try a important attack with a 'trick' like this. They'll want to use the known reliable methods... A-10, Cobra{Apache 8-P}/OH-58 kill teams, and the good ole 105 and 120mm tank guns... == George William Herbert == **There are only two truly infinite things,** == JOAT for Hire: Anything, == * the universe and stupidity. And I am * =======Anywhere, My Price======= * unsure about the universe. -A.Einstein * == gwh@ocf.berkeley.edu == ********************************************* == ucbvax!ocf!gwh == The OCF Gang: Making Tomorrow's Mistakes Today