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From: dav@genisco.uucp (David L. Markowitz)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Re: Tanks and radar
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Date: 1 Nov 90 02:49:29 GMT
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From: dav@genisco.uucp (David L. Markowitz)
bxr307@csc.anu.oz.au writes:
>From: bxr307@csc.anu.oz.au
>In article <1990Oct19.181644.17328@cbnews.att.com>, spiff@ucscb.ucsc.edu (Tasmanian Devil School of Speech Therapy) writes:
>> 
>> This may seem like a silly question, but why dontt tanks have radar
>> (for the purpose of firing radar-guided missles)?

>	The US Army has experimented with the us of millimetre (mm) wave radar
> units on armoured vehicles (in particular tanks) as an added sensor.  I read 
>about the tests about 1-2 years ago.  I believe they were successful and while
> the US Army might want to put them on their tanks the expense is a little too
> much at the moment.  

I worked on a millimeter wave tank program at Rockwell in the mid-80's.
It was intended for tank gun control, and included automatic aiming and
firing with no "fine aiming" required.  One test that was performed
resulted in 4 out of 6 shots fired within approximately 30 seconds
hitting moving targets.  1 missed slightly, and the last jammed in the
gun.  Where this program is now, I can't say.

-- 
	David L. Markowitz
	Genisco Technology Corporation
	dav@gtc.com