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From: gwh%monsoon.Berkeley.EDU@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (George William Herbert)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Re: PAVE xxx?
Summary: Pave Penny is laser tracking pod
Keywords: PAVE PAWS LOW SPECTRE
Message-ID: <1990Nov7.035646.12731@cbnews.att.com>
Date: 7 Nov 90 03:56:46 GMT
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From: gwh%monsoon.Berkeley.EDU@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (George William Herbert)

In article <1990Nov2.201718.28047@cbnews.att.com> christ@sci.ccny.cuny.edu (Chris Thompson) writes:
>
>There is also, I believe, something called Pave Penny.  I'm pretty sure
>that this is something included in the low-vision equipment suite on
>attack choppers. Could be wrong, there is something nagging at the back of
>my head that says it is a targeting laser....anyway, you get the idea. 

The Pave Penny is the A-10's laser tracking pod.  For identifying laser spots
placed by ground and other airborne designators...


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