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From: arthur@Eng.Sun.COM (Arthur Leung)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Re: Anti-Balistic Missiles Now
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Date: 13 Dec 90 03:28:37 GMT
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From: arthur@Eng.Sun.COM (Arthur Leung)
swilliam@dtoa1.dt.navy.mil (Williams) writes:

    First line of defense is about 300 miles from the aircraft carrier;
       F-14 Tomcats shoot down bombers carrying missiles. Tomcats are 
       directed to enemy bombers by early warning aircrafts and ships.

    Second line of defense is about 100 miles from the aircraft carrier;
       guided missile cruisers shoot down bombers carrying missiles.

    Third, and last, line of defense is the CIWS (Close-In-Weapon-Systems)
       installed on aircraft carriers (and also other capital ships).
       CIWSs utilize Gatling machine guns to shoot down oncoming missiles.

there is one more layer between second and third for at least some
ships: NATO SeaSparrow and the new Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM).
the RAM has not been introduced yet (correct me if i'm wrong) to
fleet-wide service - does anyone know if it will be?  also, is the
USN replacing SeaSparrow with CIWS (Phalanx)?

as long as the subject is up - what are the added capability of
barak missile under evaluation from israel?  vertical launch?

thanks,

-- arthur

Disclaimer: if i knew anything, why would i be reading this newsgroup?