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From: tborge@viewlogic.com (Tom Borge)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Know anything about the FOG-M
Keywords: FOGM FOG-M Fiber Optic Guide missle
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Date: 4 Feb 91 05:35:34 GMT
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From: tborge@viewlogic.com (Tom Borge)
I seem to recall 3 or 4 years ago I heard or read about the FOG-M (Fiber Optic
Guided Missle).  As I recall, it was developed privately and was touted as far
superior to the TOW.  It was larger than the TOW, but like the TOW it trailed
a control cable, but this one was a fiber optic cable.  Also, it was controled
remotely, the "flyer" did not have to stand ( and be exposed ) at the
launch site.
It was demonstrated as a tanker killer and supposedly scored quite well
during
tests.  The Army then said they had a very good tank killer in the
Apache or 
possibly the Cheyenne at that time.  Well, the developer supposedly
asked for a 
mixed tank and heliocopter test and then killed both the tanks and the
heliocopters.

The Army said thanks we'll look into it and promptly filed it under
NIH.

Does anyone else remember the FOG-M, and if so do you know whatever
happened to it?

Just another question from
Tom Borge
tborge@buck.viewlogic.com

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