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From: boyd@necisa.ho.necisa.oz.au
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From: boyd@necisa.ho.necisa.oz.au
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Subject: Re: Why no Hellfire on fixed-wing attack aircraft?
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In article <1991Feb4.064043.20651@cbnews.att.com> dnwiebe@cis.ohio-state.edu (Dan N Wiebe) writes:
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>	Given that LGBs are dropped from fixed-wing aircraft, how come
>the A-10, for example, isn't fitted with a laser designator and cleared
>to launch Hellfire instead of Maverick?  Wouldn't it be cheaper?

It may be cheaper, but if I were driving an A-10 I'd go for the Maverick.
It's fire and forget so there's no need to loiter to designate the target.

I read somewhere that the A-10's operational profile was to stay low,
pop up, engage and then evade.  Loitering over the target can seriously
damage your health.


Boyd Roberts			boyd@necisa.ho.necisa.oz.au

``When the going gets wierd, the weird turn pro...''