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From: urbanf@tuura.UUCP (Urban Fredriksson)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Re: Stealth boats(?) Yes! (also tanks)
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Date: 18 Mar 91 00:21:51 GMT
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From: urbanf@tuura.UUCP (Urban Fredriksson)



   The Swedish Navy stealth boat project is aimed at reducing
   radar, IR, acoustic (active and passive) signatures.

   As for the Eyeball Mk I:
-  You render lots of weapons ineffective if their sensors
   can't see you.
-  Swedish warships(/boats) are painted in a splinter
   pattern of grey, grey, grey and greenish grey. When 
   parked close to a steep islet they can be covered with
   camouflage netting. If they were highly visible on
   radar this wouldn't be as effective.

   Outrunning torpedoes I don't think is possible. Does 
   anybody know how good torpedoes are agains hovercraft?
       _________
      /         \    The Swedish stealth boat is a 'side-
     /           \   keel hovercraft'. Add skirts front and
     |           |   aft in this headon view. When running,
     | |-------| |   the keels only project 0,5 m into the
     | |       | |   water. It is said this makes it highly
     | |       | |   resistant to mine- and torpedo-explosions.
   ~~\_|~~~~~~~|_/~~ It is hydrojet powered.
                     The Norwegian Navy recently ordered a
   dozen minehunter/sweepers designed after this principle.
      

   Stealth tanks

   The Swedish Army's next light tank will also be
   stealthed, which for example makes things like JSTARS
   less effective. I think we'll also see demagnetized
   tanks before long.

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