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From: stevenp@decwrl.pa.dec.com (Steven Philipson)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Re: Equipment Comparison
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Date: 19 Mar 91 04:51:37 GMT
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From: stevenp@decwrl.pa.dec.com (Steven Philipson)
In article <1991Mar14.040036.27807@cbnews.att.com>, maarrrk@gauss.ucsb.edu
   (Mark Erickson) writes;

> 	The Israelis had Patriot missiles, but 
> 	did not have the training necessary to defend their country
> 	without U.S. crews.

   This is not at all clear.  The January 28 issue of Aviation Week reported
extensively on the Patriot.  It noted that the Israelis had a combination of
the original "PAC-1" and later "PAC-2" Patriot missiles.  The latter had
a larger warhead and improved fuse, which were both modifications for
improved effectiveness against ballistic missiles.  Israeli use of PAC-1
versions would imply lower effectiveness than units employing PAC-2
Patriots.

						   Steve
					(the certified flying fanatic)
					    stevenp@decwrl.dec.com