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From: mangin@brahms.udel.edu (Jeff Mangin)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Is the Cobra that bad?
Message-ID: <1991May20.052228.21685@amd.com>
Date: 19 May 91 19:47:39 GMT
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From: mangin@brahms.udel.edu (Jeff Mangin)


[Sorry,  I was wrong about the Hellfires missing.  They were not Hellfires
they were just rocket pods.
I would still like some input on this subject.  Thanks.]

Yesterday, I was at APG, Maryland for Armed Forces Day to watch a live
fire demonstration.  Part of the show involved Cobra gunships with
[Rocket Pods] and the 20mm three-barrel gun.  The two gunships were
firing at 10ftx10ft targets at 1/2 a mile away.  Out of the 32
[Rockets] fired, no more than 4 hit the targets.  Out of the rest
fired, most missed by a large margin.  When a gunship would fire two at
once, one would hit about 100ft in front of the gunship and the other
would head towards the target.  The 20mm gun did no better.

As a side note, I was very impressed with the Bradley's performance.
Its main gun could hit the target while moving at a right angle to the
target and jumping an obstacle.

Any comments?
Jeff