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From: fcrary@headcrash.Berkeley.EDU (Frank Crary)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Re: Gulf Lessons re length of preliminary bombardment
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Date: 24 May 91 21:58:53 GMT
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From: fcrary@headcrash.Berkeley.EDU (Frank Crary)


sysmgr@KING.ENG.UMD.EDU (Doug Mohney) writes:
>>A desert war is probably the best conditions that are possible for air
>>power. I suspect that we will never again see air power play such a
>>decisive role in future conflicts.
>
>Next-generation weapons, with longer stand-off range and better accuracy
>promise to make air power more lethal. Our greatest sin was not building enough
>"smart" weapons. 

But what about the "Next-generation" air DEFENSE weapons? The gulf war was
a case of cutting edge aircraft and air-to-surface weapons against ten-year
old air defense systems (at least equivilent to ten-year old NATO systems.)
After the war with Iraq, I think a lot of effort will go into new, cutting
edge air defense weapons. If this is the case, will air power do as well in
the next war?

Frank Crary