Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!wuarchive!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!mips!apple!veritas!amdcad!amdcad!military From: lenochs%drcoa1.decnet@drcvax.af.mil (DRCOA1: :LENOCHS) Newsgroups: sci.military Subject: Firing on FLIR Contacts Message-ID: <1991Jun1.012447.27167@amd.com> Date: 30 May 91 21:07:00 GMT Sender: military@amd.com Reply-To: lafford@serum.kodak.com (Rick Lafford) Organization: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Lines: 19 Approved: military@amd.com From: "DRCOA1::LENOCHS" A short comment on KTO Rules of Engagement regarding FLIR contacts. Much of the fighting was done at night using either radar, IR or low light TV. Of course they were firing on targets I.D. by FLIR. The primary reason for coming home on a lousy day with a plane loaded with ordinance was inability to see and avoid all the nasty metalic/explosive things the enemy tends to throw at you. Anyone have data indicating how much FLIR sensors are degraded by various atmospheric conditions? Rick Lafford Eastman Kodak lafford@serum.kodak.com Opinions, what opinions?